I threw this salad together one day and now it’s become my favorite. 1 bag baby spinach 1 can Mandarin oranges, drained 1/3 – 1/2 cup craisins 1/3 – 1/2 cup Feta 1/3 – 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/3 – 1/2 cup bacon crumbles Toss all ingredients together and serve with poppy seed dressing for … Continue reading
We had Thanksgiving dinner yesterday since we are in married kid mode and now have to trade off holidays. This might be my new favorite recipe for Thanksgiving. We have staples that I always make and then I always try a few new ones, at some point I’ll have the perfect Thanksgiving dinner menu! 1 … Continue reading
Yesterday was Zach’s actual birthday and all the food from his birthday dinner on Sunday was gone so I made him another pasta salad which was just as good if not better than the first one. The tomatoes in my garden are finally staring to ripen so I used a bunch in this salad, so … Continue reading
We had a big Father’s Day feast last night because Bob and I are going to be gone on actual Father’s Day. We had ribs, steak, broccoli and this delicious salad plus cake for dessert which I’ll post tomorrow. This salad though is one of the best salads I’ve ever made, it was so flavorful! … Continue reading
We had some family friends over last night for dinner and so I decided to make a Greek themed dinner which included this pasta salad, I’ll post the gyros later this week. The recipe comes from “My Recipes” and it was pretty good also it made a huge bowl of salad which was good since … Continue reading
This is the holiday salad at our house, I’ve made it in strawberry and orange before and now this Christmas in raspberry, all delicious! It’s a “Six Sisters’ Stuff” recipe, love them and their recipes. 2 cups pretzels, broken into pieces 1/2 cup butter, melted 3 tablespoons sugar 1 cup sugar 1 (8 oz) package … Continue reading
Another new addition to our Thanksgiving menu. I tried this before one year but didn’t wait patiently for the jello to set a bit before I poured in on there and it just seeped to the bottom and made a soggy mess so this time I waited for the jello to cool and set a … Continue reading
I’m not the world’s greatest gardener but this year my basil has exploded! Take a look: So as you might imagine, there has been a lot of pesto around here lately. I really like to eat it cold so the other night I threw together this pasta salad. Enjoy! 1 recipe Fresh Basil Pesto (found … Continue reading
I am not a huge fan of KFC but I do love their biscuits and their coleslaw so when I say this recipe I was excited to try it. It is close to the KFC coleslaw and went great next to or on top of the shredded pork I made. My husband, who doesn’t love … Continue reading
Lots of family in town last night for a visit – my sister in law with the two grandchildren she is babysitting for the weekend and my niece (same sister in law’s daughter!), her husband and baby, Mason who we got to finally meet! And then of course Courtney and Jaren came over for a … Continue reading
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