Pizza and salad might sound like total opposites, one’s cheesy, gooey, and indulgent, while the other is light, crisp, and refreshing. But put them together? You’ve got the best of both worlds in one bowl.

My love for big green salads has no limits, and I’ve been known to transform all kinds of comfort food into my kind of salad. I’m laughably known for my Fritos-Every-Day-Diet, as corn chips are my salad topping of choice most days.

Street tacos meet the Big Green Salad in this Carnitas Salad Bowl that I can’t get enough of lately. Crunchy lettuce is layered with juicy carnitas, tomatoes, avocado, onions, corn, beans, and cheese, then topped with a squeeze of lime. While I’m a huge fan of homemade salad dressings, this salad is so flavorful I just squeeze a lime over the top and finish with a sprinkling of salt and pepper.

This BLT Salad is fully loaded with crunchy romaine lettuce, sweet tomatoes and fresh corn, salty bacon, rich and creamy avocado slices, cubed cheddar cheese, crunchy croutons, and the perfect ranch dressing.

BBQ chicken salad with sweet potato fries has become one of my favorite lunches over the past couple of years. This is a cold garden salad tossed with warm and saucy barbecue chicken, then topped with crisp, hot sweet potato fries.

All the awesomeness of the popular grinder sandwich is tossed into this salad with crunchy greens, juicy tomatoes, and a medley of meats and cheeses. Then it’s drizzled with a delicious creamy dressing to make this Italian grinder salad.

Pizza Salad

Fresh garden salad is topped with warm and cheesy pizza “croutons” for a fun and totally satisfying twist on pizza night. It’s playful, delicious, and as much fun to eat as

This pasta feels like spring or summer in a bowl. It’s light and lemony with a great balance of flavors. The lemon cuts through the creaminess, the salmon brings that slightly smoky depth, and the pine nuts add just the right crunch.

Smoked Salmon Pasta

I’ve fallen in love with the ease of dishes made with smoked salmon. The huge boost of flavor the salmon adds to the meal is wonderful, but best of all, the cooking time is minimal.

The sauce comes together in minutes with simple ingredients, just a splash of cream, plenty of lemon juice and zest, and a good amount of Parmesan to tie it all together. Toss in the pasta, sprinkle over some buttery pine nuts, and fold in silky ribbons of smoked salmon at the end.

This meal came together quickly for a weekend lunch. My husband really enjoyed this, despite the fact that pasta is not one of his favorite foods. My sons and I loved it as well. This recipe is a definite keeper.

Salmon Pasta

Salmon and I haven’t always had a great relationship, but over the past 10 years or so, I’ve grown to love this fish. There are near-endless ways to prepare it, and I can’t get enough of it lately.

Spicy, sweet, and slightly tangy glazed salmon with broccoli has been a family favorite for a long time. One delightfully simple sauce does double duty as a marinade for the fish and a flavor booster for the fresh broccoli.

This brown sugar salmon uses the air fryer to cook a piece of salmon to seasoned and subtly sweet perfection in mere minutes.

With flavorful salmon nestled on a bed of baby greens, fresh herbs, glass noodles, avocado, crunchy cabbage and carrots, pickled broccoli and a to-die-for chili lime dressing, this Asian salmon salad is a showstopper. This is a salad to get very excited for – just ask my friends and family. I’ve been talking about it for months

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Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich (Honey Avocado Sauce)

This Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich stacks the flavor in a whole new way! First, make a creamy honey avocado spread. Next, pile turkey, avocado, crispy bacon and tomato on your favorite bread. Finally, dig into the best sandwich you’ve ever eaten!

Make it on 7 Grain Bread or Scroll down to watch on Focaccia!

Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich Ingredients

• Favorite bread: Go for a good sturdy 7 grain or focaccia– trust me.
• Havarti cheese: Mild and creamy; a great complement, but not necessary.
• Bacon: Make it on a sheet pan, starting in a cold oven or pan for ultimate fat-rendering-crispness.
• Deli turkey: Choose fresh deli slices or use leftover Thanksgiving turkey if you’ve got some!
• Avocado: Use a perfectly ripe avocado for a creamier texture; slice thinly.
• Tomato: Always sprinkle a little salt and pepper on tomatoes in a sandwich!
• Greens: I love to used mixed greens or peppery arugula, but anything will do! Romaine or green leaf lettuce would be great!
• Honey Avocado sauce: Blend together the ingredients in a small bowl for the ultimate sandwich spread!

