Four Ingredient Easy Pea Salad is the ideal side dish during the spring and summer months. Just four ingredients, five minutes and you’ve got a colorful and flavorful fresh side dish. You’ve got to agree there’s something to be said about pretty on the plate. This Easy Pea Salad is pretty on the plate. Peas,…
Blistered Tomato Basil Pasta Salad w/Truffle Oil
Blistered Tomato Basil Pasta Salad w/Truffle Oil is an ideal spring and summer side dish. Fresh minced garlic and white truffle oil mingle with basil, blistered tomatoes and farfalle (bow tie) pasta. An irresistible dish! So this pasta salad is such a great addition to the menu in spring and summer. I’d planned to share this recipe…
Thanks & Top 2015 Recipes
Hi friend, hope all’s well with you today. It’s almost time to ring in 2016, and hard to fathom 2015 is nearly over. Taking a quick moment here to say a heartfelt thanks to each of you for your love, support and encouragement this past year. I’m grateful for all I’ve learned, the wonderful people I’ve met…
Caprese Salad Tomatoes
The gorgeous tomatoes in this Caprese Salad Tomatoes platter came from the prolific garden of a nearby friend. She walked into church last Sunday bearing this platter of beauties and it nearly took my breath away. (And I was not the only one.) If you’re a tomato lover, there’s nothing more appetizing than freshly-picked tomatoes straight…
Southwestern Edamame Quinoa Salad
Let’s not chit-chat today. Let’s just cut to the chase. This is one amazing Southwestern Edamame Quinoa Salad with lime vinaigrette. You are going to absolutely fall in love. We taste tested this straight up with forks. Then dipped it with Frito Lay Tostitos Hint of Lime tortilla chips as an appetizer. Amazing. Minutes later enjoyed it…
Oriental Chicken Salad
Summer’s so fun, filled with picnics, potlucks and barbecues. It’s already August and I can’t even believe it. I mean, where has the summer gone? Seriously. I say this every year about this time, but it seems to get a a little worse each year. Must be that age thing kicking in. (Ouch.) It’s been…
Marinated Brie Tomato & Basil Linguine
I haven’t necessarily been holding out on you. It’s just I hadn’t thought about this amazing Marinated Brie Tomato & Basil Linguine since last summer’s garden ripe tomatoes. Last summer this dish was on my mind morning, noon and night. This year’s tomatoes are on the vine now, not quite ripe at my house yet. So…
July 4th Cookout & Barbecue Inspiration
Hello friends! Fourth of July is almost here. Summer’s going by so quickly. Too fast for my liking… Hope you have fun holiday weekend plans ahead, including excellent eats and fireworks. (In that order!) Following is some culinary inspiration for your upcoming cookouts, picnics and barbecues. If you’re still needing ideas, read on. Hopefully there’s…
Caprese Mini Kabobs
Nothing more satisfying than Caprese Salad with sweet, ripe garden tomatoes in summertime. Except maybe these flavorful Caprese Mini Kabobs! So quick and easy to make, these kabobs are a great accompaniment to burgers off the grill. Equally at home on a fancy luncheon buffet. Portable and self-contained for picnics, cookouts and barbecues. Perfect side or appetizer….
Garden Fresh Mango Salsa
True confession. I’m totally addicted to this Garden Fresh Mango Salsa. The mango keeps it sweet and the jalapeño gives a little kick. Yum! This simple salsa recipe evolved in my kitchen over the last few years with veggies harvested from our garden, specifically tomatoes, jalapeño peppers and cilantro. (No, I didn’t grow the mango. That would…
