Made of tender flaked imitation crab with crunchy, fresh celery, fragrant onion, and sliced black olives in a light, herbed mayonnaise dressing, deli classic crab salad is hard to resist. Whether you serve it on rolls, lettuce wraps, or on crackers, it’s so very good!

Crab Salad

When we were newlyweds, Sean and I would often splurge and pick up a carton of crab salad from the deli and then snack on it with crackers while watching a movie or chatting after work. We loved crab salad and enjoyed it this way for many years.

It wasn’t until I met my friend Debbie while teaching her daughter Amanda that I learned just how incredibly easy it is to make a batch of this deli staple. After that, salad from the deli lost all of its appeal.

Freshly made with just the right amount of everything? That’s pure crab happiness.

Easy Crab Salad

To make this light and refreshing crab salad, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• imitation crab meat
• celery
• black olives
• red or green onion
• mayonnaise
• lemon
• dill
• paprika
• kosher salt
• black pepper

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Queso fundido is a true cheese-lover’s dream. Can you imagine anything more tempting than a skillet filled with bubbling hot cheese and spicy chorizo topped with fresh cilantro and green onions served with tortilla chips? I sure can’t!

Queso Fundido

This is one dish that my guys will go for almost every time they see it on a menu. It’s not hard to understand why when you realize it’s basically a skillet filled with melted cheese and browned chorizo!

There’s a little more to it than that, of course. You want to choose the most melty-stretchy cheese possible for the recipe.

What is Queso Fundido?

Our preference is to use freshly grated queso quesadilla cheese. If you have a difficult time finding queso quesadilla cheese in the grocery store, you might be able to find “quesadilla melting cheese” which comes already shredded in a bag.

It’s typically a blend of jack, chihuahua, and oaxaca cheeses. If you can’t find either of those, you can definitely grab some jack cheese and some chihuahua and/or oaxaca cheeses and grate them yourself. Either option will work fine here.

It is important to note that this dip is best made immediately before serving. It will not be as lovely when reheated, so this recipe is not a great candidate for making in large amounts as planned leftovers.

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Chunks of tender chicken, crunchy dill pickles, fresh green onions, and parsley are tossed with a creamy, tangy, dill pickle dressing to make this chicken salad. Served with crackers and chips, layered in a sandwich or a lettuce wrap, or eaten with a fork, dill pickle chicken salad is a big win for pickle lovers.

Pickle Chicken Salad

I am fairly certain that I will never tire of dill pickles – and that includes recipes that call for an abundance of them. There’s something extra fun about adding salty, sour pickle crunch to salads, dips, pasta, sauces, and more.

Do you love pickles? If so, then Dill Pickle Dip is especially for you. I’ve dipped hundreds of carrot sticks into this deliciousness over the past few years and I like it just as much now as I did the first time I made it.

Supercharge your cookout side dish game with this Dill Pickle Potato Salad. Classic tender potato salad gets a glow-up with scandalous amounts of dill pickles, pickle relish, pickle seasonings, and hard-boiled eggs.

Dill Pickle Soup is a creamy, potato chowder-style soup, loaded with dill pickles and plenty of flavor. I can pretty much guarantee that

Juicy fresh peaches are matched up with spicy jalapenos, fragrant red onions, fresh cilantro, and zesty lime in this utterly irresistible peach salsa. I guarantee you can’t stop at one bite of this beautiful dip!

Peach Salsa

What can you serve this peach salsa with? I think it’s more of a question of what it doesn’t go with.

I could polish off an entire batch of this by myself with a bag of chips (or even by the spoonful), but that’s not all it’s good for.

Spoon it over Pulled Pork Tacos or Sweet and Tangy Pulled Pork on sliders for some serious wow factor. Serve grilled or air-fried salmon over a bed of peach jalapeno salsa.

Or -and this may sound crazy at first, but stick with me- try it scooped over a little of The Best (and Easiest) Ice Cream You’ll Ever Make for a sweet and savory end to a summer meal.

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This watermelon fruit salad features a refreshing, colorful mix of watermelon, cherries, and berries tossed with a handful of fresh mint in a sweet, tangy honey lime dressing.

Watermelon Fruit Salad

We’ve made it to the middle of the summer, and along with the heat, comes the perfect excuse to indulge in all the vibrant, sweet fruits the season offers.

Today, I’m sharing a simple yet irresistible recipe that’s already become my favorite snack this summer.

Someone around here may have made this salad three times in the past couple of weeks just because she kept waking up craving it. Go ahead and call me a fruit addict – I’m fine with that.

My husband handles most of our grocery shopping and at this point, he knows there is going to be a watermelon on the list every single time he heads to the store. I never can get enough of it in the summer.

This watermelon fruit salad is not only a feast for the eyes but also a burst of flavors that will leave you feeling refreshed and energized. Whether you’re hosting a barbecue or just looking for a healthy treat, this salad is easy to make and sure to impress.

Any combination of fruits will work nicely in this recipe. You’ll need a total of 12 cups worth of chopped fruits.