Today I will be featuring the last salad in my Summer Salad Series. I looked through all of my cookbooks and favorite online cooking sites for the perfect recipe to try. There were a lot of steak salads out there but I decided that this chipotle steak salad from the Pioneer Woman would be the best one to try. Her homemade chipotle dressing sounded perfect! She makes a much bigger portion that we would need in our little two person household so I cut the recipe in half (except the marinade). I hope you give it a try! ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Vegetarian Chopped Salad
It's Wednesday but it feels like it should be Friday! Today I am sharing a vegetarian chopped salad for my summer salad series. I found this recipe over on the Aida Mollencamp site. If you've never been there you should hop over and check it out, lots of great recipes and photography. I was looking for a fresh and easy salad, preferably vegetarian and this one looked like the perfect fit. Plus I thought it would be fun to photograph all of the pretty colors. The directions look lengthy but it is really just a lot of ... Keep Reading >>
Freezer Favorites…
Many times when I help my clients organize their kitchens and refrigerators, I notice that they don't have their freezers stocked properly. They either don't have anything in it or it is stocked so full that they can't get anything out. The key to using your freezer effectively is having it organized properly so you know what you have so you can pop it out and prepare a meal in an instant. Make sure to keep like items together (fruit, veggies, soups, desserts, breads, dinners, etc.). Go through your freezer on a regular ... Keep Reading >>
Popular Pinterest Pins
Happy Friday! Yesterday I shared a Q & A with popular questions from readers and I hope all of your questions were answered! I mentioned that one of the top referral sites to Kuzak's Closet is Pinterest and today I am sharing the most popular projects that are pinned from my blog. The numbers are based on how many readers have pinned each project from my site so thank you all for reading! I love using Pinterest for inspiration for DIY projects and recipes and I also love that it the site gives new life to some of my older ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Orzo Salad
Today's summer salad reminds me a little bit of the chickpea salad that I made a few weeks ago. This salad uses orzo, a pasta that I have not cooked with before. It is similar looks similar to rice but has the texture of pasta. The original recipe from My Recipes called for feta cheese but I decided to use Parmesan instead. This would be an easy salad to pack for lunch and I think kids would like it too. ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Blazing Buffalo Shrimp Salad
Sorry I didn't post a salad last week for my Summer Salad Series but I was too busy wine tasting in Napa Valley, ha! Today's spicy salad will more than make up for my absence and I hope you give it a try! ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Pasta Salad
Today my Summer Salad Series continues with a guest post from my sister Ashlie over at Brining Babies. Our mom always had pasta salad in the fridge all summer long growing up. She would use left over veggies and cheese and mix it with pasta she stocked up with on sale. Today my sister is sharing her version on our family favorite, enjoy!I love to make pasta salad in the summer. It's a perfect light summer meal or can also be a super side dish at all of your summer get-togethers. Usually when I make it I go through my fridge ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Veggie Summer Salad
As I mentioned in Monday's picnic table reveal post my camera is in the shop being repaired. I have had to live without it for 4 weeks and it is killing me because I take it everywhere! Today is my 7th summer salad in my summer salad series and I asked my facebook friends to let me know if they had a recipe they would like to share with all of you. Thankfully Tari from Palo Alto emailed me with her husband Kent's veggie summer salad and a picture, thanks Tari! I hope you are enjoying this fun healthy summer series, let me know ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Arugula Salmon Salad
If you are new to Kuzak's Closet I am sharing a new salad recipe every Wednesday and I am calling it my Summer Salad Series. Today I am sharing an arugula salmon salad. I found this recipe on Gina's Skinny Recipe Blog called Skinny Taste. She used leftover salmon and shredded it on top of her salad but I thought it would taste better if used a small fillets of grilled salmon. ... Keep Reading >>