The BEST Salad Recipe-Salad de Maison [+Video]

The BEST Family Favorite Salad recipe ever! This easy salad is made with fresh romaine lettuce, two kinds of cheese, crispy bacon, sweet tomatoes, crunchy toasted almonds, and fresh cucumbers all tossed with a healthy lemon vinaigrette.

My mom would often say that she’s not a great salad maker, which is not true. Her strawberry feta poppyseed salad is hands down one of my favorite salads ever. I cannot beg you enough to make it. Oh and she’s famous for her Bowtie Chicken Pasta Salad too.

The Process

I began testing simple family salad recipes that even kids would like a few years ago, but no matter how hard I tried to find something simple it always ended up a bit more involved. Tell me you love to cook without telling me you love to cook…

So I’d circle back to Cooking Classy’s recipe for Salad de Maison, and forget about my own search for a bit. With time I realized that her recipe really is just the best for a simple, healthy, quick and easy salad recipe.

Cheese in salad is a big win for me, but which cheese is best? I tried all the different varieties; cheddar completely overpowered the salad, swiss hit all the wrong notes, havarti was soft and didn’t fall through the salad like I wanted.

I finally settled on two cheeses that I think transform this salad: Manchego and Parmesan cheese. Listen, manchego can be bought old or young, you will need to decide if you like the more mild or more pungent. I prefer the younger manchego to be honest, but both are deliciously mild. The parmesan adds that salty, nutty note your salad needs to pump up the flavor.

What Do I Need to Make Salad de Maison?

We’ve talked about a lot of the ingredients needed for this simple green salad recipe, but here is a complete list so you know what you need:

• Slivered Almonds
• Bacon
• Romaine Hearts
• Roma Tomatoes or Cherry Tomatoes
• English Cucumber
• Manchego Cheese

Lemon Dressing

• Light Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Dijon Mustard
• Honey
• Salt
• Black Pepper

I love the BLT flavor that all the ingredients have when they’re combined! The measurements and details for each ingredient can be found in the recipe at the end of the post.

How to Make The Best Salad [Salad de Maison]

Before you get started with this salad, make sure you have cooked the bacon and toasted the almonds. It seems a little silly to include the steps for making a salad, but just in case you need it…

1. Combine all the ingredients for the salad i

Sheet Pan Mexican Street Corn in the Oven (Elote)

This sheet pan Mexican street corn in the oven is a game-changer when it comes to quick, flavorful dishes! Imagine a sheet pan of charred, sweet corn kernels smothered in a Mexican crema, topped with a generous sprinkle of crumbled cotija cheese, chili powder. It’s that signature Mexican street corn flavor without the grill!

The best part? It’s easy to make and clean up is a breeze, since everything cooks on one sheet pan. I love this recipe because I just throw it in the oven and it’s done! So simple! Whether as a great side dish for tacos, pork carnitas, or simply on its own, this recipe brings a fiesta of flavor to any meal with minimal effort!

Ingredients for Mexican Street Corn on a Sheet Pan

Let’s hit the ground running and get started with the 6 ingredients you’ll need to make this flavorful side dish…

• Butter: Keep in mind that the cotija is a salty cheese when you decide to use salted or unsalted butter.
• Frozen Fire Roasted Corn: You can find this by the regular frozen corn. Using frozen corn makes this a dish you can eat all year long.
• Mexican Crema: similar to sour cream but thinner
• Chili Powder: adds flavor, a little heat and some pretty color
• Cotija Cheese: found in the Latino food area of the refrigerated section
• Fresh Cilantro: chopped fine

The measurements and details for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

How to Make Sheet Pan Mexican Street Corn

If you only have about 5 minutes to make a side dish for your next Mexican dinner, then this sheet pan elote is your answer! It only takes a few minutes of actual work and the rest is just letting the corn roast in the oven. Here are the steps:

1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 425℉.
2. Melt the Butter: Slice the butter into several pats and place them around the sheet pan. Stick the pan in the oven to melt the butter until it’s just starting to brown slightly.
3. Cook the Corn: When the butter is starting the brown, add the corn and toss in the butter until coated. Place the sheet pan back in the oven and cook for 6-8 minutes.
4. Finish the Dish: Remove the sheet pan from the oven, drizzle with the Mexican crema and sprinkle with chili powder and cotija cheese. Top with the cilantro if desired and toss to combine. Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy!

