My husband Chris challenged me to post a new salad recipe on the blog each week to help motivate me to try new things and eat a little healthier this summer. I'm calling it my Summer Salad Series. I am surprised how quickly this challenge changed our dinner routine, we now have salads for dinner 4-5 times a week now. It has been my goal to find tasty main course salads that are healthy, easy to assemble, and affordable so I have been searching the world wide web for inspiration. I found this salad recipe on the Martha ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Grilled Chicken Pita Salad
It's Wednesday and that means today is another salad recipe for my Summer Salad Series. Today I am sharing a recipe that was featured as one of Sunset Magazine's best salad recipes. If you like traditional greek flavors you will love this salad. The original recipe used pita chips but I grilled pita and cut it into triangles for my salad (that way I could use the left over pitas for sandwiches later in the week). Ingredients2 boned, skinned chicken breast halves ( you could use rotisserie chicken to save time) About 6 tbsp. ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Simple Strawberry Pecan Salad
It's Wednesday and that means I am featuring another salad for my summer salad series. Today's salad has been my go-to salad for the last few weeks, a simple strawberry pecan goat cheese salad. The poolside restaurant on my Hilton Head vacation served it and I couldn't get enough of it. It is so easy to make and involves little chopping or prep which is nice. The goat cheese cuts the tang of the homemade balsamic dressing and the pinch of garlic salt gives it a nice finish. ... Keep Reading >>
Summer Salad Series: Chinese Chicken Salad
Every Wednesday this summer I am going to be sharing a new salad recipe, I am calling it the "Summer Salad Series." In an effort to eat healthier dinners Chris and I made a resolution to eat a salad one night per week. Chris suggested that I feature the salads on the blog to keep me accountable to our goal which is a great idea. There are lots of fun side salad recipes out there to try but when looking or main course salads I found more of a challenge. I am looking for salads that are easy to assemble, with simple ingredients, ... Keep Reading >>
Grilled Shrimp Panzanella
How was your weekend? Mine was just another adventure, my organizing business specializes in home organization and estate sales and over the weekend I held a sale in San Jose. It was a huge success with over $8,000 in sales, my clients were over the moon! They are the cutest young family that is starting a new chapter in their lives in London so wanted to sell everything. I met some great people and sold everything that I possibly could, including a used Toyota Camry - queue the jazz hands! ... Keep Reading >>
Michigan Menu: Paul’s Whitefish & Chopped Salad
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be sharing one of my dad's recipes. Now that he is semi-retired he is taking interest in things around the house that my mom has always been responsible for like cooking and pool maintenance as of recently. It is funny to see them switch roles a little bit just because their personalities are so different. My dad has a little bit of Rambo in him, when he wants something done he is on a mission. My mom on the other hand quietly takes care of things, she does it so well you would ... Keep Reading >>