Roasted Eggplant Panzanella Salad

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At the very end of summer, I was given two of my very favorites kind of gift-the kind you can eat!  A coworker brought in eggplant that he had grown over the summer in his garden, and my old neighbor gave me a basket full of fresh off the vine tomatoes from her garden. 

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Creamy Balsamic Pasta Salad

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Happy First Day of Summer!

This is the day that I wait all year long for.  Summer is my most favorite season.  I think I have said more than a few times how much I love the warm weather, barbeques and all the fun that summer brings.  To celebrate the official start of [Click to continue...]

Spinach Salad with Bacon, Egg and Candied Pecans

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How do you get picky eaters to eat a giant bowl full of spinach?  Put bacon in it!

How do you get someone to eat just about anything?  Put bacon on it!

I feel like that episode of Portlandia…Put a bird on it!

 

Anyhow, eggs and bacon and it’s not even breakfast!  This salad is inspired [Click to continue...]

Spring Time Fruity Salad

How many colors can you fit into one bowl?

 This salad is bursting with flavor.  the comibnation of juicy berries, sweet madarin orange segments and creamy goat cheese is out-of-this-world delicious!

Let me introduce you to my favorite dressing.  I know some people can’t stand bottled dressings, but this Sweet Vidalia Onion dressing [Click to continue...]