This is Nana. This is Nana’s 7 Layer Salad. This is how I feel when I eat Nana’s 7 Layer Salad. Any questions? This salad is one of my mom’s, aka Nana, favorite recipes. We enjoyed it often when I was growing up. I remember mom entering this recipe in a 4-H cooking contest and […]
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Coconutty Orange Salad
Last week I baked some delicious $100,000 Cinnamon Rolls. The recipe calls for orange zest which left me with four zested oranges. I hate to waste food and try to either eat as leftovers, freeze, or use in another dish. I started thinking about what I could do with those oranges. In Sicily, they have an amazing orange salad that consists of […]
Copycat Olive Garden Salad
There are times however when something is so good you just need to flat out copy the original. This is definitely true with this salad recipe. I am sure that many of you have enjoyed the wonderful salad at Olive Garden Restaurants. Their unlimited soup, salad, and breadstick deal is awesome! I could just about eat […]
Green Grape Salad
I don’t have an interesting story to go with this recipe, but just wanted to share this easy delicious salad. It makes a great dessert too! Use light cream cheese and sour cream for a low fat treat! Buon Appetito!
Fried Okra Salad
Fried okra, or okry as I have heard it pronounced in the deep south, is a southern classic. It is one of my mom’s favorite foods so we ate quite a lot of it growing up. There are other ways to prepare okra besides frying. It is delicious added to gumbo, stewed with tomatoes, or pickled. But in my opinion, it is best fried! By now I am sure […]
Mrs. Patsy’s Chicken Salad
This southern girl loves some chicken salad, but I don’t love how traditional chicken salad recipes are loaded with fat. Mayonnaise is very fattening and when paired with a buttery croissant, a chicken salad sandwich can sabotage a healthy diet. Speaking of croissants, have you ever cooked or watched someone make them? If you have, I […]
Mediterranean Chicken Couscous
I was first introduced to couscous a few years ago, and it has become one of my favorite foods. It is really healthy, versatile, and super quick to make. Most of the couscous you find in the grocery store is instant and is cooked by simply adding boiling water or broth and letting sit for […]