I don’t know about where you live, but over by me, it’s been a little warm. We started the week with an excessive heat warning which was carried over from the weekend. Pretty much I was just a giant ball of sweat.
So. Much. Sweat. 
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Dill Pickle Salad
I have loved pickles for as long as I can remember. My parents would hand me a pickle as a small child and I would happily eat it and then ask for more. I love the crunch. I love the sour. I love it all. While I tend to lean towards big, fat, kosher dill pickles, I haven’t met a pickle I haven’t liked.
Which is why I obviously had to make a salad featuring them. 
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Roasted Brussels Sprout & Sun-Dried Tomato Salad
You know the best way to get into the Christmas spirit? Besides singing loud for all to hear?
Eating brussels sprouts and sun-dried tomatoes. True story. 
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Sweet Potato Dumpling Salad
This recipe was a series of, “Hmmmm… I wonder what would happen if I did this…?” Luckily, the cooking gods blessed me and at each experimentation step everything worked out. I’m always amazed when my random thoughts turn into edible recipes but I guess that’s pretty much how ALL recipes come to be. Someone thought of throwing a collection of things together and then eating that collection of things.
Man, I make cooking sound like poetry. 
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Olive & Tomato Salad
I was going to call this Castelvetrano & Tomato Salad but I quickly realized two things. 1. I can’t spell Castelvetrano, let alone say it out loud, without Google assistance and 2. Up until about a week ago, I had no idea that Castelvetrano was a type of olive and I’m betting you didn’t either. 
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