While summer may be drawing to a close, fresh watermelons and berries are still in season in parts of the country. For your next get together consider taking a fresh melon basket. watermelon berries of your choice pineapple grapes Long butcher knife Choose an oval-shaped watermelon. Using a long butcher knife in the center of…
Salads
Fresh Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberry season has begun! One of my favorite all-time salads is perfect with fresh, juicy strawberries paired with spinach. It’s simple to put together and would be marvelous for lunch or dinner. 1 bag of 50 / 50 salad mix (spring mix and baby spinach), ½ cup fresh blueberries, ½ cup sliced fresh strawberries, ½…
Homemade Ranch Dressing Makes Everything Better
Y’all, ranch dressing just makes everything better! As I try to fill my diet with more fresh veggies, this is something that will definitely help. And I can feel better about it because it’s homemade, not a bottled store-bought version with lots of preservatives and additives. You can make it even healthier by using low-fat…
Spring Fruit Salad
Whenever I hear the words fruit salad my mind automatically sings yummy, yummy. If you are a mom of children who love or have loved The Wiggles you know exactly what I’m talking about. This recipe is one that is worthy of singing Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy any day of the week. It is perfect…
Gluten-free Thai Noodle Salad with Chicken
Finding healthy recipes my four children will eat is more than a challenge, sometimes it seems impossible. When I came across Thai Noodle Salad with Chicken over on Stacy McDonald’s Your Sacred Calling blog it seemed like a fun one-bowl dinner my young’uns just might enjoy. Not only are my kiddos in love, we are…
Caramel Apple Salad
I am on the Women’s Ministry team at my church. Every year we have an annual potluck that is just for women. It is a time for women to come, eat, fellowship and learn. There are always several different cooking demonstrations. Occasionally, they have ladies demonstrate how to decorate their homes or similar programs. It is…
Tracey’s Spinach Salad
At my house, even those who normally turn their noses up to spinach will eat this unusual combination. If the dressing recipe is more than your family likes on their salads, refrigerate the unused portion for later. You can use it for other types of salads too. It tastes almost like a Catalina dressing, and…
Southwestern Chicken Salad with Chipotle Caesar Dressing
Sweet friend, Patty Chaney, shared this wonderful recipe via Facebook recently. When I saw it I knew it was a keeper–and a recipe to share. Patty went above and beyond the call by making a recipe card for us all! This week if you want to add a zip and zing to your supper, give…
Orange-Cucumber Salad
While I’m certainly no Julie of Julia and Julie movie fame, I do enjoy cooking my way through a fun cookbook. My latest venture is Weight Watchers From Pantry to Plate picked up for $1.50 in excellent condition at Goodwill a month ago. Not one to leave well enough alone, I adapted the Cucumber-Orange Salad…
Cheryl’s Christmas Salad
Preparation Time: 15 minutes Salad Dressing: 6 Tbsps olive oil 2 Tbsps white vinegar 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp salt 2 Tbsps apple juice concentrate Salad: 1 avocado, chopped 1 stick celery, washed and chopped small 6 cups torn spinach leaves or 1 bag (10 oz) washed spinach leaves 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup…
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