Today's Summer Tossed Salad recipe is addictive! Crunchy diced bacon, creamy avocado, and fresh tomato slices compliment garlic and rosemary chicken breasts grilled over an open flame. The tangy vinaigrette made with fresh rosemary pulls it all together beautifully. The salad is also hearty, offering loads of filling protein! Add this one to your rotation … Continue reading Rosemary Chicken, Bacon, & Avocado Salad
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Flank Steak Salad
This week, we're kicking off a new series: Summer Tossed Salads! The weather is hot, and cool salads can really hit the spot! And the word salad doesn't have to mean "diet food". This week's salads are loaded with filling protein and delicious flavor! The first salad is one of our regular rotation meals: Flank … Continue reading Flank Steak Salad
Easy Blueberry Pie
Summer is blueberry picking season! Going out into our local blueberry fields and picking fresh, plump berries to my heart's content is one of my favorite summer activities. However, I always seem to bring home way too many! I get to chatting with whatever friend I'm with, or I simply get distracted by all the … Continue reading Easy Blueberry Pie
Italian Pasta Salad
The next recipe in this week's In Season: Summer series is a classic! And Italian Pasta Salad is a classic for a reason. Whether you choose to use a traditional cured meat like the called-for salami, or something cleaner like a nitrate-free turkey pepperoni, this cool summer salad is addicting! The vinaigrette combines salty and … Continue reading Italian Pasta Salad
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Looking to clean up your eating? Salad dressings and dips can be some of the worst offenders, loaded with chemicals, preservatives, and sugar. The good news is that homemade dressing is actually pretty darn easy! And what dressing/dip screams summer more than good ole Ranch dressing? Don't let the idea of homemade dressing intimidate you! … Continue reading Homemade Ranch Dressing
Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Rice
I know you understand the struggle: just because we cut preservatives out of our diet for health reasons doesn't mean we don't miss - and crave - some of the worst boxed food out there! That's why I've been on a mission to find delicious, real-food recipes to replace their boxed counterparts. I'm proud to … Continue reading Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Rice
Spicy Coconut Mango Chicken, Coconut Cilantro Rice, and Mango Salsa
I love taking advantage of seasonal foods to expand my cooking knowledge and palate! So when my local grocery store had piles of fresh summer mangoes, I found these delicious new ways to use them on roasted chicken split breasts. Even I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! This spicy/sweet sauce … Continue reading Spicy Coconut Mango Chicken, Coconut Cilantro Rice, and Mango Salsa
Glazed Lemon Cookies
We're kicking off a new series: Dessert Fridays! And what better flavor profile to do so in the blazing heat of summer than lemon! Lemon is one of those flavors that works with every season. Many citrus fruits ripen in the winter, and people love to highlight citrus during the festive winter holidays. However, there … Continue reading Glazed Lemon Cookies
Summer Vegetable Salad
If you're like me, you're always looking for new, delicious ways to get in all your veggies, even during summer when there are so many fresh ones from which to choose. Tip: smothering them in a creamy dressing certainly helps; I ate 3 servings of this fresh salad in a single sitting. I only discovered … Continue reading Summer Vegetable Salad
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