Make this refreshing Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges and Pancetta for the holidays! With red onions, toasted walnuts and a delicious orange vinaigrette. Meet the number-two salad in my life. It’s the understudy to the OG Best Italian Green Salad with Homemade Dressing. Which means…if company’s coming over for dinner, this spinach salad with mandarin…
Apple-Mozzarella-Pecan Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
If you’re trying to eat healthier for your New Year’s resolution, try this Apple-Mozzarella-Pecan Salad with Maple Vinaigrette. It’s a great vegetarian lunch entrée or company-worthy side salad! Gluten free. You know I’m recovering from a Christmas and New Year’s food coma when I bust out a healthy salad entrée. But I’ve actually been enjoying…
The Best Italian Green Salad with Homemade Dressing
Our family makes the best Italian green salad with homemade dressing! It’s simple, vegan, gluten free and the most requested recipe when we have friends over for dinner! I feel a bit ridiculous posting our family’s salad recipe. But so many friends rave about it, and I always say I’ll share it someday. Today is…
Homemade Basil-Garlic Mayonnaise
Homemade Basil-Garlic Mayonnaise is easy, soy free and delicious! There are no raw eggs. The egg yolk is cooked to a food-safe temperature in the microwave. Grab a bowl and whisk and make this! Wow, homemade basil-garlic mayonnaise is easier than I thought it’d be. And ten times more delicious than store-bought mayo. I mean,…
Southwest Salad with Catalina-Lime Dressing
You’ll love this Southwest Salad with Catalina-Lime Dressing! It’s easy to make your Catalina dressing, and you can customize the salad ingredients! I have a strange relationship with salads. I love ordering them when I go out for lunch. But at home, I usually don’t want to bother with them. (Lazy!) Well, apparently, my body…
Grilled Romaine with Toasted Walnuts and Parmesan
Am I late to the grilled romaine party? Is this a thing that everyone forgot to tell me about? All I know is, I recently tried it for the first time at a restaurant and had to make my own version at home. Now, I want this grilled romaine with toasted walnuts and Parmesan every…
Buffalo Chicken and Nacho Salad
To the ladies at Panera: You made our day. And I think you’ll enjoy this Buffalo Chicken and Nacho Salad with My Son’s Homemade Ranch Dressing. To everyone else, I have to tell you what happened! My son was at Panera the other day and heard the women in the next booth talking about how…
My Son’s Homemade Ranch Dressing
I never thought I’d be posting about Ranch dressing. (It’s never been my favorite.) But I have to admit, my son’s homemade Ranch dressing is really good. So good, that as soon as I tried it, I knew I had to share it with you. I have to laugh, in a smug kind of way,…
Easy Breaded Scallops over Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
One of my favorite ways to prepare scallops is to coat them with seasoned bread crumbs, drizzle on some olive oil, and roast them in the oven for less than 10 minutes. A sprinkle of lemon juice provides the finishing touches. I’ve served them just like that or over linguine, but always use leftovers on…
