Category: Sides, Salads & Appetizers
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Turkey Bacon & Avocado Salad
This Turkey Bacon & Avocado Salad is an awesome meal because it is adaptable to your families preferences, fun for a picnic night and can be a flexible last minute meal. It works for various diets and is loaded with protein for a fast and easy satisfying meal. I find it especially perfect in the…
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Watermelon Arugula Salad with Feta and Cucumbers
This Watermelon Arugula Salad with Feta and Cucumbers is the perfect refreshing easy summer salad for everyone in your family. This recipe was inspired by a good friend / old teammate and awesome runner who also has a fun family website that has easy recipes and a lot of fun kid/toddler activities. You can check…
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Turkey Bacon Wrapped Dates
Turkey Bacon Wrapped Dates are a sure hit and a must make for game day! They are the perfect salty sweet combo that are crispy on the outside with yummy melty cheese on the inside. This simple appetizer comes together in a snap with only 3 ingredients! We have been enjoying these so much for…
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Have you ever tried homemade cranberry sauce? It is so delicious and my kids favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal (probably because it has sugar in it 🤪). I promise once you have homemade cranberry sauce you will never go back! It comes together with 4 natural ingredients in under 30 minutes and can be…
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Cinnamon Maple Vinaigrette
Hi Friends! Today I wanted to share a fun fall vinaigrette as well as another use for all of your apples. I love adding apples to salads! This year I developed a cinnamon maple vinaigrette to go along with our favorite fall harvest salad that is filled with apples and butternut squash. This vinaigrette was inspired…
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Zucchini Carpaccio
Zucchini Carpaccio is one of my personal favorite ways to enjoy the abundance of summer zucchini! This was my go to dish at a local restaurant when we lived in NYC (Fig and Olive) and I was craving it this week. It comes together in 5 minutes and is the perfect no cook light summer appetizer…
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Chopped Rainbow Salad Recipe
I have talked a lot about how I lean into raw vegetables and easy sides in the summer. An easy family salad is definitely one that happens on repeat around here. I love having this apart of our weekly menus because all of the ingredients are easily incorporated into a variety of our lunch and…
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Strawberry Summer Salad
As we settle into the lazy days of summer I rely heavily on salads and raw veggies to make cooking easier and faster. (I also try to not use the oven on super hot days). So I thought I would share some of my favorite choices! First up this strawberry summer salad is bright and light…
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Patriotic Snack Tray!
John requests a snack tray almost daily so I thought it would be fun to create a festive patriotic snack tray! This can work as fun big family snack or if you happen to be entertaining friends or family. It has a fun healthy assortment for kids and adults. I used my healthy yogurt ranch…
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Cherry Farro Salad
Cherry Farro Salad is an easy farro side dish that comes together with 7 ingredients and is filled with some of my summer favorites – cherries and basil! I love making this farro salad for a variety of uses over the course of a week. I like to make a big batch and use…
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