Every once in awhile, there’s a recipe that I just can’t get enough of, and this pasta salad is it. This Caprese Pasta Salad is going to be on repeat for the rest of the summer. It’s the perfect recipe to highlight our delicious home-grown tomatoes. This pasta salad has a super flavorful dressing that’sRead more
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is on Thursday! We’re pretty staunch traditionalists in my family. We have to make the same dishes every year. We can’t replace things, so we just keep adding things. One year we had three kinds of sweet potatoes! This year we’re getting a little wild and crazy and making Pumpkin Cheesecake!Read more
This salad was inspired by my CSA. I had two weeks worth of beets and wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. I’ve had beets a couple of times, but didn’t think I was a big fan of them. They tend to be rather sweet, which is a little off-putting to me. However, thisRead more
After a lovely holiday weekend celebrating and hanging out with family, I’m ready for some lighter food. It was delicious weekend, but I totally stuffed myself. If you too are coming off a celebratory weekend, let me suggest this Blackberry Goat Cheese Salad. This hardly qualifies as a recipe, but it’s a super delicious combinationRead more
Candied nuts are a delicious treat. I really like making them to add a fun punch to a salad. Paired with pears, gorgonzola, and/or cranberries, these candied nuts are a wonderful addition to salad. Make your own balsamic salad dressing and you’ve got a wonderful restaurant-grade salad. Candied Walnuts 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 TbspRead more
I’ve decided I want to try making more of my own salad dressings. Dressings aren’t that hard to make and the flavor combinations are really endless. This is definitely my new go-to dressing. And much cheaper than store bought dressing. Balsamic Vinaigrette Makes about 1 1/2 cups Adapted from Happy Foody 3/4 cup extra virginRead more
Sometimes salad is boring. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of salad. I love all the things you can do with it, and it’s really delicious on a hot day. But every once in a while it just gets boring. This salad dressing is for those times. The blueberry makes it slightly sweet.Read more