This red, white, and green fruit filled layered Christmas gelatin salad is as yummy as it is pretty! It is the perfect addition to any holiday buffet table. Years ago when my children were small, we started a tradition of adding a gelatin salad to our holiday dinner party. Funny enough, this tradition was born …
September Week Four Dinner Menus and Shopping List
Autumn is officially here, and it is now the last week of September. I meant to get this post up yesterday, but at the last minute my husband and I headed out for a college football game – Cal Bears vs. USC. It was an excellent game sitting in the beautiful sun-filled Memorial stadium high …
Packing Back-to-School Lunches
It is that time of year again! I am starting my 23rd year of packing school lunches. Wow! Over the years I really have packed thousands of school lunches. Yes, thousands! I know that my youngest, a sophomore in high school, is perfectly capable of packing her own lunch, and on some days where I …
Asian Chicken Salad in a Jar Recipe
OK, I am going a bit crazy with my salads in a jar. But I gotta say – they are the best invention ever! My friends at work ask, “Why in a jar?” Well the answer is that it stores the salad perfectly! By layering the salad with the dressing at the bottom and adding …
Niçoise Salad in a Jar Recipe
As promised in yesterday’s post, Roast Beef Salad in a Jar, here is today’s post with my version of a Niçoise Salad in a Jar recipe. Now this isn’t a true Niçoise Salad, but it definitely has the essence of my Niçoise Rice Salad Recipe. Which by the way, is one of my favorite recipes! Perfect meal …
Roast Beef Salad in a Jar
In the spirit of eating healthy and losing weight, I am looking for ways to prep my lunches on Sunday and have them ready to go for the week. As a teacher at a rural school, I do not have easy access for a quick lunch off campus. My mornings and week nights are busy! …
Chopped Veggie Salad Dressing Recipe
We love, love, love this chopped veggie salad dressing in our family. It has been a family favorite for close to two decades! I first had salad topped with this dressing at my aunt’s home in Florida, and she served it in a beautiful tall glass canister. I copied that idea from her as well. …
Thai Steak Salad with Noodles #SundaySupper
2017 is the year of eating healthy and losing weight. After a holiday season with lots of family, food, friends, and fun, it is time to reel it in. This Thai Steak Salad with Noodles makes eating healthy a piece of cake! 🙂 OK, not cake per say as in chocolate with creamy frosting, but so …
Easiest Bruschetta Salad Ever
Easy is good. Easy is great, but only if easy is also delicious. Well, this salad is oh-so very delicious. On top of all of that? It is a beautiful! I love how simple it is to put together this Bruschetta Salad, how delicious all the flavors are as they layer together in every bite, and …
Summer Orzo Salad Recipe
I am in full swing enjoying summer and the warmer weather. Long days and sunny skies are perfect for hanging with friends and family. The weather is ideally suited for picnics, barbecues, and pool parties! This past month has been filled with multiple parties and gatherings at our home. Entertaining is something I loooove to do. …