Greek Salad

    A Greek Salad Inspired by the Sun

    Like most good food memories, I have a craving to relive them when I am far away. Those memories influence the Greek Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette that I typically serve to large groups as a lighter dinner.

    Greek Salad

    Greek Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

    Serving a Greek salad with lemon vinaigrette is a great way to highlight summer vegetables at their peak. This salad has enough going on that it can be served by itself as a lunch or as a main course for dinner.
    Smokehouse Potato Salad

    Smokehouse Potato Salad

    The flavors in this smokehouse potato salad recipe come from a smoky mayonnaise and bacon that are perfect for good BBQ or anything from the grill.
    Fresh summer cherry tomatoes on the vine

    Why We’re so Giddy Over Late Summer Tomatoes

    I get a little giddy when fresh tomatoes take over my favorite farmers market in late summer. Giddy because it takes tomatoes forever to show up and they’re gone in an instant.

    Tomato & Mozzarella Caprese Salad

    Tomato & Mozzarella Caprese Salad

    Tomatoes and mozzarella come together to create a simple late summer caprese salad that is a delicious way to highlight the flavors in heirloom tomatoes.
    A few good salad dressings help farmers market veggies disappear

    How a Few Good Salad Dressing Recipes Can Help You Eat Better

    The farmers market can be a challenge during the summer with all those beautiful veggies begging you to take them home. All it takes to make sure everything gets used up before it goes bad, are a few good salad dressing recipes.

    Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing

    Creamy Ranch Salad Dressing

    Having a homemade creamy ranch style dressing recipe at one’s fingertips helps make sure everyone eats their veggies. This ranch dressing recipe takes 10 minutes to make and keeps for a couple of weeks in the fridge.
    Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

    Vinaigrette

    It is the simplest thing in the world to make vinaigrette salad dressing. This easy vinaigrette recipe is delicious and a great way to start making homemade salad dressings.
    Refrigerator Pickles with Fennel and Dill

    Refrigerator Pickles with Fennel and Dill

    What makes Refrigerator Pickles with Fennel and Dill one of our favorite refrigerator pickle recipes is how the different parts of the fennel add different flavors and textures to the pickles and how the dill evokes a warm summer day.
    Garlicky Refrigerator Pickles

    Garlicky Refrigerator Pickles

    This refrigerator pickle recipe only takes a few minutes to make and is a tasty way to eat more veggies. We like to eat these refrigerator pickles as a side dish, appetizer, or accouterments to sandwiches, burgers, and BBQ.
    Breakfast Salad with Egg

    Breakfast Salad with Egg

    This super simple breakfast salad recipe is a good solution to getting a serving or two of veggies in as the day starts. This recipe uses one egg, cooked anyway, served over a bed of lettuce and reheated leftover vegetables to create a healthy breakfast.
    Panzanella Salad

    Panzanella Salad

    The fresh basil, capers and toasted bread in this Panzanella recipe provide the salad with a fresh flavor and crunchy texture that will keep you coming back for more.
    Greek Farmers Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

    Greek Farmers Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

    Loaded with bright red tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, feta, and really good olives this Greek farmers salad recipe helped me learn that fresh ingredients don’t need a lot of dressing up to be delicious.
    Taco Salad

    Taco Salad

    With a sweet and spicy dressing, chunks of cheddar cheese, and crunchy chips this taco salad recipe is all about summer picnics and neighborhood potlucks.

    Kale salad with lemon dressing

    Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing

    The light, citrusy flavors of the salad along with the protein of the garbanzo beans, make this kale salad recipe a perfect choice for summertime lunches.

    The salad has a light citrus flavor

    Kale Salad: A Perfect Choice for Lunch

    I’ve always loved the idea of salad for lunch. Especially a kale salad that is the brightest, most colorful, and healthiest of them all.

    Orzo Salad

    Orzo Salad with Tomatoes and Basil

    This light pasta salad made with orzo, tomatoes, and basil is brimming with late summer flavors and makes a great side dish for grilled chicken and fish dishes.