Life with salad isn't so bad!
Summer Cucumber/Tomato/Onion Salad It’s summer here in NW Arkansas right now and the farmers markets and stands are everywhere with fresh vegetables. I even have a pot with grape tomatoes growing on my deck. So I decided to use some fresh veggies for a cool salad using cucumbers, tomatoes and purple onions. Ingredients One large Cucumber, peeled, sliced and […]
Read moreKeto Green Bean Salad Green beans are popular and used a lot when dieting because they are healthy and easy to prepare and very low carb. Green beans are also called snap peas or string beans. They have great health benefits for your body. Green beans are full of vitamins, minerals, fiber and water, as well antioxidants, flavonoids and flavor. […]
Read moreFrench Green Bean Sauteed Salad Here’s a delicious salad made in your skillet with common ingredients that is very colorful and beautiful on your table. Ingredients 1 lb. fresh French style green beans 1 orange bell pepper, diced 2 Roma tomatoes, diced 2 T. olive oil ¼ t. cumin ¼ t. jalapeno powder (or red pepper flakes) ¼ t. cilantro, […]
Read moreKeto Pepperoni Salad I’ve been eating lower carb and keto for several months now in order to help get my blood glucose levels under control (I’m a Type 2 diabetic). In the past months I’ve been experimenting with different “keto” recipes and meals. I find that a salad is a good “snack” for me, especially a “keto salad.” I […]
Read moreWarm Wilted Spinach and Egg Salad Here’s another warm salad with spinach as the base. We loved it
Read moreI’VE FOUND IT! I finally found the hard boiled egg peeler I’ve been looking for and I am SO HAPPY! Many of my salads require hard boiled eggs as part of the recipe and let’s face it “I hate to peel hard boiled eggs”. It is so frustrating to try to peel the hard boiled egg shell and end up with […]
Read moreCucumber Tomato and Baby Spinach Leaf Salad A few days ago I was needing a simple and easy dinner to prepare that didn’t take very long. So basically baked fish sticks and a salad was my answer. I found the frozen fish sticks in my freezer from when I thought my grandsons were going to visit but the trip fell […]
Read moreMediterranean Olive Salad I planned to have dinner at my home with some of my neighbor friends. There would be six of us. So this was an opportunity to create a new salad to share with my friends. We paired the salad with baked pork loins and salmon and vegetables with garlic bread. Then I realized that one couple thought […]
Read moreAn Easy Breakfast Fruit Salad Today I was making breakfast for my husband and myself and thought “I want to do something different.” So I decided to use some of the fruit I had on hand and create a sweet fruit salad for after our eggs and sausage breakfast. I do not usually allow myself something sweet for breakfast […]
Read moreTropical “Dessert” Salad I was ready for a different kind of salad, so I created this “tropical dessert” salad for a different taste. I used Kale as the green for this one. I also created a sweet dressing to put in it. I wanted to add Kiwi also but forgot to pick them up when I was shopping for the ingredients. […]
Read more