Spinach Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

Maple syrup, dijon mustard, bacon and apples. I can’t think of a better fall salad. This one from Cooking Light was delicious…although I should have probably cut back on the red onions a little bit. Another recipe for the “keep binder!” All these Cooking Light recipes…you’d think I would’ve lost a little weight by now.

Cap’N Crunch Seared Tuna

Yes, you read right. Cap’n Crunch. As in the cereal. I’m just going to post the picture and the recipe and let you know it was really good. It would’ve been better if I hadn’t cooked the tuna a little too much as a result of trying to do 10 things at once while cooking dinner. [...]

Teriyaki Mushroom, Spinach and Chicken Salad

Boy, THAT’S a long title! That’s exactly what this recipe is, though! Sauteed chicken and mushroom served warm over spinach. DEEEE-licious! It’s a good thing the neighbor boy knocked on our door tonight selling magazine subscriptions for his school’s fundraiser, because soon I will be getting my OWN issues of Cooking Light.

p. 103: Baby Caprese Salad

Shhhh. I just made this to eat with dinner tonight. I don’t know how much of it is actually going to make it to dinner time, though. It’s SOOO good I can’t stop eating it! It probably tastes better because the tomatoes and basil were from my garden. I am a little sad about using up [...]

p. 106: Chopped Greek Panzanella Salad

Very good…BUT, since this is the cookbook of exceptions and additions, I added half a bag of romaine lettuce because (1) my bread was extremely stale so I converted it to croutons – which only took 2 tries under the broiler – and (2) I’m not sure if I could eat a salad with no [...]