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Whatever you want to call these, I’m pretty sure everyone and their dog just may have the recipe. But I want to write it here cause it’s part of our…
If you can’t go to NYC when you have a hankering for good cookies, here’s a fix. Let’s make some incredible Levain copycat chocolate cookies.
My cousin Kara made this soup for us at book club a couple months ago and I’ve been craving it ever since. So I made it for Halloween night instead…
My Mom made the best soup when we there for Spring Break. My plan was to post it today but she is unreachable in South America somewhere so I’ll post…
We sure try to eat healthy around here. Having Lucy and her health issues has made us so aware of what we put into our bodies. But my theory is…
Yum! Thank you!
Wait, I was hoping there’d be a list of ingredients!! I’m seeing spring mix, oranges, blueberries, avocado, strawberries, grapes, feta, something crunchy (?), and the poppyseed dressing. Did I miss anything? Mix it all together with a splash of the orange juice?
Hi Shawni – my mother (a fabulous cook) always said that the secret to a perfect salad was : something crunchy, something juicy, and something creamy. A couple examples: Spinach with toasted pecans (crunchy), strawberries (juicy), and goat cheese (creamy); or lettuce with celery (crunchy), orange (juicy), avocado (creamy). It's a great trick when you are trying to think of what to put in a salad. I would also add that no matter what you decide, always dry roast some seeds and/or nuts. I usually do a bowl of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and/or pecans about once a week and just leave them on the counter for easy grabbing. Enjoy!
Just adding here that this lovely salad you posted has my mother's "salad rule" – you have toasted almonds (crunchy), lots of fruit (juicy), and sprinkled feta (creamy – also the dressing is creamy, too). No wonder it was so delicious! 🙂