• Gluten Free,  Kids,  Recipes,  Vegetarian

    Chicken, Bacon And Ranch Pasta Salad

    Welcome to the wonderful world of cold pasta salads. Have you been chowing down on them all summer like I have? This is a recipe you must try tonight because I already know it will be a hit. I used to work as a waitress while I was in college and the chicken sandwich with bacon and ranch dressing was a very popular item on our menu. I decided to somewhat replicate this salad with the flavors of the sandwich for some guys I was cooking for. My boyfriends nephew just bought a new house last month. While the boys were busy working on the house last week, I whipped…

  • Appetizer,  Gluten Free,  Kids,  Recipes,  Vegetarian

    BLT Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

    One of my favorite things about this salad is that it is a deconstructed sandwich that has easily swappable ingredients. Certain ingredients can easily be swapped to still have the idea or flavor of a BLT sandwich without too much fat or calories. This is a ridiculously flavorful salad that I came up with by using leftovers. I mixed up some plain green cabbage with some shredded kale leaves and added some diced tomatoes and turkey bacon.  Instead of using romaine in this salad, (which you could!)  I chose a variety of greens for extra vitamins and nutrition. Lots of iron, fiber, folate and vitamin K among others in kale and cabbage . I like…