Salads

Tex-Mex Taco Salad

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Remember when I made this dip? Remember how I had to buy Velveeta cheese for it? Remember how there’s still a block of Velveeta bigger than my head sitting in the fridge? Well not anymore it’s not.

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Creamy Baked Corn

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This Creamy Baked Corn is tagged as “Vegetarian” and “Salad”, which makes me a complete liar.  Don’t tell Santa. Vegetarian? Possibly. Salad?  Oh my word.  Not even close.  And I mean that in the most delicious way possible.

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Spicy-Sweet Squash Bowl

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There is about to be a party in your mouth. Toasted pecans, fresh spinach, cool cilantro, brown sugar, curry, cinnamon, and white bean hummus.  What in the world are you supposed to call all that amazingness? Spicy-Sweet Squash Bowl, according to my Overdosed Sugar brain.

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Harvest Salad with Maple Dressing

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How do you eat all your favorite fall foods in just one healthy and awesomely easy meal? Answer: Make a sweetpotato-kielbasa-apple-onion-bacon-and-everything-fall-delicious salad.  And call it a Harvest Salad. That’s the kinda harvest I’m talking about.

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Spicy Peanut Chicken Salad

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Did you know that red Thai chili peppers at the farmer’s market are only sold by the hundreds? Not kidding. And yes, I’m still talking about the farmer’s market. So what do you do when you only need one?  Just one little itty bitty red Thai chili?

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Mango Chicken Salad

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P90X. Have you heard of it? No? Come to this house and you will hear about it. Possibly every other sentence this week has started with “P90X…” And now’s the part where I smirk and tell you that it’s not actually me that’s doing the P90X exercise program and you think I’m a little bit [...]

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Creamy Cilantro Dressing

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There’s power in a good salad.The problem is, most salads are not delicious.  Come on.  You know you were thinking the same thing.I try to like to eat salads because they make for a fast, filling meal- when done right, I can use up all my fresh farmer’s market produce, my new pencil skirt from [...]

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5-Minute Green Curry Salad

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There’s a battle going on over here. It’s hot out. I want to bake and I don’t want to bake.  And I want to bake.  Wahh. Then again, do I really want to turn on the oven when we live in a cute little house with no air conditioning? 

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Greek Salad with Paprika Croutons

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Fattoush?  Yes, Fattoush.  Sort of.Could I call this Minnesotan Fattoush, since I did not make it with a pita and enjoyed it with bottled dressing?

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Avocado Blue Cheese Dressing

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Ahhhvocado. The vegetable (fruit?) that makes everything better. Even buttercream frosting, or so this lady says. That frosting is at the top of my list of things to try, and after yesterday’s experiment with radishes, I’m feeling especially gutsy.

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