Fall Harvest Salad

This Fall Harvest Salad is chock full of well, all things fall. Mustard, bacon and bleu cheese brings the savory while maple, apple and candied walnuts add some sweetness. It’s the perfect salad to healthfully welcome the cooler weather of fall. When the temps drop do you get excited for all the warm, hearty foods

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Dijon Bacon Croutons

Homemade croutons are the best but add bacon and Dijon mustard to create these Dijon Bacon Croutons and they become magical. Add crazy flavor and crunch to your favorite salad with these delicious little bread nuggets. “AGAIN with the bacon Meg?” hopefully said no one ever. I really didn’t mean to go overboard on the

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My Favorite Quick Healthy Lunches

I don’t know about you but when it comes to lunch I want something quick with minimal effort. I generally cook dinner every night of the week so I don’t want to be cooking a full breakfast and lunch too. Plus, who has the time for that? I usually eat lunch after Hannah is down

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California Cobb Lettuce Wraps

The weather around here has been bipolar to say the least. It was 70 degrees this weekend and still pretty nice on Monday then we wake up yesterday and it’s 25 degrees. Seriously Nebraska, get it together. Short sleeves on Saturday and winter coats on Tuesday. Not cool. NOT COOL.  The warmth got me feeling

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Raspberry Feta Salad with Raspberry Balsamic Dressing

Now that summer has arrived and it’s finally getting warm, I am trying to keep the oven off as much as possible. That means lots of grilling and salads. We like to mix it up and create all kinds of unique salads so that we don’t get bored. This salad is a little fancy and

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Southwestern Chopped Salad with Blue Cheese Avocado Dressing

I have another Mexican inspired recipe to share today in preparation for Cinco de Mayo tomorrow just in case you didn’t find something in yesterday’s taco post. We decided on these Loaded Carne Asada Tacos for our little celebration but if you want to make smarter decisions and keep it light, this Southwestern Chopped Salad

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Copycat Olive Garden Dressing

Have any of you stripped and refinished furniture before? Any tips or tricks? It’s our big project this weekend and it seems like a bit of work but I’m super pumped about it. We are tackling our dining room table and buffet which are both older than me. My parents bought it right before I

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Honey Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette

This Honey Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette is officially my new favorite salad dressing and I’m pretty sure it will be my dressing of the summer. It’s incredibly vibrant and zingy….the perfect dressing to keep it light and bright for the upcoming swimsuit season. My favorite way to serve this dressing is over a salad of romaine,

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Asian Chicken Salad with Chili Lime and Peanut Dressings

This Asian Chicken Salad with Chili Lime and Peanut Dressings is the ultimate salad. The combination of dressings along with the crunchy salad creates the most delicious summer dinner. I have been wanting to make an Asian Chicken Salad for quite some time now and I keep seeing them pop up everywhere around the blogosphere. My

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