Summer salads are one of my favorite foods, you guys. Summertime means long, hot days full of sunshine and outdoor activities – picnics, swimming, lawn games, hiking, you know the drill. You don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen …

Sometimes, I just want an easy lunch that’s no fuss. For me, I like a salad that’s filling but has a lot of different ingredients, something that’s colorful and doesn’t need any dressing because what’s going on is so perfect. …

Ingredients: butter 2 slices rye bread 2 oz gouda 1-2 oz caramelized onions fistful of arugula or similar green 1 tbsp fig jam Directions: 1. Generously butter both sides of both slices of bread. 2. Over a medium high pan, …

Adapted Slightly from Simple Green Smoothies Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 cups beet greens 1/2 cup water 2 oranges, peeled 1 raw beet, washed and diced 2 tbsp fresh grated ginger Juice of ½ lemon Directions: Mix all in a blender and blend …

The turkey sandwich is kind of a Palluzzi thing. When Nikki got engaged, she celebrated with a turkey sandwich. When I got engaged, I also celebrated over a turkey sandwich. It’s all we want to eat when we’re starving, or …

Ingredients: deli turkey (or fresh turkey) cheese (white American preferred, in this case Gouda) greens (in this case, microgreens, also sprouts suggested) avocado aioli/mustard/mayo (Nikki hates mayo, but I love it; dealer’s choice) bread (baguette preferred, or Italian bread) tomato …

First off, I don’t know how this smoothie ended up being green but to say that my beet was striped white and pink and didn’t seem to have the usual beet qualities of staining everything they come in contact with. …

Remember those radishes from yesterday? Today, I’m giving you something to put them in, or something to dip into with them. I am on a pea kick because peas are gorgeous and delicious, so I whipped up this Martha Stewart Pea Hummus …

Alright, y’all. We have one more awesome recipe for you for the delicious week of the grilled cheeses. This one is one of our favorites, and it’s savory, sweet, and salty, which of course is the best of all of …

This post comes from Nikki, Jennie’s older, wiser, and less likely to follow a recipe-r, sister. She peppers the blog off and on, but she’s been off having the cutest baby of all time. Now that he’s nearly one, she’ll …