Swiss Chard & Cherry Salad with Avocado Dressing

Swiss chard + cherries + pistachios + avocado dressing = delicious. Swiss Chard & Cherry Salad with Avocado Dressing | Life Healthfully Lived

Who knew that adding some cherries to a salad could be so darn tasty?  I sure didn’t. Continue reading

5 Ways To Make Salads More Interesting

It’s hot and lately, my go-to meal has been some form of a salad.  I posted a quinoa salad recipe on Friday and I have a Swiss chard salad coming your way this week that I can’t stop making.

But let’s face it, not everyone loves salads.5 Ways To Make Your Salads More Interesting | Life Healthfully Lived Continue reading

Pesto Quinoa Salad

I feel like I can’t get enough basil lately.  Every time I think about what flavor I want in my food, I want basil.  That’s what made me come up with this basil hummus dressing and that’s also what made me make this pesto quinoa salad.  The other reason I made this salad? Pesto Quinoa Salad | Life Healthfully Lived

It was ridiculously hot.  Continue reading

Weekday Meal: Lettuce Taco Boats

Summer and the oven don’t really go together.  Even if you have air conditioning, turning on your oven heats things up and makes everyone uncomfortable.  And really, do you crave a hot meal in the summer?  Sure, things right off the grill are tasty but when it gets hot all I want are nice cooling meals.  Continue reading

Weekend Recap: Scottish Fest & Father’s Day

Monday, Monday…. You always seem to come too soon.  At least this past weekend was a pretty good one spent with family!  My dad’s birthday is on the 17th and usually always falls right before Father’s Day so we make a big weekend out of it and spend time doing Dad stuff.  It’s more fun than that sounds…  Continue reading