Roasted Golden Beet Quinoa Salad

Golden Beets

As strange as it may sound, I absolutely love beets.  It’s one of the many foods I refused to try until I was a grown adult and now I find myself thinking about what  I was missing all those years.  Trust me, this list is very long, thanks in no part to my younger, much [...]

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Fresh Food Recipe Makeover: Roast Chicken Salad with Spicy Buttermilk Dressing

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When I found today’s makeover recipe I was almost paralyzed with fear.  Where does one begin tackling a recipe with taco seasoning, cream of chicken soup, Ro-tel AND a bag of Doritos?  But I powered through and came up with what I feel is a reasonable solution.  My goal was not to mimic the dish [...]

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Lemon-Fennel Salad

I took a break from my normal planning ways this week by picking vegetables that just looked good and searching out recipes later. Turns out I am able to satisfy my need to plan by helping my customers! When I wasn’t busy drooling over the cupcakes from a local vendor at the farmers’ market, I [...]

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Mission Complete! Valentine’s Day & Spinach Salad with Seasme & Poppy Seed Dressing

Life is getting considerably more exciting in our household!  Our son officially started crawling over the weekend, which means being on baby alert during all waking hours.  It is amazing how quickly they learn to move around and just how much they can get into.  He is currently obsessed with our dog’s food dish and if I [...]

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Mediterranean Orzo Salad

My husband was on cooking duty last night and he created a delicious orzo salad using ingredients we had on hand. It was light, tasty and full of yummy vegetables. He didn’t follow an exact recipe, but he did use this recipe for inspiration: Mediterranean Orzo Salad Yields: 4 Servings 1 cup Orzo 3 tablespoon [...]

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