Entrees
BLT Pasta Salad
We love BLT night at our house. It is such a simple meal with easy ingredients, yet the combination is always delicious. While grilling burgers for dinner the other night, I decided to make a pasta Read more…
Entrees
Creamy Pasta Salad With Salmon, Peas, and Herbs
I love the versatility of pasta salads. There are so many possibilities from the meat and vegetable mix-ins to the oil or mayonnaise base. Plus, now that gluten free pasta is so readily available, you Read more…
Breakfast
Cherry Vanilla Smoothie
One of the many things that I love about summer is the abundance of fresh fruit filling the produce aisles. Sweet strawberries, juicy peaches, and tart blueberries hold a permanent place in our fridge and brighten Read more…
Entrees
Curried Chicken Salad
You. Guys. This chicken salad is delicious. Chicken has been on a heavy rotation in our kitchen recently. Because it has been so hot, I often prepare a big batch early on in the week Read more…
Breakfast
Iced Coffee
As I mentioned in my last post, I have been on a serious iced coffee kick recently. I showed you my favorite frappuccino-style mocha smoothie last Wednesday, so I thought I would share my favorite bare-bones basic Read more…
Breakfast
Mocha Smoothie
With temps reaching the 90s almost every day, I (like much of America) have been fueled by iced coffee recently. It’s refreshing, delicious, and simultaneously delivers my caffeine intake while cooling me down. What could be Read more…
Dessert
Ricotta Stuffed Strawberries
The smell of grilling fills the air, a few lone fireworks pop in the distance each night, and flags hang from every streetlight on Main Street. It must be Fourth of July weekend! I have great Read more…
Breakfast
Peach Pie Smoothie
Summer is officially here. And it is hot. Super hot. It’s so hot that I’ve moved away from my standard bowl of oatmeal most mornings, and that’s saying something. Luckily, this heat has inspired me to Read more…
Breakfast
Egg and Avocado Wrap
It was my husband’s last day of teaching on Wednesday (finally!), and it is now officially summer in this household. I am definitely looking forward to things slowing down a bit. Furthermore, I love the Read more…
Entrees
Strawberry Avocado and Chicken Salad
I love avocados. Their buttery richness and creamy smooth texture make just about everything taste better. I often run into a little problem with these gems, however. Because of my professed love of all things Read more…