Hi friends! It feels so good to be blogging on a regular basis again. I love having a regular stream of posts – AND, I recently made a content calendar for the very first time. Which is ridiculous; they aren’t a new concept. But I’ve never had time before (but it took 10 minutes). It feels good to have a plan. Beyond good! It feels safe, smart and secure. Let’s do this.

As you may have heard, I’m working from home 3 days a week lately! I think that one of my favorite things about working from home is being able to cook for myself. I can eat runny eggs any day I please. Or, I can make a killer salad like this one:

Ok, so it has bacon, homemade croutons and chèvre. It could be lower in calories, but it would probably be less awesome.

I really loved eating this for lunch! I think you will, too.

Ingredients

• 3 cups salad greens
• 1 loose cup croutons (homemade is best!)
• 1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen blackberries
• 1/2 peach, diced
• 1 Tbsp. chevre, crumbled
• 2 cooked pieces of bacon, roughly chopped
• 1 Tbsp. chopped hazelnuts
• For the dressing:
• 2 Tbsp. blackberries, muddled
• 1 tsp. honey
• 1 tsp. red wine vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. excellent quality olive oil
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. To make the dressing, use a whisk to blend the muddled blackberries, honey and red wine vinegar. Slowly drizzle the olive oil in as you whisk, then season with salt.
2. Toss all salad ingredients in a bowl, then dress with the dressing. Taste, then season with salt and pepper.