Yummy alert! This simple Greek Quinoa Chop Salad is a meal. Sure you can serve it as a side dish which I did a few days ago at Sherie and Michael’s BBQ. But in reality, this salad can hold its own as a main dish. How’s that you ask? Where’s the meat? Well, here’s the […]
Warm Roasted Potato and Kale Salad
I am in love with side dishes that include leafy greens. This is because I have a vegetable garden abounding with kale. I had a New Years Resolution this year to make this the best garden ever! Is twelve kale plants too many? LOL. I may sound like an overachiever but I love kale so […]
Warm Spinach Salad with Apples and Feta Dressing
Gosh, I love warm spinach salads. How about you? This warm spinach salad is super-duper easy to make and a great side dish to any meat entrée. Mr. E and I already made it twice this month and I’m making it one more time for you! Knowing it was going to be one of those […]
Fresh Broccoli Lentil Salad
Is it hot by you? Man, its super hot here in Southern California. Today its a steamy 95 + so Eric and I been living on salads this week. Even too hot for the BBQ. Here’s my all time FAV salad…. I have been making this Broccoli Lentil Salad for years. The original recipe is […]
Caprese Orzo Summer Salad
I love… love…love home-grown tomatoes! I plant my own tomato starters in early March and wait for the heat of summer to turn those little red balls of tomato-y goodness into delicious, sugary treats. In fact, those cherry tomatoes rarely make it into the house. Vine-ripe and fresh picked, who can stop eating after […]
Marinated Cucumbers, Onions & Tomatoes (Oh My!)
The fact that most Americans are hooked on processed food becomes a mystery to me during the summer. Give me a fresh bowl of cherries over an Oreo cookie any day. This weekend, my garden is full of ripe tomatoes and cucumbers—time for one of my all-time favorites. A simple combination of the two, […]
Fresh and Simple Beet Slaw
This week’s Beet Slaw recipe is super simple. Music to my ears! And, the main ingredient is touted as one of the world’s healthiest foods. Gotta love those beets. As I’ve aged, beets have definitely become an acquired taste. But, over the course of the last ten years—I try to put raw beets on almost […]
Summer Couscous Salad
Growing up in the Midwest, we simply didn’t eat a lot of grains other than white rice. No couscous salad in sight. Just meat, potatoes and lots of seasonal veggies were our main staples (along with a whole lot of Pepsi to wash it all down). So, it’s been fun over the last couple of […]
Grilled Corn Salad with Vinaigrette
Early April is exciting for this Iowa girl now living in Idaho because we start to get some decent corn-on-the-cob options in our local grocery store. Although, shipped in from California and not the same as fresh off the stalk Midwestern deliciousness – it’s not too bad. Combined with some very fine organic California avocados, […]
Thai Coleslaw with Avocado
Do you love Thai food? Think of fresh, aromatic herbs like cilantro, basil and mint combined with savory-sweet sauces over fresh grilled meats and vegetables. With a sprinkling of peanuts? Man! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. When I first created this Thai coleslaw recipe and made it for a party with fresh […]