The recipe card at the end of the post contains these instructions in full detail. You can also print or save the recipe there.

What to Eat with Sheet Pan Elote

This sheet pan elote can be

Homemade Coconut Peanut Butter [+Video]

This is the recipe you never knew you were missing! Creamy homemade coconut peanut butter is a little bit of heaven on earth and you can make it in 5 minutes or less!

A trip to Hawaii last year was the perfect end to our daughter’s senior year of high school. We had an awesome time and came home inspired to make a few things at home, starting with the coconut peanut butter.

At Waialua Bakery in Haleiwa I sampled a coconut peanut butter that I’ve been craving ever since. In fact, if you know where I can get Coconut Peanut Butter let me know because it is sooo delicious! I immediately began testing at home and found out that 1. you need to use the right coconut, always dried, never fresh and 2. slather it on everything!!!

What Do I Need to Make Coconut Peanut Butter?

This homemade peanut butter recipe only takes 5 ingredients and I love knowing exactly what is going into a recipe. Here is what you will need:

• Bare Toasted Coconut Chips: These can be found at most grocery stores – Walmart, Kroger, Harmon’s, Target, and Amazon of course!
• Unsalted Dry Roasted Peanuts: Make sure the peanuts are roasted and not raw and you’ll definitely want unsalted.
• Vanilla: adds flavor
• Salt: enhances all the flavors
• Brown Sugar: adds a touch of sweetness, maple sugar could also be used

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card down below. This is meant to just be an overview of items you will need.

How to Make Coconut Peanut Butter

You won’t find an easier recipe to make! Grab a blender, a rubber spatula and some measuring cups and spoons…

1. Blend: Add the coconut chips to a blender and blend until grainy.
2. Cream: Add the peanuts and blend until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides if needed to get all those peanuts blended.
3. Finish: Add the few remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

The recipe card can be found down below with all the ingredients and instructions. You can also print or save the recipe there.

How to Use Coconut Peanut Butter

I use this peanut butter with coconut wherever I can think of. It is so dang good! My typical go-to is on top of lightly toasted multi-grain bread. Sometimes I just have the toast plain with the peanut butter only and other times I’ll load it up with sliced fruit and other toppings. Here are some other ideas:

• Add it to a smoothie in place of peanut butter (or other nut butter) like our Read more

Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler

All you need are 6 simple ingredients, including self rising flour to make this old fashioned blackberry cobbler recipe just like your grandma used to make. You’ll be feeling all the nostalgia with this simple dessert recipe that’s perfect for spring or summer.

Easy blackberry cobbler recipe – I think this is the same recipe every mom in America made us as kids. My mom’s recipe came from a heavy blue cookbook that I want to say may have been Better Homes and Gardens or Betty Crocker. Either way, do not skimp on the sugar and always serve warm with ice cream.

The real secret compared to other recipes is that I always butter the dish. The butter creates the most wonderfully delicious bottom on the cobbler. It’s so rich and comforting!

Blackberry Cobbler Ingredients

When I said you only need 6 ingredients to make this recipe for blackberry cobbler, I meant it! It’s so simple! Most of the ingredients are pantry staples too! Here is everything you’ll need:

• Sugar: just regular white granulated sugar, some of the cobbler topping and some sprinkling on top
• Self-Rising Flour: found on the same aisle as the all-purpose flour
• Salt: enhances all the flavors
• Whole Milk: helps binds the batter together, 2% milk works fine too
• Butter: adds flavor and richness to the crust
• Blackberries: can be fresh or frozen, more details below

The measurements required for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

What is Self-Rising Flour?

Self-rising flour is a flour that has a leavening agent already included in it, usually baking powder. It usually has a little salt added to it as well. It helps the baked good rise.

If you don’t have self-rising flour or you can’t find it, you can make your own! Just 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt for every 1 cup of flour in your recipe.

Can I Use Frozen Blackberries?

Both fresh and frozen blackberries work great in this recipe. Of course we love this in the summertime with those juicy, fresh blackberries, but sometimes you need blackberry cobbler when it’s not summertime, so frozen blackberries will work just fine.

No need to thaw them ahead of time. Just sprinkle them over the top frozen and they will thaw as it bakes. If you let them thaw beforehand, they will bleed into the cobbler batter and make it purple and they will be mushy and not the right texture.

How to Make Blackberry Cobbler

One of my favorite things about cobbler recipes is that they are so