Salad

AMAZING CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

This Chicken Pasta Salad recipe has been a favorite of my husband’s and youngest daughter’s since the beginning of time, at least our time together. I put this recipe together back in…
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Ambrosia Salad Recipe

Ambrosia salad is typically a mix of canned fruit cocktail, miniature marshmallows, canned orange segments, sweetened coconut, and nuts swimming in whipped topping and sometimes even mayonnaise. As you may…
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California Spaghetti Salad

You know how much I love spaghetti, well pasta of any kind really and in a salad is perfect for those warm summer days. It’s perfect at a picnic because…
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Creamy Cucumber Salad

Creamy Cucumber Salad is a fresh and perfect salad to eat for summers. Cucumbers are the classic vegetable for summer, and making a salad out of it is just genius.…
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Orange Cream Fruit Salad

The orange cream fruit salad is perfect for almost every gathering. From summers' BBQ parties to community gatherings on Labors‘ Day or the 4th of July, it is a delicious…
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Deviled Egg Pasta Salad

Whether you are a pasta lover or an egg eater, this recipe has got you covered. Devil Egg Pasta Salad takes center stage in any picnic, holiday lunch, or cookout.…
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Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing

One of the best parts about eating at home is that you can control what goes into your food, and therefore what your body is consuming. One way to make…
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Smoked Paprika Chicken Cobb Salad

This salad is everything I love about Cobb salad, but much lighter. If I’m going to eat salad for dinner it better actually be healthy, right? Instead of adding smoky…
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Creole Potato Salad Recipe

Today was such a beautiful day here in Maine.  The sun was shining, the sky was bright blue, and it was about 70 degrees out, with just a slight breeze.…
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PLUM SALAD WITH ROASTED BEETS, SPINACH, AND FETA

Most of our fruit this summer has gone into baked goods, but this week I’ve felt the need to eat lighter meals.  It’s not the heat so much as it is…
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SPICY CUCUMBER NOODLES WITH BLUEBERRIES

The pitcher  and cups in this photograph –  old Dutch-made blue willow –  were in my great aunt Johnnie Dell Ridgdill’s tiny kitchen for as long as I can remember. Aunt Johnnie…
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CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD WITH MINT

Today we will make this CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD with our garden vegetables , Well into the growing season, our community supported agriculture program and our garden have been providing…
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SOUTHERN-STYLE EGG SALAD SANDWICH

I absolutely love egg salad.  And I love it for several reasons. First, I love how easy it is to make. Just mix up a few ingredients, and you’ve got yourself a…
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Choosing the Best Potatoes for Potato Salad

Potato salad is a summertime cookout side dish staple. Although the number of recipes you’ll find for different dressings and add-ins are nearly endless, don’t forget about the most important…
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ROASTED POTATO SALAD

I just love all things cute and “two bite” potatoes are no exception. Now that I am blogging, I go grocery shopping several times a week. I never know how many…
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