Ever find yourself making a really nice dinner, like a roast chicken or large fillet of salmon and you don’t know what to serve with it? Well, I’ve got you covered! This simple little pickled salad goes with any main dish – vegetarian, chicken, pork, beef – this will taste great any of them! But, […]
Salads
Fresh Tomato Salad
Oh summer, I love you and your abundance of fresh tomatoes! Small ones, big ones, multicolored ones – I love them all! There really is nothing better than a fresh, juicy tomato. When I eat tomatoes, I usually just pop them like candy. I could eat a box in a day. But every now and […]
Carrot Slaw with Cranberries, Toasted Walnuts & Citrus Vinaigrette
Happy New Year! It’s that time of the year where the holidays are now over and I’m trying to clean out the fridge from holiday food to balance it with some healthier options. Anyone else tired of holiday food?! Samesies! Ok, back tot he recipe – so last night, I made these AMAZING Lobster Tails. […]
Christmas Beet Salad
Red & Green – the colors of Christmas. This is such a fun time of year to make festive food. And a double bonus, it really can be healthy! Just by using some beets and their greens, you have an easy lunch of side dish and it’s jam packed with flavor. When you’re roasting the […]
Super Crunchy Sourdough Croutons
This morning, I realized we had a lot of our sourdough bread leftover that I made the other day. Sometimes, I just can’t eat the bread fast enough so it goes stale. But over time, I’ve learned not to toss it. I use the stale bread to make croutons! They’re super easy to make, they […]
Quick Homemade Pickled Cucumbers
Half sours are my favorite pickles! They’re just a little bit briny and not strong like a dill pickle you’d get in a restaurant or from the supermarket. They have the perfect crunch, the perfect spice and they’re the perfect size! When I was a kid, we always went to the pickle man who kept […]
Pan-Sautéed Shrimp Salad
Easy dinner for one tonight! The fam was eating meaty leftovers, which I don’t really eat anymore. So I whipped myself up this easy peasy salad. It’s loaded with veggies and topped with a quickly sautéed shrimp. It’s so easy and so delicious. Think of this salad as a blank canvas – you can use […]
Green Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Looking for a really simple side dish to bring to your next bbq, potluck or holiday dinner? Look no further! This simple green salad with honey mustard vinaigrette packs a punch! It’s so simple to make, so healthy and so incredibly delicious! And if you want a different kind of salad, take a look here […]
Ceviche
Ceviche – it’s one of those foods I love to eat in the summer since it’s so refreshing and light. Funny enough though, I’ve never actually made it until now. It’s also one of those seasonal dishes that I forget about until it starts to get warm again. Until now! One night, we went to […]
Cabbage Salad with Orange, Cranberries, and Walnuts
We went orange picking a few weekends ago (more details on that here) and we still have so so SO many oranges left to use up. So today’s lunch, snack, dinner, snack (haha jk jk)… just dinner… is this oh so yummy salad with crunch, zestiness, citrus delight and sweetness. Salads are so easy to […]