This homemade buttermilk ranch salad dressing recipe is quick and easy to make! Why do I make homemade buttermilk ranch salad dressing? In large part, I make homemade ranch because my kids say they can taste the difference between homemade and bottled dressing. However, I also make my own salad dressing because I have completeRead More
BLT Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing
This BLT Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing is based on the classic Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich and it is always a hit with my boys! The BLT salad is simple to make and only calls for 4 ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. The dressing is easy too. You just mix mashed avocado withRead More
Asian Chicken Salad Meal Prep
This Asian Chicken Salad Meal Prep recipe makes it easy to meal prep lunches for the week, it is a delicious salad that will revival your favorite take-out salad. This Asian salad is an easy salad for me to pull together in under 15 minutes because it is made from vegetables that I often haveRead More
Apple Walnut Salad
This apple walnut salad recipe is a delicious blend of sweet and savory ingredients! I made my family an Apple Walnut Salad for lunch, which is loosely based on a salad I had at a tea house in Virginia many years ago. This should fall under the category of Impromptu Leftovers, but it is soRead More
Southwestern Fiesta Chicken Salad
This flavorful Southwestern Fiesta Chicken Salad Recipe is a no-mayo chicken salad made with tomatoes, peppers, onions, cilantro, and cumin. I have never met a chicken salad that I didn’t like. Unfortunately, many of them contain quite a bit of mayonnaise. This flavorful chicken salad recipe is dressed with tomato juice and spices and isRead More
Broccoli and Quinoa Salad
This Broccoli and Quinoa Salad Recipe is a delicious twist on broccoli salad! Earlier this week I was rummaging through the pantry and found a stash of quinoa. And since then we have basically been living off of quinoa and whatever produce I have on hand. I am trying to disguise the fact that IRead More
Coleslaw with Apple and Bacon
This coleslaw recipe with apple and bacon has two types of slaw: traditional cabbage slaw and broccoli slaw. It is also loaded with bacon, apple, onion, and almond slivers. This apple coleslaw recipe is topped with a delicious balsamic coleslaw dressing. Need an easy salad for your next party or barbecue? This easy coleslaw recipeRead More
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
This Strawberry Spinach Salad recipe is one of my favorite salads! It is topped with a raspberry vinaigrette made with fresh raspberries. I enjoy this Strawberry Spinach Salad alone for lunch or as a side dish for dinner. It is also very easy to make and since spinach is hardier than other greens it canRead More
Nutty Broccoli Salad
This Nutty Broccoli Salad Recipe combines sweet and savory flavors to create a delicious side dish! Last week I had to harvest 7 broccoli crowns that were getting burnt in the sun. I have been using it as a side dish, adding it to salads, and making stir-frys. I needed a new way to serveRead More
Bacon Ranch Chopped Salad
This bacon ranch chopped salad is an easy make-ahead salad recipe. “I like the stems too”. My husband was cutting up broccoli for my daughter when she was a toddler when she first said that. He was just putting the florets on her plate and she told him that she liked the stems too. HeRead More
Caribbean Taco Salad with Mango Salsa
Looking to jazz up your taco salad? Try this Caribbean Taco Salad recipe topped with homemade mango salsa! The salad days of summer require that I get more creative with my salad recipes so my family doesn’t tire of them. As the weather warms up here the salad greens growing in my garden will startRead More
Asian Chicken Salad
Do you love Asian Chicken Salad when you go out and wish that you could enjoy it at home? This Asian Chicken Salad Recipe includes a homemade recipe for Asian Salad Dressing. My lettuce plants bolted this week. I am trying to get as much of the greens as I can. I cut the flowersRead More
Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing
This southwest shrimp salad recipe with homemade honey-lime dressing makes a filling, yet healthy dinner. If you are a long-time reader you know I am a pretty big football fan. Since my favorite football team is over 6 hours away, we have to Home Tailgate. Home tailgating has its advantages. When I home tailgate, IRead More
16 Coleslaw Recipes
Whatever you are cooking for dinner, one of these 16 coleslaw recipes goes with it! When I was in culinary school, we had to come up with a coleslaw recipe. I thought this was a very simple task since to me, coleslaw seemed like a very simple dish. For the most part, this turned outRead More
Quinoa Salad Recipes
These quinoa salad recipes make great main courses for an easy dinner or side dishes to take to potlucks and cookouts. Lately, I have really been on a quinoa kick. It’s a great side dish and green salad topper and I like to enjoy it hot or cold. Did you know that quinoa is not aRead More
Pizza Quinoa Salad
This pizza quinoa salad is an easy make-ahead recipe that is both tasty and filling. A healthy lunch is the goal. But salads can be tricky to make in advance on meal prep Sunday and keep it from wilting while sitting in the refrigerator all week. This pizza quinoa salad recipe from my cookbook Prep-AheadRead More
Greek Lentil and Rice Salad
Nine years ago, I accidentally picked up a bag of lentils instead of beans. It is the best shopping accident ever. Instead of returning the lentils, I started researching different ways to cook lentils and was pleasantly surprised to find how easy lentils are to cook and how versatile lentils are! Cooking with Lentils Lentils doRead More
Vegetarian Taco Salad
With my husband and I trying to eat a little healthier, I’ve been thinking of ways to substitute meat in our favorite meals without compromising flavor. When I get the taste for something with a little ‘kick’ I like to throw together this easy Vegetarian Taco Salad. Kidney beans are a great source of ironRead More
Quinoa and Avocado Salad
This Quinoa and Avocado Salad Recipe is delicious as a side dish or as the main course. I’ve decided to start thining the pantry over the next month to ensure we use the food that is in there rather than risk missing the use-by date. When I was digging around the pantry looking for inspiration,Read More
Asparagus and Pasta Salad
My youngest son loves asparagus. It is one of the few green vegetables that he likes, so I am always experimenting with new ways to serve it. I decided to try it in a pasta salad, but I usually only put raw vegetables in my pasta salads and I knew that wouldn’t fly. Instead ofRead More
