If you have ever been to a potluck dinner, you’ve likely seen a wide array of salads in the line up. Tossed salad, macaroni salad, Jello salad. You get the picture. Broccoli salad is one of those dishes that commonly graces the table at a potluck gathering. It’s always been a favorite of mine. I like the crunchy green broccoli…
I used to think salsa was pretty much made from tomatoes, peppers, and onions. In fact, most of the dictionaries I checked define it that way: a spicy sauce made from tomatoes, peppers, and onions. But there is more than one way to make salsa. While I love homemade tomato salsa, I also really like salsas…
Where do you get your nutrition information, and do you read it with a critical eye? Twenty years ago, most people found it in magazines or newspapers, asked their doctor or dietitian, or took advice from mom, grandma, or the friend down the street. Even then it seemed you could find an opinion anywhere. The…
What is it about chicken nuggets that draw a kid’s interest? If you are at one of the many popular fast food restaurants (bleh) it could be the promise of a small toy; or maybe it’s the environment or colorful packaging. Children may say it’s because they like the flavor, and maybe they do. But…
I grew up in the upper Midwest where the seasons change every few months. Spring turns into summer, summer into fall, and fall into winter. Now, I’ve always liked the change in seasons. It keeps things interesting, and there’s beauty in all four seasons. But when February rolls around and the cold and snow refuse…
Hi Friends. As I started to write this post about these Cherry Vanilla Overnight Oats, my mind kept going to the word I chose as my focus word this year. In the last few years I’ve seen more and more friends select a word for the year instead of setting goals and resolutions. That’s what I’m…