This post is sponsored by Shaft’s Cheese & Co., but all opinions are 100% my own.
With the new year in full swing, I know most of us are looking for ways to meal prep, make better choices when it comes to food, and get back into a routine. Chicken salad is a go-to lunch option for me when I am getting back on track and I love that I can prepare the recipe in advance and have it ready to go when I am. I partnered with my friends at Shaft’s Cheese & Co. to create this delicious recipe for a blue cheese and pear chicken salad that is a twist on a classic Waldorf Chicken Salad that most people love.
By now I know you have heard of an Italian grinder sandwich, but let’s take all of that goodness and turn it into a wedge salad instead! I love a good wedge salad and there are so many other options for flavor combinations other than the traditional wedge salad that you find at most steakhouses. With so many people going low carb or carb-free these days, this Italian grinder sandwich inspired wedge salad is the perfect way to get your cravings satisfied and is truly delicious too. This Italian grinder wedge salad is going to quickly become one of your favorite easy lunches or light dinners as we roll into the warmer months of the year.
Frittatas are a go-to meal at our house and this easy pizza version is our new favorite. This recipe is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and is customizable based on your favorite pizza ingredients. This pizza frittata is great when you want to satisfy those pizza cravings, but in a low carb way. I like to prepare this frittata to enjoy easy meals all week long when I need something on the table fast. This recipe for my easy pizza frittata is going to quickly become a new favorite recipe that you will want to make week after week.
Spring has sprung and it’s one of my favorite times of year when the weather is beginning to get warm and the produce starts to really get good before summer. I feel like my mindset shifts from cozy winter meals to wanting bright and refreshing recipes that are still satisfying! I’ve rounded up my top 30 Spring Recipes that are perfect for this time of year!
Chicken salad couldn’t be any easier to make and having it on hand in the fridge for easy lunches always sets my week up for success. I love taking a rotisserie chicken and turning it into an easy chicken salad recipe that is healthy and filling. Curry chicken salad is a fun way to mix up your regular chicken salad recipe and is so full of flavor. It’s the perfect healthy lunch that is great for on the go or at home. This recipe for curry chicken salad is one that I have been making over and over again and I know you are going to love it too.
I love a healthy meal that I can prep at the beginning of the week and have in my refrigerator to eat for easy lunches and more. Even better if that meal can be made from pantry ingredients and refrigerator staples that can be thrown together quickly in one bowl. I always have a a few cans of various beans and tuna which make for a great protein rich base for any salad. This recipe for Greek chickpea and tuna salad is loaded with flavor, cost efficient, and can be made in a hurry, which means you are going to want to have it on hand on the regular.
Potato salad is a classic summertime dish for pot lucks, picnics, and more. Traditionally most potato salads are loaded with mayo and the potatoes are boiled until soft. There are few potato salads that I love for those reasons which is why I created a delicious new way to make potato salad that you are going to love so much. I am all about adding in crisp veggies into my potato salad, a little something pickled, and roasting the potatoes instead of boiling them for extra flavor and texture is a game changer. This recipe for roasted potato salad with asparagus, pickled fennel, and herbs will quickly become your new favorite potato salad.
This post is sponsored by AdapTable Meals, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Cuban sandwiches are one of those iconic sandwiches that I love getting when I am out at a restaurant. I find it hard to find the classic Cuban sandwich bread, so I rarely make them at home. However, I partnered with my friends at AdapTable Meals to bring you a fun recipe that delivers the delicious flavors of a Cuban sandwich right at home without having to find special bread. I created a recipe for out-of-this-world Cuban sliders using AdapTable Meals Santa Maria Pork Roast, complete with a side of baked plantain chips. They are the perfect combo and so tasty too!
There are salads that are boring and there are salads that make you excited to be eating a salad. You feel me? An antipasto salad is one of those salads that I could literally eat every single day. It’s full of flavor, textures, and a few of my favorite things to eat in general. This antipasto salad is perfect for meal prepping for easy lunches all week and is also great for an easy no brainer dinner. This recipe for the best antipasto salad will quickly become on of your favorite salads no matter what time of day.
Let’s just call January a wash shall we? It was a transition month where we all found ourselves easing into a new year and maybe we hit our new years goals, orrrr maybe we didn’t or haven’t yet. In my case, I didn’t and honestly didn’t even try to start, so I am starting fresh in February! I am not a huge fan of new years resolutions, but I do love a good reset when I find I need it and I’m at that point where I need to go a couple of weeks of eating super clean. I created this 7-Day Meal Healthy Meal Plan to help us all get a little inspired to eat a little more mindful without sacrificing any flavor!
This delicious winter kale salad is one that takes the boring out of salad and will have you excited to dive right into this bowl. I recently had a salad over the holidays that inspired me to make my own version of it right in my own kitchen. This salad is healthy, full of flavor, texture, and couldn’t be prettier. I am obsessed with the dressing that uses one of my favorite seasonings, za’atar and has a hummus base that makes for a creamy dressing that is so good to have on hand in the fridge for any salad or veggies throughout the week that you might eat. This kale, grapefruit, and fennel salad with a citrus za’atar dressing is one that you will be making over and over again.
