Here’s a very easy recipe for making candied walnuts! Be careful not to burn the sugar or the nuts! Print the Candied Walnuts Recipe Here

Here’s a super easy green bean salad that is really tasty. I like to cook the green beans only for a few minutes until they are cooked but still crisp. No mush green beans please! All you need is: 1 pound trimmed green beans 3 tomatoes, finely chopped 1 small red onion, finely chopped Olive [...]

My godson called me with this recipe and so I made it this week. I was a little concerned about the combination of tuna with garbanzo and black beans but was pleasantly surprised. This is something that is very easy to make and holds well in the fridge for a few days. And talk about [...]

Orzo is rice shaped pasta made out of semolina which is usually added to soups. I make a salad from it and love it, not only for the flavor, but also because I can make a large batch which keeps wonderfully for 3 to 4 days, and we can eat it as a lite lunch [...]

This salad is a great side dish for chicken, fish or beef. It is also a great light meal for lunch or dinner. Although you can add vinegar to it I find that it is delicious with just olive oil and salt. If you want to have vinegar go ahead and whisk some red wine [...]

This salad is great to serve with burgers, steaks or chicken. It is super affordable and super easy recipe. This is what you will need: 14 baby red potatoes 1/4 cup chopped parsley Olive oil Coarse salt Scrub the potatoes and place in a pot of salted water. Cook until a fork pierces the potatoes [...]

I love this version of chicken salad because of the crispness and fresh flavor! I like to make sandwiches with croissants but any bread will do! You will need: 1 large cooked chicken breast, shredded 2 stalks celery, finely chopped 1 small Fuji apple, chopped 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon dried cranberries (optional) [...]

Too hot to cook? I know, huh? It is summertime alright! Here’s a solution! OK, OK, there is a step that requires cooking but after you are done with it everything else is raw and fresh! That step would be the meat, of course! Here is what you are going to need for this salad: [...]

I normally do not use canned food but I will make some exceptions as in the case of some beans. I find that going through the whole soaking over night process is not always necessary. This salad uses canned garbanzo(chick peas) and red kidney beans. It is very easy and quick to make and it [...]

This potato salad has earned me some good fame . . .my friends love the summer because I make it for them as much as possible! However, this is one of those meals that don’t really have a recipe. You have to taste is as you build it until you are happy with the final [...]

Summer is definitely here and some days it is just too hot to fire up the stove. Here’s a very tasty and easy salad that can be served as a side or as a light meal. 2 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced 1 small red bell pepper, diced 2 medium tomatoes, finely diced 1 [...]

I use this dressing both for Cole slaw and broccoli slaw interchangeably. It goes wonderfully with both of them. Although it is more affordable to slice your own cabbage and shred your own carrots, I find that buying the prepackaged slaw is not all that more money. You can usually purchase a 16 oz.bag for [...]