Salad

Balsamic and Chive Cucumber Salad

July 31, 2015

There’s nothing better than living near family who have amazing green thumbs. My elevated garden box is a rocking vessel for my herbs and a few cherry tomato plants, but until I add on to it, I just don’t have the space in it to grow the massive amounts of veggies I’d like. Every summer,…

Healthy Tuna and Apple Salad Recipe

October 3, 2013

As someone with diabetes and pcos, salads are one of my easy dinner staples, because they’re quick. low-carb, high fiber meal choices that are as variable as the contents of your fridge. Considering my love of Autumn flavors in salads, when Collective Bias recently challenged a handful of bloggers and myself to create healthy and…

40 Fresh and Delicious Spring Salad Recipes

March 27, 2013

Back in September, I started scouring the internet for Fall flavor salad ideas, which have kept me happy and content through the colder half of the year. But now that it’s the end of March and STILL snowing . . . I am ready for warmer weather and fresh produce. With Spring and Summer being…

20 Fall Salad Ideas

September 11, 2012

As a diabetic, salads are a huge staple of my diet. And with some creativity and a little planning, they’re a perfect option for anyone looking for low-carb meal options. Now that the weather is slowly starting to cool down, salads may not be the first food that comes to mind, but that doesn’t have…

Spaghetti Squash Salad: a low carb alternative to pasta

April 16, 2012

Now that the weather is warming up, I’ve found myself craving picnic foods like crazy. One of my favorite picnic foods is pasta salad: it has a long fridge life and just gets better the longer it sits. And when I’m too lazy it’s too hot to actually cook something, pasta salad is a meal…