This light, flavorful, and easy Vietnamese noodle salad is one of those dishes that pairs perfectly with grilled seafood or chicken, but also can be great for a make ahead lunch idea. Rice noodles get loaded with vegetables and tossed with a delicious rice wine vinaigrette that only gets better the longer it sits in the fridge. I love making it ahead of time and eating it for lunch all week long or having it on hand for and easy dinner side dish. This Vietnamese vegetable and noodle salad recipe is easy to make, can use up whatever veggies you have in your fridge, and is a winning dish with the whole family.
Tuna salad is way underestimated in my opinion. I make a batch at least once a week and it’s hands down one of my favorite healthy lunches! Everyone has their own favorite way to make tuna salad, but I learned this recipe from my mama years ago (she learned from her dad), and I might be biased, but our recipe truly is the best! I season mine with old bay, a classic seafood seasoning, and put lots of crunchy goodness in there for texture and flavor. Tuna salad is so great for meal prepping, which is why I tend to make this recipe almost weekly. Do yourself a favor and make the best tuna salad you’ve ever eaten by following my simple but flavorful recipe!
After being out of town for a week, I spent the day yesterday meal prepping to help prepare for a week of getting back on track with work, school, and our regular routine! One of the first items up that I prepped was an easy pasta salad. Pasta salads are on of those dishes that I love making ahead of time because they make easy lunches and/or a simple addition to dinner! Another perk is that they just get better in the fridge after sitting for a day or two. I love that I can add a tons of veggies into the mix to bulk up the pasta along with whatever protein I want to add in whether that be beans, chicken, or cured meats! I am currently obsessed with my new favorite pasta salad which just so happens to use one of my go-to seasonings, everything bagel seasoning. My Everything Bagel Pasta Salad is not only easy to make, but your whole family is going to love eating it all week long!
Two years ago my hubby and I went to Maine and fell in love with haddock sandwiches. They were everything you could want in a fish sandwich and more. These haddock sandwiches were made with simple ingredients letting the fish shine through. They were not greasy at all and yet had a perfectly crisp crust on the outside. The bun was golden, dressed simply with tangy tartar sauce and crisp lettuce and pickles. Is your mouth watering yet? (Because mine is, and it’s only 7 am here.) Needless to say we had a haddock fish sandwich almost every single day on our vacation, even if it meant splitting one because we just couldn’t get enough! Lucky for you, I created an at home version of our favorite New England Style Haddock Sandwich that rivals the original sandwich that I fell in love with!
With Spring on the brain, I am suddenly in the mood for all sorts of salads and color on my plate! It has been unusually cold here this week in Texas, but that does not change the fact that I have been day dreaming about sunny Spring days that are in the very near future! While wintery meals tend to be more laborious, I love how with the switch of seasons, meals become more simple and effortless. Simple salads are one of my favorite things to make at this time of year when the days gets longer and the weather gets nicer! Even better, are salads that can be prepped in advanced and eaten throughout the week for easy lunches or dinners! My Chickpea BLT Salad with Cilantro Dill Dressing is a salad that is packing serious flavor and will quickly become one of your new favorites!
The weather has been a little warm here in Texas this week and I have been craving fresh salads with lots of fresh ingredients including anything and everything citrus! I made a lunch based on these cravings yesterday that will be on a weekly rotation in my house from here on out. It was one of those salads that was a happy accident that came from using ingredients I had in the fridge! I literally couldn’t stop saying “mmm” to myself while I was eating it (you know what I am talking about) and knew I had to share it with you all as soon as possible! My chili grapefruit salmon salad is not only super healthy, but is also full of fresh flavors that truly make the perfect lunch or light dinner any night of the week!
With the holidays in full swing it can sometimes feel impossible to keep up with a healthy lifestyle due to the constant influx of treats that co-workers, family, and the internet keeps throwing your way! This is the time of year I find most people throw in the towel and say I’ll just start fresh in January because they find it too overwhelming to stay the path! That’s why I like to prep easy and healthy lunches at the beginning of the week so that I can be sure I have something nutritious and satisfying to help me resist the holiday temptations throughout the day! My easy single serving veggie ramen bowls are going to be your new favorite healthy make ahead lunch for any day of the week!
Hey hey Monday! I see you, trying to intimidate us all, making us wish it was still the weekend..but that’s not going to work this week! I’m ready for you. I woke up motivated, rested, and ready to tackle this week’s to-do list! How about you? Not so much? Don’t worry if you aren’t feeling quite as enthusiastic about Monday morning just yet, I am here to change your outlook! One of the ways I prepare for a successful week is by meal planning and lunches are the one thing that sometimes get the short end of the stick! I have had several requests for not only kid friendly lunches, but also adult lunches, and I have a great one that you can prep in advance for the week! My roasted chickpea caesar wraps are so easy to make, healthy, and satisfying to keep you going through any day of the week!
