Great Summer Salads

Ah, summer. Picnics, grilling, and an abundance of vegetables straight from the garden. When days get hot, soups and casseroles (or hotdishes, if you live in Minnesota) don’t hold much appeal. Enter summer salads.  Our meetings at Bridging the Gap always include food....

Got Chicken? Dinner is Practically Ready!

In the summer I don’t like to cook much. Who am I kidding? If I never had to cook at all and could still have delicious meals show up on my table every night, I’d be thrilled. But summer just seems a little bit lazier. Before I even blink it’s 5:00 and I’ve not given...

Avocado Chicken Salad

A few years ago, when I first heard I have an intolerance to soy, I thought to myself, “Well, that’s no big deal; I hardly ever eat soy sauce.” But then I went shopping and it turns out that soy is in EVERYTHING! Okay, everything is kind of a stretch, but seriously...

Taco Salad to Die For

The first time John and I went on a cruise we fell victim to one of those “let us tell you about the next port” talks, and the cruise information lady told us about a restaurant that has “guacamole to die for.” Not being one to turn down great guacamole, we added the...