Easy Summer Salad

Here is an easy salad recipe you can whip up quickly with only a few ingredients.

Greek Salad:
1 pkg. cherry tomatoes, halved
1 large cucumber, cut into chunks
1/2 red onion, cut into bite size pieces
1 container feta cheese, cut into cubes
1 small bottle Greek Feta and Oregano salad dressing

Combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl and chill.

We had this salad at a family BBQ yesterday and I forgot to take a picture before putting it out. This was all that was left when I finally remembered.

The Best Taco Salad

Nothing says summer to me like a BBQ, and no BBQ is complete without taco salad. I have made this salad twice already and it is only the beginning of July.  I can no longer eat it because of the peppers and tomato, but I make it because everyone else loves it. 

Here's how to make it:

-Start off browning the ground beef.  Once it is brown, add some taco seasoning to it.  I buy the pouch of seasoning and use it all. Let cool slightly before adding to the rest of the ingredients.

-Wash and cut up one whole bunch of romaine lettuce

-Chop tomatoes and peppers into small pieces

-Grate 1 or 2 cups of cheddar cheese

- Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl (extra large would be best because it makes a big salad!)

-Crush 3/4 of a large bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos (or any other flavor you like) and toss them into the salad right before serving otherwise they will soften up

-Pour approx. 1 cup of dressing onto the salad and toss together right before serving to prevent everything from getting soggy

 

Ingredients:

2 tomatoes, chopped
1 Green pepper, chopped
1 Red pepper , chopped
1 Yellow pepper (optional, but nice for color), chopped
1 large bunch of romaine lettuce, bite size
1 pound lean ground beef (could use ground chicken or turkey), browned
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1-2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 large bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos, crushed
Approx. 1 cup of salad dressing- I used Italian, but French or Catalina are good if you like it sweeter, and Golden Ceasar is good if you can find it

Our family BBQ food table

This salad is great leftover because all of the flavors have mingled and the nachos are soft. I might even prefer it most the next day for breakfast!

Hello Weekend

It seems like the only time I get to post is on the weekend, but life is so busy Monday to Friday.  This weekend my husband and I rented a table (actually we had 4) for a community "yard" sale and spent a few evenings gathering unwanted stuff to sell in it.  Since we are renovating, every room in our house is pulled apart with our belongings shoved into closets and boxes and it was necessary to get rid of some of it to make room to work.

Husband and I at the sale

Saturday was a gorgeous sunny day and my brother invited us to his house for a BBQ in the backyard with some friends.  It was a perfect evening to sit outside and visit.

Enjoying the sun at the BBQ

Sunday was the complete opposite of Saturday.  We got some much needed rain, and I took advantage of being forced to stay indoors by cleaning, doing laundry, and hitting the gym.  We also attended our nephew's third birthday party, and my husband framed in a closet and put up drywall in our guest room. 

The weekend was once again jam packed full of things to do and I can't wait for the lazy days of summer - under a month left until summer holidays begin!