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Southwestern Cobb Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette

I have been wanting to make a salad with cilantro dressing ever since my daughter made one last summer for a get-together she went to. It looked so colorful and refreshing. I figured what better time to try it than during the week before Cinco de Mayo. Although, salad is not the first thing I think

Wedge Salad with Bacon, Avocado, and Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

I don’t know why I love blue cheese dressing, but I do. It seems odd to like a cheese that is covered in mold. I remember growing up our family all loved Bob’s Big Boy Blue Cheese Salad Dressing. This recipe reminds me of that. It is very creamy and thick. You can taste the blue cheese,

Autumn Cobb Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

I’ve been pondering this salad in my brain for quite some time now. Maybe that is why I have been so distracted lately (it doesn’t take much). I couldn’t find my sun glasses yesterday until I got home from the grocery store and started putting the groceries away. There were my sunglasses – in the refrigerator! I

Roasted Butternut Squash and Arugula Salad with Brown Sugar-Cider Vinaigrette

We ate this salad for dinner 3 times last week. I just can’t get enough of it. I think it is the best salad I’ve ever had. It is a great combination of salty and slightly sweet ingredients. There are different textures in it as well. And it is such a wonderful salad for fall with the orange color of

Raspberry, Almond, and Feta Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

It seems with the hot weather, all I want to eat are salads and ice cream. Since it probably wouldn’t be the best thing for me to have ice cream every night for dinner, I am trying to focus on the salads. (Trying being the key word here). Recently I found a wonderful new dressing

Red, White, and Blueberry Salad With Poppyseed Dressing

After Memorial Day here in Arizona, we brace ourselves for the heat we know is coming. Sunday it is supposed to be 108 degrees! I try to use my oven as little as possible during the next 4 months. Salads always sound so good this time of year, and we eat a lot more of

My New Friend and Copycat Babbo’s Beet and Brussel Sprout Salad With Champagne Vinaigrette

I made a new friend recently. It is someone whom I have been in the same room with many times, but never bothered to get to know. I had assumed she was one way, when in fact, once I got acquainted with her, I found out she was completely different. Others had misled me into

Blue Cheese Coleslaw

My mom and I ate lunch at a local grocery store that serves delicious sandwiches in their deli (Sprouts is the name of the store) the other day. When I went up to pay for the sandwiches, I grabbed a side of coleslaw to go with it. It ended up to be blue cheese coleslaw with

My New Favorite Salad

Because of the new year starting, I have been reflecting on my cooking goals for the year. One of them is to find delicious new recipes for homemade salad dressing. When I made homemade dressing last year, it was so much better than store-bought, I knew it would be hard to go back to bottled

Grilled Apple Salad with Brown Sugar-Cider Vinaigrette

I am so happy to share this recipe with you today. It is my new favorite salad! The flavors of apple, toasted pecans, sharp cheddar, and brown sugar blend so well together, and are perfect for fall. One of my cooking goals lately has been to find recipes for homemade salad dressings. It seems once you