Fall salad with maple vinaigrette

What a great fall salad from Martha Stewart. I love that this salad utilizes the great apples now coming into season. This was light and tasty and went with so many of our meals.
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 tbsp evoo
1 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp pure maple syrup
1.5 tsp dijon mustard
salt and pepper
endive halved and cored and sliced
watercress
4 celery stalks [...]

Penne with Treviso and goat cheese

What a great addition to our weekend bbq. This dish was FABULOUS as all Giada recipes are. This didnt take too long to make , so I was still able to enjoy the bbq without being stuck in the kitchen or having to do too much the day before. Great twist on a regular old [...]

Sauteed Tilapia with honey scallion dressing over spinach or greens

What a great, healthy dish from Cooking Light. This would make for a perfect lunch or dinner as in our case. It was great on a tired Monday night to whip this up in no time! This serves 4 and I cut it in half for just the two of us!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Dressing:
2 1/2  tablespoons  fresh lemon [...]

Chicken salad with cucumbers and tomatoes

The latest issue of Martha Stewart Living is fantastic. Great tips, recipes, and ideas for the home. I found this recipe and instantly knew it would be my lunch today!
ENJOY!

Ingredients: Serves 8
1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt
2 medium tomatoes quartered and seeded and cut into one inch chunks
1/2 English cucumber cut into 1 inch chunks
2 [...]

Cabbage and herb slaw with oranges

This is a fabulous side dish to any grilled meal. It was a light and refreshing dish on a hot day and went perfectly with our grilled chicken. I liked the tangier flavors and the oranges added in. The dressing wasnt mayo or dairy based, so this would be a great addition to any outdoor [...]

Potato crusted salmon with herb salad

Once again my Food and Wine magazine recipes caught my eye!! I saw this recipe in the latest food and wine and it was fantastic. We love salmon and coming up with so many different recipes to keep us interested can be hard, but not when I saw this wonderful recipe. It was paired with [...]

Caesar Salad Dressing

I love a Caesar salad with any Italian meal. For some reason the dressing and the romaine lettuce is a great side to a great Italian dish and this was perfect! I found this recipe on Food Network’s site and I like how deeply flavorful it was. This is much better than any bottled dressing [...]

Tender Lettuce Salad

I love a great, light salad to pair with a great meal. This salad was easy to throw together and was just right for our Roasted Salmon meal. This would pair well with any fish or light chicken recipe and would be good with shrimp or chicken tossed with it. I found this recipe in [...]

Shrimp Spincach Salad

H and I were wanting something light and healthy this week. I knew I had some shrimp on hand and spinach, but doing another shrimp pasta just isnt what I wanted to make. So after foraging in my fridge, I decided to saute the shrimp and put them atop a light spinach salad tossed with [...]

Cranberry and Chicken Salad

A great way to use up leftover chicken. After making a great roasted chicken yesterday, I knew I wanted something light and healthy to use some of the chicken in. I scoured the cupboards and threw together a great salad with a great balsamic vinaigrette from Emeril.
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Mixed greens…enough for a generous serving for each person
1/2 [...]