Be cool as a cucumber with this salad, flavored with an addictive citrus-ginger marinade

Spicy Fried Cauliflower Bites – these will make you forget you are eating veggies!

Organic Dandelion Salad – A unique salad that’s light and tasty

That Taco Salad from your youth needs homemade Catalina Dressing.

Fast and fresh cucumber and feta salad made with Armenian cucumbers – plus a cucumber blog hop!

Mango-Glazed Bacon ~ come and see the closeups

Sauteed red bell peppers with caper sauce.

Tzatziki – a Greek favorite, good on anything.

Baby heirloom tomatos about to go into a simple salad

Tilapia with a Peanut Crust and Chinese Dressing – My favourite way of enjoying tilapia.

Pickled Pumpkin Sweet and Sour

Savory salami chopped salad with baby heirloom tomatoes and red wine vinaigrette

Strawberry Mousse with a hint of red wine vinegar

Multicolored bell peppers, cabbage and sweet grape tomatoes marry with a vinegar based dressing.

Chicken Soba Salad with Ginger-Peanut Dressing

Pinterest, boozy cupcakes and this tomato salad with red onion, dill and feta are just a few things that made my list of favorites.

Spicy Baked Chicken Wings That Will Rock Your World

Who knew salad for breakfast could be so good? Poached eggs and crispy bacon make this spinach salad perfect for any meal.

A wild rice and chicken salad dressed with a cool tarragon vinaigrette.

A quick and simple salad topped with cranberries and sunflower seeds, perfect as a side dish or even as a light meal.

So while most are making diet resolutions on New Year’s Day, I wait until the Big Game Day is over. Then I take stock of the situation.

Simple, healthy and delicious: pickled lotus root. Use it as a condiment or as a small side dish for miso soup and rice.