My favorite meals are the ones you didn’t intend to be delicious, my Canadian Bacon and Spinach Fried Rice is a perfect example. Not saying that the ingredients didn’t sound good together, but I really didn’t expect this to become a dish I love so much. Mostly because it’s so stupid-easy but also because it’s so yummy!…
Rice is one of the few grains that I indulge in as an occasional treat, since I don’t have a negative reaction when I eat it. And since I came up with this amazing Fool-Proof Pressure Cooker Rice Pilaf Recipe, I’ve made it at least once a week. sometimes (I’m embarrassed to say) more than…
I’ve been making homemade salad dressings for as long as I can remember. Growing up my grandmother and mother always made their own dressings, so logically I followed suit. I feel very strongly that the key to eating more healthy salads is having a delicious dressing on hand at all times. My Everyday Creamy Italian Dressing…
The first holiday I spent with my husband, he told me about his mom’s oyster dressing and I admit I wasn’t excited to try it. But luckily I am always willing to try new foods and I was more than pleasantly surprised. Oyster Dressing became a fast favorite of mine and this year I’m excited…
When it comes to salad dressings, American have a clear favorite: Ranch. Ranch is by far the most popular salad dressing in the U.S., according to a new report from the NPD Group, a consumer market research firm. It’s the “Swiss Army knife of salad dressings,” NPD says. “It dresses salads, gets kids to eat their…
Have you heard about Zucchini Cheese?? It’s a Dairy-Free, Paleo-Friendly alternative to cheese that you can make at home. And get this, it tastes just like CHEESE! Really. I swear. I wouldn’t joke about something so super important as cheese! For those of you whom avoid dairy, this is the ideal, healthy replacement for cheese…
I’m always looking for creative and yummy ways to use all the fresh, nutritious bounty our garden provides. This year we’ve been totally obsessed with kale and have planted more than ever. We’ve been giving our dehydrator quite the workout this summer with all the kale chips we’ve been making. (My Recipes: Taco Kale Chips…
Do you love beets, but hate the mess they make when your cooking them? They’ll stain your hands, your countertops and everything you’re wearing. It’s that time of year when our gardens and farmers markets are full of the most amazing fresh beets but so many people struggle to find an easy way to cook…
It’s summertime and we have such an amazing assortment of fresh veggies in our garden and available at our farmers market – perfect time to enjoy a BIG salad for dinner! The secret to a good salad, like you get at a restaurant, is in the small details… making sure to have an assortment of…
These turkey lettuce wraps with bacon and Swiss are a quick lunch made with chopped turkey, crispy bacon, tomato, shredded Swiss cheese and a creamy mayonnaise dressing. Spoon the filling into crisp lettuce leaves for all those sandwich flavors in a fresh, crunchy wrap. All I can say is OMG. My turkey, bacon and Swiss…
This Southwest shrimp ceviche combines cooked shrimp, creamy avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion and cilantro with fresh lime juice. It’s a quick shrimp ceviche with cooked shrimp that you can serve as an appetizer or a light lunch, without waiting for a long citrus marinade. I’m always looking for quick and easy recipes that taste…
I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t really a fan of egg salad for the first 30ish years of my life… and to be completely honest I wasn’t even a big egg eater before we got our own chickens. An appreciation of eggs is something that came to me later in life and only after…