Is this Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad from a viral video good? Hey, friends! So I decided to start a fun new series here on Buttered Side Up: Tasty Tested! I’ll be trying out viral recipe videos and letting you know what I think about them! First up we have this Healthy Cucumber, Tomato,…
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How to Make Croutons Over the Stove
Let’s be honest: croutons really elevate a salad. Those crunchy little cubes of bread are just satisfying. But I have a conundrum surrounding croutons. First, most store-bought croutons are full of junk: icky oils and flavorings and chemicals. Second, I don’t want to heat up my oven in the summer to make my own croutons….
Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing
I used to believe that ranch dressing was one of those things that was too difficult to reproduce at home. I mean, if you take a look at a bottle of store-bought ranch dressing, the list of ingredients is long and complicated: MSG, artificial flavors, calcium disodium EDTA…what?! I threw up my hands at the…
3 Easy + Healthy Weeknight Meals!
I’m not sure if you were aware of it, but I’ve been doing a series of posts over on The Pioneer Woman’s Food & Friends section: Easy Weeknight Meals! It’s been fun to come up with ideas for meals that are easy to prepare, healthy, and completely delicious. Here are the first three installments: 1)…
Winter Salad Inspiration: Grapefruit and Arugula Salad
I don’t know about you, but after all the holiday indulgences, I’m quite ready to get back on the eating-healthy bandwagon. So here’s a bit of salad inspiration for y’all! Grapefruit is probably my favorite winter fruit. It’s sweet, a bit sour, and slightly bitter. I used to sprinkle sugar on it, but now I…
Two Announcements!
First of all, let me say that that bump is a baby, not a burrito. Yes – we’re expecting our second child to arrive in February. We are very excited. Your prayers for a safe pregnancy and delivery would be much appreciated. You can get a few more details on my personal blog here. I…
Warm Strawberry Bacon Orzo Salad
Shopping with Helen can be a bit of an ordeal. Thus, Reuben and I TRY to do the grocery shopping together. Last week we were going through the self-checkout at Walmart (as we do). Some brilliant marketing person has decided to put lollipops at each checkout station. Thankfully it’s so far out of Helen’s mind…
Thai Chicken Salad
On humid August evenings a hot, heavy supper doesn’t sound one bit appealing. Any amount of cooking heats up our little house (we don’t have air conditioning). And when Reuben has been working in the blazing sun all day, all he wants is a smoothie. But smoothies don’t stick with you long. A cold salad…