This gorgeous Fall salad originally made it's way to the blog in October of 2013. I was in the midst of a part-time cooking program in LA and learned this technique to roast pears on a bed of herbs, drizzled with honey, and seasoned with salt and pepper, and it became my go-to when I wanted to make an elegant, flavorful salad that was just a little different and more festive than my usual. I figured it was time to update the photos to do this recipe justice, but I couldn't bear to delete the old cooking video, so I'll save that for ya at the end! While sometimes I cringe watching these old videos (which I once spent hours editing on iMovie at the wee hours of the night!), it's a peek into my mid-20s and I figure I should keep them for the memories! Ok back to the salad! This one would be such a beauty on your Thanksgiving table and a total hit for our intimate Thanksgiving celebrations this year! 

There are a few restaurants we've been picking up from on repeat during quarantine, and Cava is one that's in our constant rotation. Have you been? If not, imagine a healthy, Mediterranean-style Chipotle. You can build your own bowl or salad, load it up with hummus and your favorite sauces, stack up tons of toppings, pick a protein, add a dressing, and you've got the perfect filling lunch or dinner. I decided to recreate my Cava order at home, complete with my fave Lemon Tahini Dressing, and share it here for you to enjoy too! It's a giant entrée salad that's loaded with healthy ingredients, so much texture and crunch (a must in my salads!), and the perfect creamy dressing that gets tons of extra flavor when tossed together with the hummus. So yummy!

Where did the summer go and how is it already Labor Day!? With this super warm weather and just a couple weeks left of summer, all I want to make are giant salads with lots of refreshing ingredients and juicy summer fruit. Here are 5 of my favorite salads that would be perfect for your Labor Day festivities this weekend! 

You guys, I originally posted this recipe to the blog in early 2014. It's 6 1/2 years old, and while the recipe is just as delicious as it was back in the day, the old photos left a lot to be desired!! A refresh was much overdue and I'm very excited to finally give this post the makeover that it deserved! My original post talked all about how you can find me at wedding cocktail hours chasing down the server holding the crab cakes. Those were the days right!? It sure makes me nostalgic for the pre-quarantine life! Anywayyyy let's talk about these crab cakes. While most crab cakes are loaded with mayo and breadcrumbs or crumbled saltines to hold them together, I went traditional Weeknight Bite-style and brightened them up tons of fresh and healthy ingredients. They're heavy on the crab (as all crab cakes should be in my opinion!), lemony, herby, and they just feel like a fancy dish, when in reality they're beyond easy to make. You'll love them! 

It's about time I shared my Everyday Salad with you here. I make it over and over and over and realized I don't even have it on the blog! Whenever I'm whipping up a salad for lunch or dinner, it pretty much always has these ingredients in it. It's refreshing, has a good crunch, lots of vibrant ingredients and colors, and takes just a couple minutes to throw together. I'm all about a lot of texture in my salads and this really does the trick! It honestly doesn't require any measurements and you'd be perfectly fine just tossing in a handful of each ingredient but I did my best to give them to you anyway just in case you need 'em! It's definitely the House Salad in our kitchen and I hope it becomes a staple in your salad routine, too!