Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

This is one of my favorite salads ever. I've had a few different versions of it in the past - with slight differences in the dressing or toppings. This particular dressing recipe is my friend, Lynsi's . Just like her, it is lovely and sweet. I could seriously eat this salad every day, every meal. It is so light and refreshing and satisfying, too. And it makes a great go to salad for parties or baby showers or whatever shin dig you want to impress at. Try it; you'll love it. Green Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing Ingredients: Spinach or Spring Mix 1/2 cup Craisins 8 oz. chopped pecans (you can toast and sugar these if you want - I only do if I have time) 1 cup sliced strawberries 1 cup avocado diced 1/2 cup Feta cheese Other possible toppings : pomegranate seeds green apples gala apples raspberries blackberries blueberries walnuts almonds blue cheese goat cheese mandarin oranges grapes Dressing : 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 3/4 cu

This meal is so comforting on a cold Fall or Winter night. I love that it all cooks in one pan/pot, and I love that it turns out perfect every time.  Sometimes I serve it over rice, sometimes just as is. It's delicious!  Here's the recipe .  I ngredients : 2-3 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil 4 lbs. chuck roast 1 medium to large yellow onion, chopped 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 2-3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 5 sprigs fresh thyme 2 cups reduced sodium beef broth 2 bunches small carrots, with tops, (cut off tops leaving small stubs) 1 pound small baby red or gold potatoes kosher salt & freshly ground pepper Directions : Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Heat oil in a large dutch oven or saute pan over high heat. Season chuck roast well on all sides with salt and pepper. Add to the pan and brown on all sides. (A few minutes on each side.) Remove from pan.  Add chopped onions to pan, lower heat to medium, and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add balsamic vineg

Banner : Target Owl couple : Target from a few years back Cat and Bat bottles : my local Kneaders restaurant Fuzzy yarn pumpkins : I made myself by wrapping yarn around Styrofoam balls I'd cut into pumpkin like shapes. I glued dried pumpkin stems on top. Stars Can't Shine Without Darkness sign : my local Kneaders restaurant