With picnic season well underway, we're sharing a creamy pasta salad that's at home on a picnic blanket or at a backyard barbecue. What's more, it's incredibly easy to put together and will feed a crowd. Let the outdoor entertaining begin!
Many think of the hottest part of summer as ideal salad days, but I also think the beginning of the end of winter is also great for salad. And I'm not talking about any old salad; I'm contemplating spicy-sweet flavors with as many textures as your heart desires. It's time to start thinking spring!
Warming up doesn't always mean a steaming bowl of soup. Sometimes, an inspired salad can turn up the heat as well or better. And when that same meal is packed with great vegetables, an amazing dressing, and sweet, spicy chicken, there's every reason in the book to love it.
Spending just a little time figuring out how to blend flavors and textures can spell the end of boring salads in your home, whether they be simple side salads or glorious main dish adventures.
Have you ever enjoyed a loaded baked potato? Now it's time to apply the same concept to potato salad. The result? A creamy, rich potato salad that's brimming with crisp bacon, sharp cheese, crunchy onions, and tender potatoes.
When left to my own devices, I'll incorporate stone fruit into most meals this time of the year. So when I find myself in the possession of a bunch of greens and a need for lunch, these normally sweet-centric fruits become the stars of a savory salad.
Sometimes, my youngster and I are on our own for dinner. It's not often, but when we are, we opt for fun dishes that feature fresh foods and a lot of crunch. A perfect example are salads teeming with gourmet greens, crunchy coconut chicken, and drizzled with a spicy-sweet mustard dressing.
If you think salad is a boring way to have dinner while keeping your kitchen cool, you have another think coming! Enjoy this fantastic main dish salad brimming with fresh asparagus, crispy bacon, and tender chunks of chicken and keep your cool.
Cole slaw finds its way onto plates as second fiddle to sandwiches or fried fish, but it never gets a starring role. What if you could tweak lowly cole slaw such that it became dinner's center piece? It's time to make a healthy main dish cole slaw with an Asian twist!
It's time for a lesson in cleaning out your refrigerator without feeling like a garbage disposal. A method for getting rid of those must-go items while making dinner seem like a gourmet adventure? It's all within reach. You just need to be able to think outside the box while taking a look inside your fridge!
