Salads

Teriyaki Steak Salad

July 19, 2010

Since we love salad in the summertime, I am always thinking of new ways to serve it. I recently served some leftover teriyaki steak with lettuce and other vegetables, and it was so good. An Asian style dressing works perfectly with this salad. I like to make steak salad because it is an inexpensive way to [...]

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Grilled Buttermilk Chicken Salad

July 5, 2010

During the summer and warmer months, I often want something a little lighter for dinner. You won’t find many soups or casseroles on my menu plan right now. I am much more likely to grill something or make a salad. I love salad for dinner. It is a quick, easy, and healthy meal. However, my [...]

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Julia Child’s Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

June 17, 2010

So often people assume that Julia Child’s recipes are fancy and complicated, but I have found that many of them are just basic recipes for homemade food. This vinaigrette type salad dressing of Julia Child’s is an example of that. It is a simple homemade salad dressing. It contains just a few ingredients that most [...]

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Restaurant Style Coleslaw

June 14, 2010

My sister recently called me asking for my coleslaw recipe. I told her it was on my site, but she could not find it. Well, it turns out it was not on my site, which I could not believe.This dish makes a regular appearance at our house, and yet I have never put it on [...]

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Lemon Fruit Salad

February 25, 2010

Fruit salad, I have always wondered if it is a side dish or a dessert. It seems like some people consider it one and some the other. But let’s leave that debate for another post and talk about the reasons I love fruit salad. Fruit salads are great because they are easy and always popular. [...]

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Olive Garden Style Salad Dressing

September 24, 2009

My sister was recently telling me about a salad dressing recipe that she had made and really enjoyed. She had found it in the food network magazine. She also told me that she really likes that magazine. I think it is becoming one of her favorite cooking magazines. She gave me several other recipes that she has [...]

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Eating Healthy

July 25, 2009

Do you agree that it is so much easier to eat healthy during the summer?

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Sour Cream Potato Salad

July 21, 2009

I really like potato salad. I think I always have. My husband on the other hand enjoys it occasionally, but it has never been his favorite. After we had been married for a while, I figured out why he did not like it all that much. He hates mayonnaise or Miracle Whip. It is one of [...]

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Simple and Healthy Summer Supper

July 13, 2009

This is based on a recipe that my sister and I learned to make in the cooking class we took. It was my favorite dish that we made. I think it was also one of my sister’s favorite. Not only was it good, but it was easy. Right now we have a lot of ripe tomatoes [...]