The Allis Chopped Salad is my all-time favorite salad. And since I can’t have lunch at The Allis everyday, I recreated the recipe so that I could make it at home. This salad has the perfect combination of freshly chopped vegetables and protein. Do you ever order the same thing at a restaurant again and again? […]
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Roasted Acorn Squash and Spinach Salad
This Roasted Acorn Squash and Spinach Salad combines fresh spinach, roasted acorn squash, dried cranberries, goat cheese, and crumbled goat cheese for a delightful meal. This Roasted Acorn Squash and Spinach Salad is both exceptionally delicious and hearty enough to be a complete meal. When I made roasted acorn squash as part of my holiday menu, […]
Roast Beef Sandwich Sliders
Roast Beef Sandwich Sliders are a perfect meal to serve at a party! I am so excited about these Roast Beef Sandwich Sliders! I have taken one of my favorite all-time sandwiches, and turned it into a hearty appetizer to feed a crowd. These sliders are so easy to make – you slice a 12 pack […]
How to Make Gazpacho
When we were in Barcelona, we ate gazpacho almost every day. It was early October and the weather was still warm and sunny, and chilled gazpacho became my go-to lunch. I love gazpacho because it is so refreshing, the combination of the fresh tomato and cucumber is simply wonderful. I made it home from Europe just in time […]
A Healthy Lunch: Simple Cobb Salad
I love the idea of making a vegetarian cobb salad. It’s a very easy and healthy lunch that can be customized to include your favorite vegetables, cheese, greens, and dressing. I combined baby spinach, hard boiled egg, corn, cheddar cheese, shredded carrot, cherry tomatoes, and chopped cucumber with ranch dressing. This is a lunch that […]
An Easy Packable Lunch: Turkey and Cheese Pinwheels
Do you pack lunches? For yourself, your husband, your kids? When I worked in an office I tried to pack my lunch every day. The challenge was to come up with an easy packable lunch that I would look forward to eating. These days now that I am blogging from the comfort of my home […]
20 Fun Packed Lunch Ideas
It’s back to school and back to the grind season. Even though I have been out of school for a full decade (wow that went by fast), I think of Fall as a time to get serious about work. Summer is about trying to take advantage of every warm day, and savoring every bit of […]
5 Ways to Make Avocado Toast for Dinner
A collection of healthy and hearty avocado toast recipes that can be served for dinner. It’s an avocado toast world and we are just lucky enough to live in it. Today I am sharing 5 avocado toast recipes for dinner because you should be able to eat avocado toast for every meal of the day! These […]
Avocado Caesar Salad
I have always loved Caesar Salad, but recently, I have been taking classic Caesar Salad and giving it a modern twist to create an Avocado Caesar Salad. Before you take a look at the photo and think that the salad doesn’t have any avocado – the secret is that it is in the dressing! Let […]
The Best Turkey Sandwich
I am sharing my secrets to making the very best turkey sandwich. This is a lunch that I have been eating for years, and I am sure you will love it too. There is such satisfaction in having a simple meal that is executed perfectly. Turkey sandwiches have been a staple of my diet for […]