This grilled chicken avocado salad is topped with homemade jalapeno cilantro dressing. It is the perfect easy summer salad and great for quick lunches! I’ve been taking a chance on foods I don’t normally eat. Avocados used to make me squeamish, to say the least. At events, I could be seen scraping the avocado off of …
Salads
Ditch the winter blues with an Asparagus and Cherry Tomato Salad. Made with roasted asparagus, fresh lemons, cherry tomatoes and marinated artichokes hearts. This salad is topped off with a light, bright and easy homemade lemon vinaigrette. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share a recipe with your audience Jenny! Though we’ve never …
This Brussels sprouts kale salad with bacon, almonds, blue cheese and a lemon garlic vinaigrette is perfect for lunch or a light dinner! This salad has so much (awesomeness) going on that figuring out where to start and what to talk about is leaving me a little…. hungry. Which is really odd since I have been eating lots …
This berry goat cheese salad is full of fruit and greens. Spinach, arugula, 3 types of fresh berries, and dried cranberries taste delicious with goat cheese. I have been swimming in a pile of scones, muffins and doughnuts the past few days. So many recipe fails – I can’t even explain it. I think if I …
A delicious green goddess wedge salad, topped with bacon, blue cheese crumbles and cherry tomatoes and homemade green goddess dressing with Greek yogurt. The first time I had a wedge salad was a few summers ago on my birthday. Mr. B. and I made a day of it and went to the Shedd Aquarium and …
Perfect for bbqs and outdoor parties, this savory cantaloupe salad brings a taste of summer to any meal or table. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but… I’m a food blogger. Yes, I admit it. We are a crazy bunch, us food bloggers. Most of us work our booties off for little-to-no money, just in hopes …
Spring is here – with it comes a spring pasta salad recipe, full of radishes and arugula! Perfect for potlucks and end of winter parties. That’s a thing, right? After months of brown grass and branches staring at me from the windows, I am thrilled that leaves and flowers are coming back again. I get so …
Add steak to your salad – a steak Cobb salad is perfect for dinner or lunch! Add a homemade creamy dijon vinaigrette for even more flavor! I have exciting news everyone! Today, I am guest blogging on Delish Dish over at BHG.com. That’s short for Better Homes and Gardens for those not in the know. …
An easy and refreshing Greek orzo salad. Perfect for Kalamata olive lovers! March is one of my favorite months. The beginning of the month is usually cold and dreary here but all of a sudden, we start getting days that are consistently above 40. Mr. B and I were joking the other day that I …
This red fruit salad is full of raspberries, currant berries and pomegranate – perfect for lunch or an afternoon snack! I have finally caved and decided I should get on the healthier-eating train for 2015. I word it “healthier” because I am not quite able to stop myself from the occasional sweet or snack. And …
This sweet endive salad is perfect for the end of fall. It’s full of fall apples and winter pomegranate! One of my favorite blogger perks are free products. Sometimes its kitchen appliances to review, sometimes kitchen tools. Other times, its food or wine. Those boxes are usually my favorite. Last month, I was sent a …
My version of the shopska salad! Cucumbers, green peppers and tomatoes with a healthy portion of feta cheese! Two weeks ago my friend Emma and I went out to lunch. I love my weird schedule because it means I have the opportunity to still hang out with restaurant friends (who work a lot of nights …