BBQ Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

If there's one thing I've noticed in my family, it seems that one of the staple foods at my house has always been chicken. Granted my father isn't a big chicken fan, it seems he's slowly starting to enjoy it a little bit more. Chicken is healthy for you, and can be prepared in many different ways! Between my mom and myself, I don't think we could ever really get tired of chicken! So, on my own I was looking at the chicken and my ingredients and wondering what I could do that was different from my usual meals. Well, I had some BBQ dry rub my mom had made for me, some BBQ sauce, fresh tomatoes, and lettuce that needed to be used. So...I thought why not make a delicious salad! Better yet, a delicious salad with some homemade dressing! Thus my BBQ chicken and honey mustard salad came about!

Ambrosia Salad

I'd actually forgotten about this delicious desert until my mom mentioned it a few days ago. It used to be one of my and my brother's favorite summer salads. Simple and delicious, this cold salad is perfect for picnics and small gatherings!

Mandarin Orange Salad

My mom and I have liked vinaigrette dressings for a while now. They are healthier for you and easy to make! We like to mix and match to try and create our own creations. Sometimes they turn out interesting, but we've found one or two keepers for dressings. That aside, with a good dressing you need a good salad to pour it over. One combination that we've found as a winner is a fresh salad with mandarin oranges (one of my and my brother's favorite fruits!) . This is a simple salad and can be adapted however you'd like it! Even try some different fruit, we've added apple slices instead of mandarin oranges with great results too.

Summer Time Cucumber and Tomato Salad!

Sorry for the low picture quality, but I lack an actual camera and all that fancy stuff so I just use my good ol webcam! That aside...

Growing up I was subject to a wide variety of foods, some I liked and others I didn't. However, I have always been one to like healthy snacks. My mom would make us sliced apples and cheese, or crackers with some sort of dip. Either way, I've always been one to love fruits and veggies. One thing I always tell my mom is that I miss our garden! When we used to live in Michigan, we had a small backyard, but in the corner my mom had a vegetable and sunflower garden, so we always had fresh veggies.