Chunky pearl tomato and cucumber salad

Chunky_Pearl_Tomato_Cucumber_Salad

One thing is for sure; there is no shortage of delicious tomatoes and cucumbers in the summer. My garden is fully loaded with these summer time veggies and I take full advantage of them throughout the season. Whether or not you get these abundant veggies from your own garden, local farmers market or grocery store, [...]

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Grilled Summer Veggie Pasta Salad

Grilled Summer Veggie Pasta Salad

I know the fall season has fallen upon us, but here in my lovely CA hometown it is 102 today. Therefore, I am sharing one of my favorite dishes that I created this summer. And also, I had to shave since it is so hot, which sucks. Because you know, I hate shaving. If you love fresh [...]

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Taco Salad

Taco Salad

I love tacos. I love salads. One of my favorite salads is the Taco Salad. It is delicious, nutritious, and goes great with a margarita. I mean who doesn’t love a great meal that goes with a margarita? I make my own *taco* meat. No, I don’t have my own turkeys out back. What I mean [...]

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Asian Chicken Salad

Asian Chicken Salad

Hold onto your shorts peeps! This recipe is delicious! This recipe is brought to you all the way from Hawaii. That’s right, from Mommy Vaca’s Mama! It is so delicious and has become a staple in our family. My mom had this at a restaurant in Hawaii and went home and duplicated it. See, I told [...]

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Summer Quinoa Chicken Salad with Roasted Corn, Tomatoes & Leeks

Summer Quinoa & Chicken Salad

I had one of those nights this past week when I asked myself: What do I want to make for dinner? See this is unusual for me because I am a PLANNER. I plan everything, especially dinners. Because if I didn’t, by the time dinner rolled around everyone would get a bowl of cheerios because [...]

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Black Bean & Corn Salad

black bean corn salad

I am posting this recipe in hopes of encouraging summer to finally come to CA. The past few days have been somewhat sunny but pretty cold and windy. And apparently we have rain on the way? What? It is the end of May for cryin’ out loud!!   This is one of my all time favorite summer salads. [...]

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Chicken Tostada Salad

Chicken Tostada #1

Today’s recipe is brought to you by:   Have you checked the Everyday Food Mags out? They are AWESOME!!! I am not a huge Martha fan, but these little books are fabulous! I was introduced to them by my good friend Lisa and I haven’t looked back since! The best section of this little food mag [...]

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