Best of the Month March 2014

A recap of my most popular recipes in March 2014

I didn't make any big changes this month.  I made some minor changes to make my blog look nicer.  I put my profile picture and about me blurb front and center and I changed the style and color of my social media follow buttons.

I'm still making 2 posts a week on Monday and Friday and co-hosting Great Idea Thursdays on Wednesday/Thursday.  I have started going back and updating a few of my earlier blog posts.  My Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of those.  I'm taking new and hopefully better pictures of recipes that I make frequently and then I update the old post with the new pictures and a more current layout.

Here are my best of March:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft and chewy cookies studded with semisweet chocolate chips.  My husband's favorite cookie.  195 views and 34  +1s.

Egg and Cheese Crepes

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Protein packed crepes filled with more protein of eggs and cheese. A very filling breakfast.  172 views and 18 +1s.

Guacamole Black Bean Tuna Salad

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Canned tuna mixed with black beans and guacamole served on top of a green salad. That's right, a tuna salad with no mayonnaise.  140 views and 65 +1s.

Bean and Barley Stew

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A healthy, meatless, one pot meal stew with beans, barley, and veggies.  138 views and 29 +1s.

Avocado B.L.T. Salad

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Crisp green lettuce tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette and topped with crispy bacon, juicy tomatoes, and creamy avocado.  The avocado isn't the prettiest perfectly ripe avocado that I would like in a picture, but when over ripe avocados are 3 for $1 I can't pass by them.  This is how a real person eats, not just a perfectly staged photograph.  131 views and 21 +1s.

Thanks to all of my viewers.  

Enjoy.

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Avocado B.L.T Salad

Crisp green lettuce tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette and topped with crispy bacon, juicy tomatoes, and creamy avocado.

Avocados 3 for a dollar.  How could I pass those up? They were a bit over-ripe but still tasty...and cheap. One I used for this salad and the other two will make a delicious guacamole. My husband loves avocado so he was very pleased with this filling salad.

Avocado B.L.T Salad

Ingredients:

Lettuce (enough for 2 salads, 3-4 handfuls)
Grape tomatoes,  split
4-5 strips extra crispy bacon, crumbled
1 avocado, cubed
2-3 Tbsp olive oil
2-3 tsp balsamic vinegar

Mix the oil and vinegar in the bottom of a large salad bowl.  Toss the lettuce, until thoroughly coated, in the vinaigrette and separate into two serving bowls or plates.

Top the lettuce with about a handful of tomatoes then sprinkle on half of the bacon per salad. Lastly top with the avocado (half for each salad).

Serve and enjoy.

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