



Lucy planned our her rainbow-hello-kitty birthday cake for months before the big day. I don’t know that this was exactly what she had in mind, but she was pleased as…
Why do I feel so healthy when I make shish Kabobs. (And really, how in the world do you spell that word anyway?) Something about all that protein and veggies…
Welp, I thought I had the home-made bread dealio down with this recipe I love back HERE. It is easy and foolproof and we love it. But then I tasted…
I love when I find new recipes that our whole family loves. Ok, well, our “whole” family isn’t really around, but Lucy is sometimes a hard sell. So let me…
We’ve somehow ended up with a whole bunch of extra ripe bananas over the last few weeks. I just keep buying them and I guess no one’s in the mood…
When Dave and I lived in Virginia some kind friends of his parents invited us to dinner. They served such delicious banana bread for dinner that I had to scribble…
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! 🙂