How to Make Turkey Avocado Sandwiches with Honey Avocado Dressing

1. Make sauce: Blend together the sauce ingre

Deep Fried Peaches and Ice Cream [+ Video]

Deep fried peaches are rolled in cinnamon sugar then served up with cold, creamy ice cream! This family-friendly treat is warm, crispy, and tastes like peach pie took a spin through the county fair – only faster and easier!

Making a Comeback!

This recipe for deep fried peaches might just be the best summer idea I’ve ever had. Nearly 20 years ago, it was one of the first recipes on our site to go totally viral – websites everywhere were buzzing about this sweet, cinnamon-kissed peach dessert. I felt like I had cracked the code on peach perfection.

Then I had more kids. Got more distracted. And I forgot.

How do you forget a dessert that good? Easy – life gets full. Kids may sleep through the night, but suddenly it’s sports, homework, and snack duty on repeat. But as I looked back through our 2000+ recipes, this one jumped out at me. It was time to bring it back.

I love mine with vanilla ice cream, maybe a spoonful of whipped cream, but the kids go all out with caramel sauce, raspberry drizzle – or both, because of course they do. The whole thing reminds me of my mom’s Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler and our Peach Crisp – those warm, spiced desserts that made every camping trip feel like a feast, even if we were eating cross-legged in the dirt.

If you’re loving these deep fried peaches, you’ll definitely want to check out these other peach-filled handy snacks: the chewy, wholesome Better For You Peach Oatmeal Bars and the buttery, golden Peach Dumplings with Crescent Rolls and Sprite.

Ingredients for Deep-Fried Peaches

Let’s be honest – anything dipped in batter and tossed in cinnamon sugar is already halfway to dessert heaven. Luckily, this easy recipe has simple ingredients that come together fast so you can get straight to the good stuff!

• Fresh Whipped Cream: Optional fluff to finish it off just right.
• All-purpose Flour: Creates that golden, crispy coating.
• Milk: Keeps the batter smooth – whole milk is best, but any kind works.
• Sugar: Adds just enough sweetness to balance the cinnamon.
• Large Egg: Binds the batter

Welcome to the weekend, my friends! Guess what?? I’m giddy over the weather forecast for the next few days. We’re going to be in the 70s, my friends. The 70s. How amazing is that? I know it won’t last and the weather will warm up again, but for right now? Let’s get outside and bask in this peek into the awesomeness of future fall weather.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Catalina salad dressing is fresh, bold, tangy, and sweet, (though a lot less sweet than commercial versions!) with plenty of zesty flavors to keep things interesting. At this point in my life, I could write an ode to homemade salad dressings. That said, the homemade Catalina dressing I love today is a far cry from the grocery store versions I recall.

Light, crispy, and flaky air fryer Brussels sprouts chips are delightfully snackable and surprisingly satisfying. These chips are the snack you never knew you were missing!

German potato salad is warm and tangy with the vinegar bacon dressing that soaks right into the potatoes. It’s hearty, savory, and just the right amount of sweet. And lest I forget to mention it, this salad is fully loaded with bacon. It’s unforgettable.

Tender strips of chicken, bell peppers, and onions are seasoned with taco spices, then cooked to crispy, juicy perfection in the air fryer. Serve these air fryer fajitas in warm tortillas or over rice with your favorite toppings for a fresh and easy meal.

With crispy potatoes, spicy (or not-so-spicy) sausage, tender crisp cabbage, bell peppers, and onions, tossed with just the right amount of seasoning, this sausage and potato hash breakfast skillet is the kind of meal that’s welcome any time of day.

Two-ingredient pineapple angel food cake is a fun treat that takes nearly no effort to make! That’s right; it’s made with just two simple-to-find ingredients that you may already have in your pantry.

Yes, I did make an ice cream with green tea. And I have no regrets. If you know me well, you might recall that I’m not a fan of green tea. It’s just not my thing. But matcha ice cream? It has been a jaw-dropping delicious surprise for me.

What I’m CRAVING: My friend Heidi’s BLT salad with peaches, tomatoes, bacon, homemade croutons, and a creamy lemon herb dressing sounds absolutely incredible. I need this in my life soon, so I’ll be on the hunt for some perfectly ripe peaches and tomatoes this weekend.

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