Seasonal : Spring

Easy spring recipes from vibrant veggies and seasonal salads and healthy spring meals to pastas and chicken recipes, I’ve got a variety of dishes you’ll love.

Salad of Arugula featuring Sun Dried Tomatoes and Pine Nuts

Easy Arugula Salad Recipe with Parmesan

The fresh, Mediterranean-inspired arugula salad features a simple lemon dressing, toasted pine nuts, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and salty Parmesan for a simple side salad recipe for any meal. Choosing a main course dinner idea is a pretty simple task. But when it comes to rounding out the meal with some extra plant […]

1 Skewers of Hawaiian Chicken

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers

This easy Hawaiian chicken skewers recipe is especially flavorful thanks to a simple soy and orange marmalade marinade and it is sure to become a family favorite. There’s just something so satisfying about summertime grilling. It’s easy, fun, and it prevents you from having to turn on your oven or […]

1 Potato Salad with Roasted Potatoes

Roasted Potato Salad

Thanks to roasted potatoes, this potato salad is next-level good and teeming with awesome savory flavor, with rosemary, bacon, and hard boiled eggs, and a creamy mustardy-mayo dressing. I’ve shared several different types of potato salad recipes here on the blog, and this roasted potato salad happens to be my […]

1 Recipe for Mouthwatering Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles 2

Killer Spicy Garlic Dill Pickle Recipe

Fresh garlic, homemade pickling spice, and chili peppers give this easy, traditional homemade dill pickle recipe a seriously delicious, spicy kick and awesome flavor. Every summer I make plans to can a few jars of spicy garlic pickles to match the taste of a jar I picked up at one […]

1 Skewers of Grilled Shrimp Infused with Garlic

Delicious Garlic Grilled Shrimp Skewers

These grilled shrimp skewers are quickly marinated in a simple, zesty lemon-garlic marinade, then grilled for maximum flavor. I’m always looking for quick and easy dinner recipes to add to my repertoire. And in the summertime, I’m all about grilling. That’s why these garlic-grilled shrimp skewers are a new weeknight […]

1 Chickpea Delight Italian Inspired Salad 1

Italian Chickpea Salad

This simple chickpea salad is loaded with big Italian flavor from hot soppressata, provolone, black olives, pepperoncini peppers, and more, and is the perfect salad for potlucks that isn’t pasta salad, plus no soggy lettuce here. Chickpeas might be my favorite bean, and I have a trove of recipes that […]