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 (read more)
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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 (read more)
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 (read more)
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 (read more)
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 (read more)
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 (read more)
Summer Salads from Wendy’s
I have been focused on eating more salads this summer. It’s part of my effort to eat better and incorporate more vegetables into my diet. Recently I teamed up with Wendy’s to learn about their salads – and I was seriously impressed. It’s easy to be skeptical of salads from a fast food restaurant, but (read more)
Shopska Salad (Balkan Salad)
I think that I ate Shopska Salad (also known as Balkan Salad) nearly every day while I was in the Balkans. I first discovered it in Serbia, and I loved how light and refreshing it is in comparison to the large portions of hearty meats served in Serbia. The salad is filled with fresh seasonal (read more)
My Favorite Grilled Cheese Recipes
Some people view April 1st as April Fools Day, but I like to think of it as the kickoff of National Grilled Cheese Month! To help you celebrate, I am sharing my favorite grilled cheese recipes so that you can spend the month indulging because let’s face it, cheese and carbs are the best food groups. (read more)
Chicken and Vegetable Hand Pies
Today is Pi Day! I just love this fake holiday. Even though the date 3.14 is a reference to the mathematical pi, I think it is fun that people celebrate by eating pie! Instead of making a dessert pie, I thought I would share a recipe for a savory pie! These Chicken and Vegetable Hand (read more)