Ranch-Style Spicy Potato Salad

Enjoy this spicy potato salad at your next BBQ…it is sure to be a big hit. Now wait a minute, don’t let the word “spicy” scare you off. This really is a great tasting potato salad, and you can adjust the spicy-ness by the kind (heat level) of salsa you use. Simply use a mild salsa for a milder version, or kick up the heat with a hotter salsa….it’s your choice.

American Potato Salad

This potato salad is easy to put together and makes a great accompaniment to all of the wonderful “grilled” foods at your backyard BBQ. In the summer months you will want to serve this potato salad cold, but in the cooler months be sure to try serving it warm…..it’s absolutely DE-licious! And if you like more mustard in your potato salad, feel free to adjust to your taste (when serving warm I use 1 tsp. of mustard, but cold I usually double it to 2 tsp.).

Grandma’s Creamed Cucumbers (CGW Style)

My grandmother would make these wonderful “creamed” cucumbers during the hot summer months…and they were always cool and refreshing. Her recipe called for a lot of refined sugar, so I’ve taken it and updated it in CGW (Cooking God’s Way) style. It’s still absolutely yummy and refreshing on a hot day, but uses natural sweeteners and less sweetener over-all. So it is definitely a healthier version with a slightly sweet, still tangy and refreshingly cool taste.

Asian-Style Cucumber & Radish Salad

This cool, refreshing salad has a nice clean taste that goes well with any Asian-style meal, such as Asian Sesame Glazed Salmon. Slicing the vegetables is quick and easy with a mandolin slicer…they should be smaller than 1/8″ thick. You can slice them by hand if needed as well, just try to get them as evenly thin as possible. No worries, the salad will taste great no matter what

Ambrosia Coconut Fruit Salad

This ambrosia fruit salad is made with creamy coconut milk instead of mayonnaise. It would be a welcome addition to any party or potluck…and a healthy one too Feel free to use any combination of fruit that you like in this salad, fresh or canned (no sugar added/drained well). Try halved grapes, sliced/chopped apple, pineapple, mandarin oranges or tangerines, strawberries, and the list goes on…..just use a total of 4 to 5 cups of fruit in any combination.

Caesar Salad Dressing *

Caesar salad is one of my most favorite salads. I found it impossible to find a dressing in the store that was healing diet approved. This dressing is healing diet approved and makes a great Caesar salad; just add some cooked chicken breast, romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and some lemon wedges on the side….yummmm!