salad

If you have an overabundance of cherry tomatoes in your garden, you’re in the right place!  Toward the end of the summer, we often have hundreds of cherry tomatoes to use up.  Cherry tomatoes taste sweet and pair well with…

Culvers is my favorite fast food restaurant to get salads! This copycat Culvers Strawberry Fields salad has amazing flavor and will save you loads of money by making this at home! Culvers is my favorite restaurant chain in the Midwest!…

Broccoli Salad is a dish that I can always get my kids to eat! This Apple Cider- Cinnamon broccoli salad is made with all things autumn! Candied pecans, salted pepitas, sharp cheddar cheese, sweet, crunchy apples, dried cranberries, and a…

There are many popular restaurants that have amazing salads!  Restaurant salads can be super pricey!  Here are a collection of copycat recipes for some of the more popular salad recipes found at chain restaurants!  Instead of dropping $10.00 plus on…

This post is sponsored by Dorothy Lynch.  All opinions are entirely my own.  Sweet Corn is one of the greatest pleasures of a midwest summer.  This summertime grilled sweet corn salad will please everyone at your next potluck!  This salad…

This shop has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and Hormel Foods. All opinions are mine alone. #CookingwithHormel​ If you’re looking for a quick meal, there’s no need to call for take-out!  You can whip up these pork teriyaki lettuce wraps…

, I love almost always add balsamic vinegar to my roasted Brussels sprouts.  I got an idea to add fresh garden tomatoes, basil, and soft mozzarella cheese for a delicious Caprese -inspired side dish.   These Brussels sprouts turn out crispy…

This post may contain affiliate links.  Your taste buds will burst when you try this Everything Bagel Panzanella Salad!  This salad is the perfect lunch, dinner, or side dish to enjoy during late summer when tomatoes are in full bloom! …

I love classic cucumber salad!  This year, I have decided to switch cucumber salad up a bit by adding zingy chimichurri sauce!  Chimichurri sauce is an Argentinean condiment.  I have started adding it to many of my favorite midwest dishes.…

This post may contain affiliate links.  Last summer, a friend introduced me to creamy cucumber salad at a party.  I spent the rest of the party snacking on the cucumber salad.  It was delicious!  We do not have parties this…

This post may contain affiliate links  I have been making broccoli salad a lot this spring/summer.  I can always get my kids to eat broccoli salad.  I am totally fine with mixing broccoli with a sugar-mayonnaise sauce if it get’s…

Thank-you to the Iowa Egg Council for sponsoring today’s post.   During this time of quarantining and uncertainty, one thing I have been doing a lot lately is listening to podcasts.  I can’t tell you how comforting it is to hear…