In the summer, I can’t get enough salad recipes. Not that one really needs a formal recipe to throw a salad together. Which is kind of the beauty of a salad – combining all the ingredients one has on hand, placing them atop a bed of lettuce, and calling it a meal! Well, I’m much … Continue reading
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Peanutty Beef Skewers & Grilled Vegetable-Pesto Pasta Salad
August is winding down. Tears. That means we all really need to get some grilling in! Here are two terrific recipes I recently tried. Now, first, you need to acquire some skewers. This is really important. A couple hours before dinner, I soaked a handful of bamboo skewers in water, in preparation for the big … Continue reading
Cobb Salad with Avocado Dressing
Cobb Salads. Mmm. Now, I realize Cobb Salads are nothing new or novel. I have little to offer in terms of changing it up. But, I think a good Cobb Salad needs few improvements or modern twists. Here I have just a couple tips for making your next Cobb salad a little better, and some … Continue reading
Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
For the last several months, I have read in multiple sources that research has shown that a calorie isn’t a calorie. Not all calories are created equal. I read several healthy cooking magazines, such as Cooking Light and Eating Well, and this has been a hot topic as of late. While I’m no registered dietitian, … Continue reading
Veggie Face Plant + Asian Snap Pea Salad with Orange-Sesame Dressing
After a rather comfort-food-filled couple of days (umm pulled pork… ummm fried chicken… um beer!), it was time to get some veggies in mah belly. Sunday the huz grilled a couple steaks, and we had early-season grilled corn (which was surprisingly delicious!), roasted brussels sprouts, and Dilled Potato Salad. Gosh I love summery meals. Asian … Continue reading
Palak Paneer and Red Kidney Beans Curry
My, my, what a Monday. Dinner was barely bloggable tonight, but not bad. I made the same salad again for dinner tonight that I had last night – so good! With it, I had brown basmati rice topped with Palak Paneer and Red Kidney Beans Curry, both from the Kitchens of India brand. I wasn’t … Continue reading
Start to the Long Weekend–Giveaway Winners
Wednesday was a quick and painless work day and I got a bit of an early start to my long holiday weekend! Hooray! I came home and made a nice little lunch. I’ve purchased eight containers of blackberries in the last ten days because they’ve been on sale for $0.50 each! Today I froze three … Continue reading
Sweet Potatoes with Warm Black Bean Salad
I totally love this new sweet potato recipe I tried today: Sweet Potatoes with Warm Black Bean Salad, from Eating Well. It’s extremely simple, hearty, flavorful, and nutrish! Baked sweet potatoes sound tasty, amirite? But who wants to wait an hour for them to bake on 90 degree day? Not me. Today I discovered the … Continue reading
Salads, falafel, and tea; oh my.
This is a “catch-up” post for some eats over the last few days. Delicious salad with romaine, cukes, red pepper, red onion, broccoli, feta: Falafel fail. I LOVE falafel. I did NOT love this recipe. So BLAND. But it only cost me $1.67 to make ($.67 for chickpeas and $1 for pitas) and I had … Continue reading