Tag Archive: salad

Blood Orange Vinaigrette

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Let’s talk about salad, shall we? It seems that when January rolls around, everyone starts eating salads again. Sure, I understand that a lot of people are making resolutions and turming over a new leaf in the new year, but as someone who is not a big fan of salads, it’s always a struggle for…

Roasted Butternut Squash and Quinoa Salad

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I’ve heard a lot of people say they think it’s easiest to eat well in the summer… After all, there is a wide variety of fresh produce readily available and we are all supposed to just whip up a salad for lunch and dinner every day. I don’t know about you, but that’s not generally…

Friday Favorites – Surprise Baby Shower

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I’ve been taking a bit of a break from my Friday Favorites lately… My regular Friday Favorites will return later this fall (post-baby!). But, lately I just haven’t had the time and energy to get through my RSS reader each week. I suppose being close to 9 months pregnant is a good excuse, but I…

Friday Favorites – Episode 138

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Reading food blogs has become dangerous for me lately… I seem to be constantly hungry, and looking at lots of incredible photos of even more incredibly delicious food doesn’t help things at all! Just writing this blog post has my tummy grumbling! So, I’m going to keep things brief and get right to the Friday…

Challenge: Salads (Kitchen Bootcamp June)

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June is here, and it’s time to announce the new Kitchen Bootcamp challenge! Since our CSA started a few weeks ago, we’ve had more lettuce than I know what to do with.  So, you might say that I have salads on the brain.  I try to mix things up and be creative, but I can…

Maple Dijon Vinaigrette

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Last week was the first week for both our CSA and the local farmers’ market… I was thrilled to finally have an abundance of fresh and local produce. Our CSA box included strawberries, snap peas, green onions, radishes, and lettuce… Lots of lettuce!  When I stopped at the farmers’ market, it was more of the same. …

Friday Favorites – Gourmande in the Kitchen Edition (Episode 128)

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Today I am thrilled to have Sylvie from Gourmande in the Kitchen here to host this week’s edition of the Friday Favorites! If you don’t know Sylvie already, you should definitely get to know her.  She’s got some really fabulous recipes on her site, and she also happens to be one of my favorite photographers….

Friday Favorites – Episode 113

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I’ve still got Thanksgiving on the brain… Consider yourself warned! I still haven’t figured out my menu for Thanksgiving… I’ve got plenty of ideas, but haven’t made any final decisions yet. I’m just having too much fun exploring new recipe ideas! Since I know a lot of you are planning your own Thanksgiving meals, I…

Roasted Eggplant, Garbanzo, and Cous Cous Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sunkist S’alternative for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I read in a magazine a while back that citrus was the new salt. The article went on to explain that citrus (especially lime and lemon) tends to hit the tongue at the same place…

Spiced Maple Roasted Apples and Squash

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The fall is definitely my favorite time of the year for produce. Sure, I love tomatoes and peppers in the summer. But, what really gets me excited is colder weather produce… Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and especially squash and apples. I’m not too picky when it comes to squash… I love pumpkin, but I also really…