This delicious dessert tastes like a decadent treat, but is so simple and fresh you’ll want it every day of the week. You’ll need: strawberries blueberries other berries or cherries, if you’d like heavy whipping cream a sweetener, if desired (sugar or stevia) cinnamon If you have an electric mixer, this will be quick! If… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Salads
Lemon pasta salad with Asparagus and Mushrooms
It’s a good thing I did sort-of step-by-step photos for this one, because these photos are from a while ago and I don’t even remember eating this! Let’s see… Ruffles pasta (I LOVE that shape) and asparagus, washed and “snapped.” Looks like I’m boiling some water and also sauteing some mushrooms. I bet it smelled… Continue Reading
Spring Spaghetti Squash
I had some spaghetti squash once in the fall and it was soooooo good, but since then the commissary hasn’t had any. Well, they showed up again in the produce section, so YAY! I bought 3 of them and have been eating this: Amaaaaazing. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, de-seed and chop… Continue Reading
I can’t NOT share this salad with you – And Low-Fat Ranch Dip + Ranch Dressing Recipes
So this was my AMAZING dinner tonight… so delicious. Who says salads are just summer fare? So, we marinated and grilled some chicken breasts… The Guy wanted rice to go with them, so I made wild/long grain rice a roni rice, and added a ton of spinach to it (yum!). Now, remember all the veggies… Continue Reading
Fresh vegetable pasta salad – grape tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli
When Victoria and I got together to watch Army Wives, I brought over a veggie tray… and since I LOVE vegetables, I went a little overboard, I think. Which is totally fine, because, seriously? Veggies rock. So later that night, for some reason my husband wanted to eat (Didn’t I feed him yesterday??), so I… Continue Reading
Skip to Spring Pasta Salad
So it’s winter, and the produce at the grocery store is looking kind of sketchy… But you’re dreaming of spring, and you want something light for dinner. Enter the recipe for “Skip to Spring” Pasta Salad Start with about 3 cups of tri-color rotini. Throw it into a pot of boiling salted water, and let… Continue Reading
Asian Chicken Salad
This salad was so simple to make, and the ginger-soy dressing topped it off with great flavor. While the chicken was browning in a pan, I got the rest of the salad things ready. Mandarin orange slices, chow mien noodles, and the (homemade) ginger-soy dressing. The dressing was simple, and I didn’t really measure much.… Continue Reading
Crab Salad and Cornbread
Last week, we had this delicious summery meal. We decided that the crab salad is so beautiful and quick that it would be perfect for a party someday. We could serve it up with some of those tiny toasts, or crackers. Or get big lettuce leaves and wrap some of the salad in each leaf,… Continue Reading
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Buffalo Chicken is so delicious. I went through a several-month-long period of craving it so badly that every time I drove past a Chili’s restaurant, I drooled. It’s probably because my best buddy Meagan and I used to go to Chili’s and order a buffalo chicken salad, then splurge on an exploding chocolate volcano for… Continue Reading
Degenerate Chicken Salad
Much like tuna salad from a can, chicken salad (from a can as well) can be a quick and delicious meal, if your taste buds are OK with canned meat. Now, I can’t eat canned tuna… I bought some because it’s cheap and convenient, but it’s been sitting in my pantry almost a year after… Continue Reading
Egg Salad
I love eggs! I like them scrambled, fried, hard-boiled, in egg salad, egg salad sandwiches, green… I like them, Sam I am! So in honor of the egg salad sandwich, I give you a simple photo how-to. Yum! Step 1: Smash some hard-boiled eggs with the back of your fork. Some people like to cut… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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