With a high of 106 degrees today, I don’t really care what season the date says it is… it’s full-fledged summer out here! With summer comes BBQ’ing and grilling season, cookouts and picnics. I bet you’ll be asked to bring a side dish to at least one event in the near future. Well… this is…
Blueberry, Beet and Goat Cheese Salad
This weekend, we went to a presidential-themed dinner in honor of Lincoln’s birthday, Washington’s birthday (aka MY birthday), President’s Day and so and so forth. Most of the dishes were White House recipes or former presidents’ personal family recipes– it’s amazing what you can find on the interwebs. Our British friends even made the queen’s…
Mediterranean Chicken Kabob Salad
I love cooking, but sometimes doing it every night is tiring. I’m always looking for new grill recipes, since they cut my work in half (Nick loves to grill) and they require less clean up. When I can satisfy Nick’s meat and grilling obsession and my desire to be healthy and force a few veggies…
Easy Homemade Salad Dressings (And a Giveaway)
This week is an exciting week because it’s the kick off to the most crazy busy summer of my entire life. It’s a little scary because I’ve been telling myself for the past 6 months that I didn’t have to truly worry about getting wedding planning stuff done until this week hit. And now it’s…
Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing and Sourdough Herb Croutons
After making Parmesan Chicken with Caesar Roasted Romaine last week, I had some leftover anchovies. I am not one to waste food, especially food as delicious as anchovies! Nick went with the theme and suggested I try making homemade Caesar salad. Done! I was a little creeped out by the raw egg yolk in the…
Roasted Beets with Toasted Walnuts, Goat Cheese and Balsamic Reduction
Dallas Farmer’s Market Find #4: Hope everyone had a great weekend! Hard to believe it’s been over a week since we returned home from Dallas with our Farmer’s Market bounty. I’m a bit behind, I guess. Nick went on a cross-country flight this weekend, first to Louisville on Friday and down to Pensacola on Saturday….
Jess’s Taco Salad
Nick’s Grandma Alice emailed me this weekend to tell me that she’s having a dinner in a few weeks and she is in charge of making salads. She’s going to make my Chinese Chicken Salad and a taco salad. She wanted to know if I had a good taco salad recipe. All you have to…
Chinese Chicken Salad
One of the best things about moving around a lot is meeting lots of new friends! Living on a military base is a bit like being in college again, especially when, like me, you work there, too! There’s really no reason to leave “campus”. Home is here, work is here, the gym is here, the…
