I love love love me some Chicken Salad, and one of my faves is this old-fashioned Chicken Salad with Dried Cherries & Toasted Nuts. Not only is it delish, but it’s also pretty & festive! With the dark cherries and the celery, the colors just pop.
Chicken Salad with Dried Cherries
This is one of our newer family faves – Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad. It has a bit of spice but it’s not over the top and it’s a perfect foil for the creamy ranch-style dressing. This is a marvelous summer recipe, but its bold flavors can easily spill into fall with no problem. Oh heck, it’s good anytime.
Grilled Cajun Chicken & Salad
Fregolata – sounds fancy, doesn’t it? I love the way the word rolls off the tongue. I find myself saying it in an accent as I make it. This looks fancy, too, because it is made in a 10-inch tart pan. And it’s divine…there’s no need to give away any secrets, here, but this tart has an easy, pat in the pan crust and is made with jam. Yet, just any flavor of jam you have on hand (or you might want to use several, if you have a bunch of jam half finished!)
Fregolata Tart with Jam and Almonds
I remember when Quinoa first came on my radar, years and years ago. It was supposedly a “rediscovered” ancient grain and no one knew how to pronounce it (KEEN-wah), let alone cook it!! Well, it turns out that people have been eating Quinoa all along, even if we in the States haven’t, it isn’t a grain at all, it’s a seed and it IS possible to make Light Fluffy Quinoa in the Instant Pot or on the Stovetop.
Light Fluffy Quinoa
Kale can be absolutely delicious when bought at the right time, used quickly, paired with the right ingredients, and treated right. It is gorgeous in this Wilted Kale Salad with Acorn Squash and Warm Cranberry Vinaigrette.
