The Best Homemade Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
Our family has a Friday night tradition: pizza. Along with our pizza we usually enjoy a big green salad with lots of great veggies and my favorite homemade dressing. Once you experience homemade...
View ArticleBeet Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Mustard Dressing
I’m far from a morning person, but real food and chickens have changed this pull-the-covers-over-my-head gal. My favorite moments come from early morning rises. The chickens clucking demanding food,...
View ArticleHomemade Probiotic Chicken Caesar Salad
Can we talk about 2015 just one more time? I promise there’s an amazing probiotic (yep, you heard that right) chicken caesar salad at the finish line of this grand discussion. 2014 was an amazing year...
View Article3 Five-Minute Fresh Herb Salad Dressings
Remember a few weeks ago when I proclaimed, “You should try growing your own food, even if it’s just a couple of herbs”? Well, I’m going to say it again, “You should try growing your own food,...
View Article10 Salad Dressings to Stop Buying and Start Making
Contributor post written by Renee from Raising Generation Nourished There is nothing I look forward to with spring in full swing than fresh salad greens from the garden. Okay, maybe a grassy view out...
View ArticleWarm Balsamic Roasted Vegetable and Steak Medley Salad
Have you noticed a trend around Live Simply? I’m a lover of homemade cleaning products and chocolate is my best friend, but when it comes to salads, well, that food group is seriously lacking around...
View Article4-Ingredient Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
One of the greatest joys of my real food journey has been the discovery that many “complicated” store-bought foods are super easy to make at home. Not only can I easily ditch many of the store...
View ArticleEasy Deli-Style Chicken Salad
A few months ago, Dustin and I came up with the perfect plan: Let’s go on vacation, and then instantly return and tear apart our entire kitchen. Easy peasy! Well, that plan went into full force on...
View ArticleEasy Weeknight Salad and 3-Ingredient Homemade Dressing
“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces–just good food from fresh ingredients.” -Julie Child Today’s Easy Weeknight Salad and 3-Ingredient Homemade Dressing is a recipe that would...
View ArticleCilantro-Lime Coleslaw (For Tacos, Sandwiches, or a Side Salad)
It’s birthday week in our house. My baby boy turns six on Saturday, which means the birthday celebrations started on Monday of this week. When you’re six, there are a lot of people who want to...
View ArticleChicken and Napa Cabbage Salad
Spring break ended on Sunday of last week. This means daily life functions must be tended to again: work, school, dinner on the table by 5:30 pm, nightly baths, and early bedtimes. I’m the kind of...
View Article4-Ingredient Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce (or Dressing)
The timeliness of today’s recipe chat is kind of comical and incredibly appropriate. Last weekend, our family spent some time over at Disney World for Londyn’s fourth birthday. Londyn didn’t want a...
View ArticleSimple Cucumber Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
Anyone else feeling the end-of-the-school-year hustle? Between school parties and celebrations, Mother’s Day, and soon-to-be summer events (I’m not sure what else to call them), I’m certainly feeling...
View ArticleMake-Ahead Quinoa Cobb Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette
Friend, let me introduce you to the ultimate prep day meal. It’s hearty, packed full of protein and vegetables, and nearly every single (real food) ingredient may be prepped in advance. You probably...
View ArticleVinaigrette Kale Slaw (For Tacos, Sandwiches, or a Side Salad)
This post is sponsored by Simply Organic. The opinions and photos expressed are completely my own. Thank you Simply Organic for helping me get the word out about real food, and adding amazing flavor...
View ArticleEasy Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
We officially began our back-to-school countdown last week. Which means every day we take a look at the giant August calendar that hangs in my office, and practice real life math skills. As of today,...
View ArticleMake-Ahead Veggie-Packed Tuna Salad
What a week! A week that definitely calls for kicking back this weekend, staying out of the kitchen, and enjoying the outdoors. On Monday, our family came down with a case of the sniffles. By Monday...
View ArticleEasy Marinated Chickpea Salad
I wasn’t sure what to expect. After all, I hadn’t been camping in 30 years, so technically I don’t even remember my only camping experience. And Dustin hadn’t been camping since his pre-teen years....
View ArticleKale and Romaine Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing and Croutons
We’re officially back to normal life after our two-week adventure in Michigan and Chicago. I would call our trip a vacation, but when you travel with kids a trip is more of an adventure than a...
View ArticleTomato and Cucumber Panzanella Salad
I’ve fully transitioned, as it’s been evident over on Instagram, from relaxing summer vibes to prepping for back to school. My thoughts of summer meals, lazy evenings, and sleepy mornings have quickly...
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