Salad number 6 is not just a regular salad, but a power salad! What makes it so powerful?? First, we have some major antioxidants from the trifecta of blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries! Then, we get more antioxidants from the quinoa, in addition to fiber, protein, zinc, manganese, copper, phosphorus, folate, iron, and magnesium. It is also gluten free, […]
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It’s here!!! Seven Salads of Summer salad number 5!! This recipe was actually titled Grilled Peach and Blueberry Pasta Salad. However, due to the fact that I was bringing this salad on a camping trip with Mr. FBBQ, I thought the peaches might not retain their grilled goodness, so I substituted them with little
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The Seven Salads of Summer continue with number 4, Italian Farro Salad! This one was really fun to make and I added some great extras. I also made the dressing from scratch! To start, cook the farro. As mentioned in previous posts, farro takes a while to cook. I let that simmer on the stove while I
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It started with the Blueberry Farro Salad. It continued with Peachy Melon Salad. Now, I present Pineapple Barley Salad!!! Why so many salads?! Glad you asked! Friends of Mr. Forensic BBQ had a lot to say about my salad posts. I figured since they liked them so much, I would dedicate a series to them!! Courtesy of
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Happy summer!! This post is dedicated to a vegan friend of mine who, when told about this blog, asked, “Am I going to have to look at gross pictures of meat?” Thanks for making me laugh, Stephen!! Here is a delicious, easy to make, meat-free salad that is perfect for hot summer days! Once again,
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Greetings, plant lovers!!!! Today I have the perfect summer salad for you! What’s nice about this salad is that it has some substance. Often, I find that salads don’t really fill me up. This is all part of that learning curve of a Plant Based diet! I’ve figured out how to tweak recipes to tailor them to my
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Hello, loyal followers!! I have another delicious plant-based recipe for y’all! I was pleasantly surprised how tasty this ended up being! Going plant-based has convinced me to try so many new vegetables!! I don’t know about you, but the vegetables I was raised on were pretty basic and usually came from a can. I cannot recall
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Hello, y’all and thank you for following ForensicBBQ! I know my husband is very excited for me to post, so here goes!! I’m going to start with a basic definition of what a Plant Based diet is, compared to vegan. A Plant Based diet consists mostly of natural foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds,
