During the time our kitchen has been non-functioning, or rather non-existent – as we’ve gone through this addition – we ate a lot of salads. Not the normal salads you’ve seen me post with homemade dressing and all sorts of good fixings. No, we ate a lot of the prepackaged, bagged salads that had a…
Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette and Grilled Chicken Salad
I kept telling my husband that I was going to wait until fall to post this salad with maple balsamic salad until he asked me a really good question, “Why, isn’t maple season in the spring?” Point taken. So I realize it isn’t spring anymore, but it’s not fall yet either. So here it is,…
Grilled Chicken Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette
Last summer we went out for dinner with my parents for their anniversary back in our hometown. We loaded up on appetizers including this giant platter of chicken nachos, so when it came time to order our entrees a salad sounded just perfect for me. I ordered a chicken salad with a blueberry vinaigrette and…
BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad
Earlier this summer we had quite the adventure in Ely. Derek & I were caught in a fast moving storm that produced straight-line winds. The portage to the lake we had been fishing on was covered with over twenty trees – all in a just a few minutes. The next day after the storm, we…
Grilled Corn & Zucchini Salad
The fourth of July is coming up this weekend and my favorite part about the fourth is hanging around at the lake and grilling out. My parents host an annual open house party for friends and family to stop by. Usually it turns out into a giant pot luck with everything bringing something. This grilled…
Broccoli Salad
You’re about to read a recipe that I’m going suggest that you take it with you to a Memorial Day weekend party. But before you read that, I’d like you to stop and take a moment to think about why we have this three day weekend. Yes, for many it marks the first day of…