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Alaskan spot prawn Caesar salad

May 7, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Alaskan spot prawn Caesar salad

Spot prawns on a Caesar? Yes please. These particularly plump prawns came via Catch Sitka, a way to purchase impeccable Alaskan seafood online (check out my review and get a …

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Asian salad with soy sauce fried Gardein tenders

September 23, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Asian salad with soy sauce fried Gardein tenders

This one is super quick. Grab your favorite store brand Asian salad and while you’re at it some of the Gardein Seven Grain Tenders. We find this is the best …

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Garden fresh Caprese salad

September 6, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Garden fresh Caprese salad

This one really only springs to life for a few months of the year, but when it does, wow! If you aren’t particularly green fingered you’ll want to hit up …

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Asian salad with Gardein seven grain tenders

July 10, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Asian salad with Gardein seven grain tenders

Gardein’s Seven Grain Tenders are the star of the show here. Cooked up in the air fryer they make for a perfect topping for any salad. Here we’re using a …

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Vegetarian Cobb salad

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Cobb salad with gardein seven grain tenders

Hey, you’ve already decided to have a salad, why not just go the whole hog and be healthy – right!? O.k. maybe just us. Anyway, this one is particular good …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy, Meat Free, Salad Tags McCormick, Twisted Ranch Leave a comment

Asian salad with Gardein chicken strips

May 24, 2020May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Asian salad with Gardein chicken strips

This salad is deceptively flavorful given it’s simplicity. To make this salad, first add the following to a large bowl: Thinly sliced red bell pepper Plenty of shredded cabbage Thinly …

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Hummus with pita chips and salad

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Hummus with pita chips and salad

This looks fancier than it really is, but admittedly has a few components. They come together pretty sharpish when you need them to though. We made our own hummus here, …

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Black bean and corn salad

May 21, 2020May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Black bean and corn salad

I’m a big fan of this one as the main ingredients can sit in the cupboard until you need them. It’s a great last minute goto. Simply mix a can …

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Categories Dinner Ideas, Healthy, Meat Free, Mexican, Salad Tags SW Beans Leave a comment

Buffalo salad with MorningStar Farms Nuggets

May 15, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Buffalo salad with morningstar farms buffalo buggets

This is a quickly prepared meat free spin on some classic flavors. To your favorite salad (bagged romaine works great for time saving) add: Blue cheese crumbles Bacon crumbles (we …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Salad Tags MorningStar Farms Leave a comment

Caesar salad with Gardein Seven Grain Tenders

May 21, 2020May 15, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Caesar salad with air fried gardein tenders

Pretty much every grocery store sells a variety of pre-bagged salad mixes these days. One of our favorites are the Caesar kits. Usually these come as a big bag of …

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  1. Stuart Melling on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib SandwichesJune 21, 2022

    Quite correct Dan, now fixed, thanks!

  2. Dan on Review: Great Value BBQ Pork Rib SandwichesJune 21, 2022

    I'm sure you meant microwave, unless a nivrowave is a new appliance I haven't heard of...

  3. Alan Matisoff on Mission Hill Burnt Ends from Costco reviewedJune 10, 2022

    These burnt ends were a TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY!$ I had a taste at Costco and loved it. I purchased…

  4. Stuart on Gardein Ultimate Chick’N Tenders – the best yet?June 4, 2022

    I'm not sure I'd advise on skillet cooking, they're a little on the thicker side, so I am not sure…

  5. sdf on Review: Jack Daniel’s Pulled ChickenJune 4, 2022

    I tried this and it was one of the most disgusting things I have ever tasted. Stomach turningly sweet but…

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