Simple Cherry Tomato Salad

 

A Quick and Easy Summer Side Dish - 

Simple Cherry Tomato Salad With Mint

We have an abundance of cherry tomatoes in the garden! They are the grandsons favorites, because he is allowed to pick and eat them while playing in the backyard. I have half a dozen varieties - including sun gold, black cherry, an indigo, a sweet 100, a yellow pear.... and more, all of which vary by year.

For a super quick side dish in the summer time:

• 2  cups, or so,  cherry tomatoes sliced in half
• 1/4 a red onion, diced
• optional -thin julienned carrot

Dressing:

• 1 tsp white sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 T EVOO [extra virgin olive oil]
• 2 T red wine vinegar  [or sherry vinegar]
• 2 T finely minced mint leaves

Mix the dressing, toss it over the tomatoes.  You can serve immediately, but it's better if you can put it in the refrigerator for an hour or so before serving.

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Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

 
Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
Note - For an extra splash of color, add jarred pimentos.  I love the way they look, but rarely have them on hand here.

Thirty years ago I worked in a grocery store deli.  This was one of the salads we made, mostly to use up the cheese ends.  

• 1 head broccoli
• 1 head cauliflower [maybe half a head, depends on the size]
• Assorted diced cheeses.  If your deli sells assorted ends, those packs are perfect.  If not, I use a mix of cheddar, colby jack, mozzarella, muenster, or whatever odds and ends we have on hand.
• sliced olives, or a jar of pimentos
• Zesty Italian Dressing

Optional:

• Diced cooked bacon
• Diced onion
• Sunflower seeds

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Recipe For Zesty Italian Dressing

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¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
⅓ cup red wine vinegar
1½ tablespoons real maple syrup
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 small garlic cloves, minced

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Cucumber Feta Blueberry Mint Salad

Cucumber Feta Blueberry Mint Salad

A friend of mine shared this recipe from the Wegmans Circular. I don't shop at Wegmans, but I found a white balsamic dressing at Big Lots that was quite good.  I also found recipes for alternate dressings.  

1 pint  [2 cups] blueberries
2-3  seedless cucumbers [about 4 cups, once cut]
1/2 cup White Balsamic Dressing
3 Tb chopped mint leaves
1 cup feta cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Combine cucumbers and blueberries in large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Add dressing, mint, and feta; toss gently to combine.

Chef Tip: To seed cucumber, slice in half lengthwise and scoop out center with spoon.

I used regular cucumbers from my garden, mint from my garden, feta from Aldi, and white balsamic dressing I found at Big Lots.

Alternative Dressing:

3 tablespoons of white wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon honey or sugar

1/4 cup olive oil

Homemade White Balsamic Dressing

⅓ cup white balsamic vinegar

½ cup extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

¼ teaspoon dried garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste

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Getting Started With Print Then Cut With Cricut

PRINT THEN CUT WITH CRICUT

The Print Then Cut option in cricut allows you to create a project in Design Space, then send it to your printer. 

 It will print with special registration marks that your machine will then read, to know where to cut. 

 Print then cut is used for things like stickers, cake toppers, or even t-shirts [using printable iron on transfer paper] or Christmas ornament inserts.

For Text with Print then Cut, you have to Flatten TO A SHAPE.	Print Then Cut Basics	Layering Print Then Cut On Cake Toppers
Making Print Then Cut T-shirts	Combining Print Then Cut With Cut Elements	How To Make Stickers With Cricut
Using Pattern Fill With Print Then Cut	Making A Print Then Cut  Sticker Book With Cricut	Making A  Print Then Cut Puzzle

Printable Acetate Or "Floating Photo" Ornaments

Print Then Cut Memorial Ornaments

Print Then Cut Tags With Cricut

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Getting Started With Cricut - By Project

Getting Started With Cricut - By Material Type

The first thing I try to tell everyone when they first get a cricut is "don't try to learn it all at once."

What you need to know to make a t-shirt is so different than what you need to know to make a card.  What you need to know to cut a felt flower is completely different than what you need to know to make a print then cut sticker.  

But where do you start for each of those things?  Here.  Start here.

  I don't have tutorials for each of those things, but I do know a lot of bloggers and crafters that I trust, so when I don't have the answers, I'll direct you to them.  

First - 

The Absolute Basics You Will Want To Know For Every Project Type:

What Is An SVG, & How To Upload One To Design Space

10 Quick Things Every New Cricut Owner Should Know Things like what is an svg, why you do NOT need to pay for Cricut Access, and a few other absolute basics.

How To Switch From Cut, To Draw, To Print Then Cut, & More In Design Space

Now On To The Resources By Project Type:

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Regular" Vinyl Projects With Cricut

Iron On, Or HTV, Projects With Cricut

Paper Crafting With Cricut

Print Then Cut, With Cricut [Stickers, T-shirt Transfers & More]

Tips, Tricks & Tutorials For Crepe Paper Flowers Most of the time, hand cutting these will be SO much faster and easier.  But using a cutting machine can be helpful for the detailed centers, and for the templates for hand cutting

Tips & Tricks For  Cutting Faux Leather With a Cricut Air 2  A rotary blade often works best for faux leather projects, but for years, I used a Cricut Air 2 [still my favorite machine] and cut faux leather often. The Above link shows the settings I used for various types.

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon!

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MISC CRICUT PROJECTS

[Coming Soon]

Making Door Mats

Wood Projects With Cricut

Making Tumblers

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BASIC TIPS & TUTORIALS

Overviews, Quick Tips, Basic Tutorials

	What To Buy, What To Download & How To Use It All

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FONT & SVG ORGANIZATION & STORAGE

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