Spring Celebration Salad

Made this delicious salad for a birthday party we hosted, served with tri-tip & baked potatoes & yams and fresh melon... it was a lovely Spring celebration!!

BBQwik Chicken Salad

I really like to keep the Dave's Cucumber & Tomato Salad on hand- it is great for snacking, lettuce wraps, adding to other salads, tacos, etc. Here is the recipe I have...



For a dairy free ranch you can try my Cashew Cream version of ranch...

2 dressings and a dip walk into a salad bar...

Cashews, raw- soaked for about an hour in cold, filtered water

Put 1 cup cold filtered water in Vitamix.

Squeeze 1/2 lemon, 1/2 lime into water.

Add 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast, onion powder, crushed garlic

Start blender, add rinsed cashews slowly.

Blend until creamy and chunk free. Add thyme & chives for last 15 seconds.

1. "Ranch" Dressing: Pour one third of the mixture into a bowl, add a pinch of dill and squirt of mustard, and fresh cracked black pepper.

2. Creamy "Italian": Pour another third of the mixture int another bowl and add a handfull chopped basil and 2-3 Tablespoons diced sundried tomatoes (I like the smoked flavor).

3. Avocado Curry Dip: To the 1/3 left in the Vitamix add 1/2 and avocado and 3 Tablespoons gluten free curry powder.

Enjoy with your favorite vegetables, salads, rice crackers, fork, spoon or finger!

S is for Summer, Steak & Salad

My husband is quite the trooper. He eats lots of veggies, many failed efforts and actually supports me in my endeavors. But he likes steak. He makes a wonderful steak. So good it makes this Vegan girl drool and have a bite- or sometimes 10.


What's left of the bounty above shows on the plate below!

Sugar Daddy also grills up a mean piece of Mahi Mahi and some tender crisp summer squash. All of the aforementioned good food went quite nicely with today's salad creation. Especially the grilled fish.


Fresh, organic, preferably-from-your-garden ingredients:
Served my family of 5, includes 2 toddlers.

• 1 1/2 c Spring Mix, chopped
• 1/2 c green cabbage, shredded
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1/4 Persian cucumber, sliced & quartered
• large carrot, "ribboned"
• 2 T Dill Healthy Creamy (Majestic) Garlic
• 2 T Cashew Cream Sauce (add link)
• 2 t Sweet Curry Sprouted Sunflower Seeds

1. Prep all veggies.
2. Toss together.
3. Use scissors to chop.
4. Eat with your favorite fork.

Perfect Potato Salad

Fresh, organic, preferably-from-your-garden ingredients:
Served my family of 5, which includes 2 toddlers.


2 large potatoes, boiled & cubed
2 tsp olive oil
sprinkle of Spike
1/2 zucchini, thinly sliced and quartered
1/2 medium red onion, diced
Dill Healthy Creamy Garlic
Roma tomato, sliced & quartered
fresh chives & parsley
cracked pepper

1. While potato is still warm, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle on Spike, and add the sliced zucchini (it softens just enough to give a great, varied consistency). I let it sit out while I did the morning dishes after making Fruity Oats while the potatoes boiled.
2. Dice red onion. Mix in and chill for 2 hours.
3. Just before serving, add the final four ingredients- folding in the Majestic Garlic and Roma tomatoes carefully and garnishing with chives and parsley.
4. Eat with your favorite fork.