Enjoy Fun Family Food

Category: RECIPES – Soup / Salad

  • Cucumber Salad with Dill Yogurt

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    A friend of mine from Houston Texas introduced me to the pleasures of cucumber salad. She was obsessed with cucumbers and red onions in vinegar. We ate bowl fulls to curb our hunger. I am the only one in the house who will eat this type of stuff. Stephen is anti condiments especially anything that…

  • Limeade or Lemonade Dressing

    With the birth of our first baby, my mom flew out to help me get settled in as a new mother. One day for lunch, she surprised me with a glass of blueberries drizzled with lemonade dressing. It was a special moment, because her mom made fruit cups with lemonade dressing for her when she…

  • Italian Steak and Bread Salad

    I enjoy making my own croutons, because they have more flavor than the store-bought kind. It is also another way of using up day-old bread or the crust cut off of the kids sandwiches. I changed the original recipe up a bit mostly because I tend not to buy specialty items unless I have too.…

  • Spinach and Grape Salad

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    The weather was absolutely gorgeous today, a perfect day for a picnic. We ran around the backyard with Police Officer Mason in hot pursuit. Mason is a no-nonsense cop. Forget the ticket for speeding, we had to go straight to jail on the trampoline, where I jumped until I had to leave to start dinner.…

  • Barley Beef Stew

    When I first went off to college in Florida, I rented a room from a friend of mine, Renea Hammock. She was originally from California. So, automatically you know she was hip, sweet and beautiful. I was hired by a team of Navy Seals who were working on a project to uncover Spanish gold they…

  • Veggie Tortellini Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

    There is a little hole-in-the-wall cafe in Modesto California call The Brighter Side. It is only open for lunch and usually crowed but so worth the wait. Once I manged to find the entrance I opted for a chef salad with, my favorite splurge, blue cheese dressing (no dieting here). The salad consisted of a…

  • A Beautiful Salad with Spinach, Mandarin Oranges and Feta

    This is a beautiful salad. It would make an elegant addition to any Holiday dinner. The red, green and orange remind me of Spring in Sonoma. The green backdrop dotted with spectacular blossoms. Before we moved there, a friend of mine who originally was from Sonoma suggested we take the scenic drive up. It is…

  • Tangy Waldorf Fruit Salad

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    The kids love yogurt. Every month we buy a box of assorted yogurt from Costco. It usually will last all month. Mason is crazy over strawberry. Adelin will only eat blueberry and Everett, well he is not picky. I have never thought to try another flavor until last month when I was volunteering in Mason’s…

  • Spinach Salad with Pears

    My mother-n-law introduced me to the Partridge in a Pear Tree ornaments from USA pears. My Christmas tree has a Twelve Days of Christmas theme so the pear ornaments fit right in. The cost for a single ornament has been $7.50 plus a store receipt for 3 1/2 pounds of pears. Last year the price…

  • Potato and Green Bean Salad

    I love recipes that do not require measurements and this dish falls into that category. Source: Food Buzz 2 pounds red and white potatoes, chopped into 1 inch cubes 3/4 pound green beans 2 cups cherry tomatoes 1 red onion, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup dill, chopped 1/2 cup parsley, chopped Olive oil…