This Southwest Ranch Tortellini Salad recipe is an easy make-ahead meal. I love combining unexpected ingredients to create new flavor combinations. This Southwest Ranch Tortellini Salad includes black beans and corn and is topped with an easy dressing made by combining ranch salad dressing, salsa, and cumin. The tortellini absorbs the flavors of the dressing whileRead More
Pan Fried Corn Salad with Skillet Tortilla Chips
Here is an easy and delicious recipe we think you’ll be hankering for often. This is a very simple, uncomplicated, and light dish. With the homemade tortilla chips it will be an instant hit in your kitchen soon. Pan Fried Corn Salad with Skillet Tortilla Chips Instructions: 1 Ear of Sweet Corn, husked, and silkRead More
Meatless Ranch Pasta Salad + Dairy-Free Buttermilk Substitute
Use the dairy-free ranch recipe to make a delicious meatless ranch pasta salad. It includes directions on how to make a dairy-free buttermilk substitute. Navigating the buffet table at a Game Day party can be quite difficult if you are dairy-intolerant. I never realized how many dairy products ended up in Game Day recipes untilRead More
Broccoli Slaw
This broccoli slaw recipe is a variation of my Nutty Broccoli Salad Recipe. The broccoli slaw is made using the broccoli stems where the Broccoli Salad is made using the broccoli florets.When my daughter was 2, my husband was preparing broccoli for her. He cut the florets off the top and put them on herRead More
Mojito Fruit Salad: Melon & Berry Salad with Mint-Lime Dressing
We love fruit salads! Usually when I make a fruit salad, I simply use watermelon, cantaloupe, and grapes. It doesn’t even need a dressing, because let’s face it, watermelon, cantaloupe, and grapes are good enough on their own. They don’t require a dressing. But sometimes I like to get a little fancy. On those occasions, IRead More
10 Delicious Lime Recipes
Limes are currently in season and this means that you will probably find some awesome deals on them. I have seen them as low as 20 cents each here, but I live in the Pacific Northwest so that is a great price for us. When fruit and vegetables go on season, I like to stockRead More
Loaded Baked Potato Salad
This loaded baked potato salad recipe is a family favorite. It is made with red potatoes, cheddar cheese, and bacon. What could be better for your next potluck, barbecue, or party than a hearty and flavorful potato salad? Even better, how about a potato salad that is reminiscent of a steakhouse favorite? This potato saladRead More
10 Delicious Cabbage Recipes
There is probably a reason that cabbage is such a big part of early spring time recipes and that reason is most likely that it happens to be in season. Look at St. Patrick’s Day; cabbage is a big part of most people’s meals. I like to use cabbage in many ways that lettuce canRead More
Cranberry Walnut Rotisserie Chicken Salad
If you make rotisserie chicken a regular part of your menu but never know what to do with the leftovers after the first meal I have a delicious rotisserie chicken recipe for the next day that you will want to make every time. Cranberry Walnut Rotisserie Chicken Salad makes a perfect lunch or even a lightRead More
Summer Salad Recipes from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! This week I am featuring Summer Salad Recipes from last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: Balsamic Broccoli Slaw Mojito Fruit Salad Watermelon Avocado Mint Salad Southern Potato Salad MexicanRead More
Salad and Dressing Recipes from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! This week I am featuring Salad recipes from last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: Steak and Asparagus Salad Arugula, Fennel, and Green Lentil Salad Simple Egg Salad South ofRead More
Menu Plan with a Week of Salad Recipes
I am finally harvesting salad greens from my garden, so we are going to celebrate with a week of salads. Depending on the weather and time available I will either Batch Grill or Batch Broil Chicken on Monday and then combine the chicken with ingredients from the garden to make several different salads. On Thursday, I will broil Salmon andRead More
Salmon and Blueberry Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
When my dad last visited I made Salmon with Raspberry Balsamic Glaze for dinner. We had some left over, so the next day I decided to use the leftover salmon to create a salad. My dad got in on the act and suggested that I add the leftover blueberries and bacon from breakfast to theRead More
10 Uses for Pineapple Mint + Pineapple Mint Salad
While you may be very familiar with certain mint varieties including spearmint and peppermint, you may not have heard of pineapple mint before! Pineapple mint is an herb that is in fact part of the mint family; however it has a sweeter, fruitier flavor. It can be used in a wide variety of dishes andRead More
10 Delicious Salad Recipes
These delicious salad recipes are perfect for easy weeknight dinners or for meal prepping lunches. I am not sure what the weather is like where you live, but we have been having record high temperatures. It is so hot I don’t want to eat, let alone turn on the oven and cook. I just wantRead More
Grilled Salad – Recipe Inspired by The Chew
I have been cooking for more years than I care to admit, so it is not often that I am blown away by a new recipe or concept. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a unique adaptation of a traditional recipe and I don’t think there is anything wrong with sticking with tried and trueRead More
Italian Chicken Salad
Come on, admit it: occasionally you use Italian dressing as a marinade. We all do at some point. It is fast, easy, and delicious. If it wasn’t we wouldn’t keep doing it. As good as it is, I have found that it is a little harder for me to use up leftover chicken that has been cookedRead More
Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This Southwestern Quinoa Salad recipe is delicious served warm or chilled! Just when you thought it was safe to come back…I have another quinoa recipe. If I were smart, I would have spread all these quinoa recipes out over a couple of months. But why stop with torturing my family… Seriously, my husband and kidsRead More
Black Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Avocado
This is my fast and easy “oops I forgot to start dinner and now my starving family is looking at me expectantly” recipe. This salad comes together in under 10 minutes. The combination of beans and avocado make it quite filling despite the fact that it is a meatless dish. It is also a very flexibleRead More
Honey Mustard Dressing
This Honey Mustard Salad Dressing Recipe uses Dijon mustard, white vinegar, oil, and honey. This Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is a simple salad dressing to make. This recipe is also easy to remember and easy to adjust since you use equal parts of the four main ingredients. I like making my own salad dressings because itRead More
