Steakhouses have the best wedge salads. I just had to learn how to recreate them at home. This steakhouse style wedge salad tastes just as delicious as the one at your favorite steakhouse! Some steakhouse wedge salads are very simple and are just topped with blue cheese dressing and bacon. I went the extra […]
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The Best Blue Cheese Dressing
This is the best blue cheese dressing. I can’t stop eating it. I might be guilty of searching my fridge for things to dip in it! Blue cheese dressing is easy to prepare from scratch and it tastes so much better than anything you can buy at the grocery store. And since it comes together […]
Ranch Chicken Salad Bowl
This Ranch Chicken Salad Bowl is an easy to prepare meal that is loaded with protein and vegetables. Diced chicken is coated with ranch seasoning and then sautéed. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the rice, grate the cheese, and chop the veggies. By the time the chicken is done cooking, all of the ingredients are […]
Summertime Asparagus Salad
This easy to prepare Asparagus Salad is bursting with fresh flavors. Cooked asparagus, grape tomatoes, mandarin oranges, and red onion are placed on top of mixed greens and then drizzled with a light lemon tarragon yogurt dressing. Serve it as a side dish, or add chicken or salmon to turn it into a complete meal. […]
Superfood Salad Bowls with Crispy Chicken
These incredibly delicious Superfood Salad Bowls with crispy chicken, beets, butternut squash, rice, goat cheese, and ranch dressing are a delicious way to pack vegetables into your meal. The inspiration behind these Superfood Salad Bowls was Sweetgreen. People are obsessed with this chain that sells healthy salads with loads of toppings. I think that Sweetgreen is […]
The Very Best Ranch Dressing
Something happens when you move to the Midwest – you become obsessed with ranch dressing. We put it on salads, we put it on pizza, and we dip fried cheese curds in it. I made it my mission to come up with the very best ranch dressing recipe, and today I am sharing it with […]
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, […]
Balsamic Chicken and Sweet Potato Salad
This Balsamic Chicken and Sweet Potato Salad is a wholesome meal filled with some of my favorite foods. Today I am revisiting a recipe that I first created 3 1/2 years ago. At the time I was on a modified version of the paleo diet, and had cut out flour, sugar, and dairy. It wasn’t much […]
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 […]
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 […]