This post was kindly sponsored by Kroger Marketplace, but as always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
In a blink of an eye, the summer has come and gone and it's time to start planning everything back to school! From buying school supplies, to planning out lunch boxes, and everything in between it can be a bit overwhelming to get that to-do list completed before the first day of school starts! As a mom, I get it...there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done! That's why I am all about doing finding ways to save me time and energy, especially at this time of year! That's why I partnered with Kroger Marketplace to bring you an easy guide to checking off all of your items on your back to school supply list all in one stop! I'm also sharing one of my favorite easy lunch box recipes, my Spinach and Pepperoni Roll-Ups, that your kids are going to love in addition to those back to school essentials!
Summer isn't officially here, but I feel like it has already made it's way to Texas! Blazing hot days have me craving all of the light dishes I can get my hands on! Fresh salads, fruits, and smoothies are on repeat around our house lately because the thought of turning my oven on just sounds like a bad idea! I love making recipes that I can have on hand to eat on throughout the week that are ready to go in the fridge for easy and healthy lunches! My peach and fennel chicken salad is my new favorite lunch that makes for a great sandwich or lettuce wrap any day of the week!
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A healthy lifestyle is something I strive to have for myself and for my family. Along with staying active, I believe the main aspect of staying healthy starts with your diet! That's why making healthy swaps like MaraNatha Almond Butters perfect for healthy snacking and recipe additions to any meal makes staying on track even easier. I love that I can shop at my local Walmart and get all of the ingredients that I need to create a delicious and healthy meal that my whole family will love! My almond butter Asian chicken and veggie soba noodle salad is the perfect lunch to meal prep and enjoy all week long!
My weekly routine has been out of whack the past couple of weeks. My gym days have been off, my diet has been decent but not great, and the reality is...that's just life sometimes. This week is the first week in a while that I feel like will be back to normal "ish" again and one thing that is going to help me stay on track is meal prepping my lunches! This means that I won't find myself eating junk and I will have a nutritious meal ready to go whenever I get hungry! My healthy curried chickpea salad is just the kind of recipe that is perfect to meal prep at the beginning of the week!
I'm here to let you know that I am extending the weekend another day! And yes I have the authority to do that. This weekend went by too fast, which it always does, but this weekend really sped by and I am just not ready to go into full on weekday mode today! So today I am challenging myself and you to do one thing for yourself that you wouldn't normally allow yourself to do today. Self-care Monday should totally be a thing if you ask me! Take a bubble bath in the middle of the day, read a book for a little while, take a power nap, whatever it is..do it! I need that today, and I am guessing so do you! And you know what else we need today? A little comfort food, so let's make ourselves a spinach and artichoke grilled cheese and call it a day!
Last night we went to the Houston Rodeo and after almost three years of living here, can officially call ourselves Texans! We ate turkey legs, sausages and peppers, drank some really cold beer, saw livestock, the rodeo, and finished the night off with a little live music and The Zac Brown Band. I don't think we have ever had a Monday date night, but it sure was fun to get out for the night and go experience a quintessential Texas tradition! I am a little slow moving this morning as I get going, and I am going to be all about seriously quick and simple eats today! My easy lox and herbed cream cheese naan pizzas are just the thing that I want to eat on a morning like this!
I hope by now you have your whole menu worked out and are beginning phase one of prepping all of your Thanksgiving dishes to get ahead of the game! Because when Thanksgiving is over and the next day rolls around and you have a container of leftover turkey in your fridge and are wondering what to do with it, wonder no more my friend. From here on out, year after year, you are only going to want to make my turkey pomegranate salad to make the most delicious leftover turkey sandwiches that you have ever tasted...ever.
When the days become as hot as they have been lately, my meal planning becomes super simple. I want fresh, light, and easy. And what's easier than throwing together some yummy salads a couple of nights a week? I love creating salads with whatever I have in the fridge and my favorite trick to take a salad from good to great is adding some fruit to the mix! There is something about that sweet bite from fruit mixed with the other salad ingredients that is so delicious, especially if you are eating salads a couple nights a week as your main course, fruit helps to keep your taste buds excited! My grilled flank steak and cherry salad is the perfect summertime dinner, combining some of my favorite flavors onto a plate!
Happy Monday guys! How was your weekend? My in-laws came to visit and we boiled crawfish, went to a Houston Astros game, and got caught in a rain storm! It was a great weekend spent with family and it definitely went by too quickly, as weekends usually do! It's been raining here for the past week off and on (monsoon style) and today the sun is finally out and it looks like it's here to stay making Monday a little brighter! And if it isn't sunny where you are, I have something else that will make your Monday a little sunnier! My tomato jam BLT's are dabomb.com and you guys are going to flip out when you take a bite of this flavor loaded sandwich!
Y'all know I love my BLT's and I am always looking for new ways to dress them up to make them feel extra special.
This recipe is sponsored by Tony Chachere’s, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Muffulettas are a classic sandwich made in New Orleans that originally originated in Sicily, but has become known as a quintessential Louisiana sandwich. I created a slider version with grilled chicken that is perfect for entertaining on game day or serving up as an appetizer that your friends and family will love using Tony Chachere’s chicken marinade. These sliders are filled with juicy chicken cutlets, Italian meats, melty provolone cheese, and an olive spread that makes the sandwich all come together. These grilled chicken muffuletta sliders are going to quickly become your new favorite sandwich to serve up for tailgating and more.