Category: salad
Buffalo Chicken Salad With Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Buffalo Chicken Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing Talk about quick, easy and low calorie – we found this recipe to have it all. The homemade blue cheese dressing is especially good. With a base of fat free yogurt and low-fat buttermilk it’s just as tasty but much healthier than store bought brands. For [...]
Warm Pasta Salad With Shrimp
Warm pasta salad is great for a quick weekday meal. I usually don’t care for pasta salad, unless it’s Will’s Famous Pasta Salad, which is a unique creation of its own. Usually the pasta salads I avoid are the ones with mayo dripping from the spoon. Gross. I’ve never been a fan of mayonnaise and [...]
Celery Salad With Ginger and Dried Shrimp Dressing
celery salad This celery salad makes for a wonderful side to any Asian inspired dinner. The salad is crunchy, refreshing and has a way of disappearing quickly. Feel free to omit the dried shrimp if you do not have any on hand.
Trail Mix Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad Broccoli salad is my go to salad when it comes to picnics because it is easy to make and it can be made a day in advance. We went to a jazz festival at the Hollywood Bowl last weekend and I made this salad for our group of friends. I usually make the [...]
Garbanzo Bean Salad
Garbanzo bean salad This week, the love of my life and I are giving up animal proteins with the exception of eggs and cheese. As a born lover of meat and seafood, this is a big deal for him. It is wonderful to have him on board because I don’t have to make two meals [...]
Tomato and Squash Salad
Tomato and Squash Salad The basil I planted is thriving and when I watered them this morning, the wonderful aroma inspired me to make a side salad for dinner. This is a simple and tasty salad perfect for a summer evening. If your local market is selling Mexican squash, pick some up for this recipe. [...]
Cucumber Tomato and Feta Cheese Salad
Cucumber Tomato feta salad I make a lot of salads and I enjoy them all for different reasons and occasions. This cucmber tomato and feta cheese salad is one of my favorites because of how simple it is to make and how much my guests enjoy it. This is an example of using fresh quality [...]
Warm Spinach Salad
Spinach Salad Every time I come across a “Super Food” article on the internet, spinach is always on the list and for good reason. It’s supposed to be good for your heart, your bones and packed with iron. I always eat a lot of spinach before I donate blood because getting rejected for low iron [...]
Red Potato and Dill Salad
Red Potato Salad Homemade potato salad is one of my favorite dishes to make because it tastes so much better than the store bought version. It’s especially good with homemade mayonnaise.
