Do you have a signature dish? That one dish that when you are invited to a potluck or family dinner you are always asked to bring? Well, today’s salad recipe is my niece Emily’s signature dish. At Thanksgiving when Emily asked me what I wanted her to make for dinner my reply, without heistation, was [...]
Lemon Dijon Salad with Apples, Pomegranate Seeds & Hazelnuts
December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’m finishing up my holiday menu today and tomorrow. Come visit me over at 30 Handmade Days and see the yummy salad I’ll be making for Christmas Dinner. We usually have Prime Rib but this year I’ll be adding a pork tenderloin too because Cali is allergic to beef. I’ll post the full menu tomorrow [...]
Autumn Apple Salad
October 11, 2011 By 14 Comments
I struggle with salad portions. Since we have become a reduced size family I just can’t seem to figure out how much salad to make for dinner. I always make too much and my husband always comments on how I make too much salad. No matter how hard I try I just can’t seem to [...]
Roasted Corn Summer Salad
July 29, 2011 By 5 Comments
Today’s recipe is the perfect side dish to just about any summertime meal. Our weekly trips to the farmer’s market become more exciting and more as more local produce comes in season. We don’t have local corn yet but soon and today’s recipe will be the perfect one to make when it does. In the [...]
Proscuitto, Pine Nut and Spring Greens Salad
July 15, 2011 By 8 Comments
I love having friends that are wonderful cooks. I especially love it when they invite me over for dinner. My friend Merrill is one of those wonderful cooks. He and I did a bit of a trade. I went and spoke at a church meeting he was asked to speak at, a presentation on social [...]
House Salad with Lemon Dressing
July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Note: I still have a few openings in my Kid’s Summer Cooking classes – check out the schedule here! Hop on over and check out my new favorite summer salad. I’ve been making it a lot! Very light and fresh. Check out my House Salad with Lemon Dressing Recipe over at Portland Mama.
Broccoli Salad
June 27, 2011 By 7 Comments
Note: If you missed my post on the Kid’s Cooking Classes I am doing this summer be sure and check it out – it’s going to be fun! It is finally feeling like summer around our house. Let’s hope it lasts. I don’t know about you but I always feel like eating a little healthier [...]
Celestial Salad
May 24, 2011 By 9 Comments
One of our all time favorite salads is Celestial Salad. We have made it for years and it is always on our Easter menu as well as making frequent appearances on our dinner table on other nights of the year. I especially enjoy this salad in the spring and summer months. There is just something [...]
Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad
January 17, 2011 By 10 Comments
I had two different events last week that I had to take a salad too. I had planned to do two different salads but after I made today’s recipe for the first event and enjoyed it so much I decided I needed to make it for the second event too. It was just too yummy. [...]
Ginger Steak Salad
May 28, 2010 By 4 Comments
I made this recipe several months ago and we loved it. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to share it with you. I made this during my short lived low glycemic phase. I have made lots of salads topped with chicken and even pork but I haven’t used red meat before but [...]
