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Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

May 18, 2018 By Shannah 25 Comments

An easy salad, like chicken avocado quinoa salad, that can be made ahead and enjoyed all week long is perfect for meal prep or just to get ready for a summer party! 

During the summer, I totally crave cool salads but get bored with lettuce based salads pretty quickly. Chicken avocado quinoa salad is the perfect salad that fits as a light main course or a fun side dish at your summer BBQ or picnic.

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

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Summer Grilled Corn Salad

July 23, 2015 By Shannah Coe 2 Comments

Summer Grilled Corn Salad is the perfect option for your summer BBQs and picnics! This make ahead recipe is filled with fresh summer produce and is ideal for a hot summer day! This corn salad recipe is so easy to make and so refreshing from all the corn, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, and goat cheese combined with a dressing!

BBQs, picnics and tailgates are the perfect places to bring this grilled corn salad. This easy corn salad recipe is perfect to make ahead and just grab out of the refrigerator when you are ready to enjoy it.

Grilled Corn Salad

Grilled Corn Salad

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Braised Pork Sandwich with Jicama Kale Slaw

June 11, 2015 By Shannah Coe 1 Comment

I am excited to work with Williams-Sonoma to bring you this recipe. As always, while this post is sponsored, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Father’s Day is in just a few weeks. I’ve been trying to decide what to do for Mathlete {besides sending him off flying for the day} and I instantly thought of a picnic. We did one at a local winery for Mother’s Day and it was great. One of our wineries has also opened a brewery on the property and I know Mathlete would love checking out some of the beers they offer. Of course, if we are going on a picnic, we are going to need food to take. I wanted to skip our regular choices {like balsamic chicken sandwiches} and I saw some braising sauces made with craft beers at a recent shopping trip and instantly knew I wanted to make a braised pork sandwich with jicama kale slaw.

Braised Pork Sandwich with Jicama Kale Slaw

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Strawberry Goat Cheese Crostini

April 21, 2015 By Shannah Coe 18 Comments

I love cheese. That doesn’t always marry well with my Paleo lifestyle but I do allow myself to indulge from time to time. One of my favorite cheeses is goat cheese. I love it in salads, pasta and so many other dishes too. I had some gorgeous, fresh strawberries recently and I was torn with what to do with them…besides eat them. I ended up making strawberry goat cheese crostini and it was the perfect Spring lunch.

Strawberry Goat Cheese Crostini

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Succotash Salad

June 17, 2014 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

During hot weather months, I tend to turn away from hot lunches like soups or casseroles.  They all still taste good but a nice cool sandwich {like this one} or a salad tends to my lunch of choice when it is so hot outside.  I love salads with lettuce but for some reason, when I make them at home, they just don’t do it for me like a restaurant salad.  So, I stick to pasta salads or vegetable centered ones like this succotash salad.

Succotash Salad

 

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Pesto Chicken Salad

June 12, 2014 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

One of the huge perks of working from home a few days a week {well, besides the easy commute} is the ability to have breakfast and lunch at home.  If you weren’t already sure, I love to cook and I get bored very easily with deli sandwiches and frozen meals I can pop in the office microwave. I don’t have a lot time to put together a fancy meal or anything but I can squeeze out a freshly made sandwich or breakfast muffin.  The other day, I was craving chicken salad and my  basil plant is growing on hyperdrive so I ended up making pesto chicken salad.  Now, this salad was amazingly delicious but unfortunately just doesn’t look nearly as good as it tastes so you have to trust me on this one.

Easy and delicious lunch idea: pesto chicken salad made extra creamy with a blend of yogurts

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TBT: Balsamic Chicken Sandwich

June 5, 2014 By Shannah Coe 1 Comment

Picnic season is in full force here because the weather is nice {not too hot yet} and it is such a great time to be outside. We are so lucky to have a bunch of different places to go for picnics around here and we really try to take advantage of them whenever we can.  Of course, sometimes we just like having sandwiches and other typical picnic fare at home for lunch too.  Last year, I shared one of my favorite sandwiches and I wanted to bring them back this year because they are just so delicious.  I actually  had one of this balsamic chicken sandwich for lunch today and I was reminded exactly how tasty they are!

The perfect picnic sandwich - Balsamic Chicken Sandwich

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Strawberry Lemonade Cheesecake Bars

June 3, 2014 By Shannah Coe 2 Comments

Nothing brings the images of summer to life more than lemonade.  Picture kids on the corner with their adorable lemonade stands or settling under the beach umbrella with a cool lemonade in your hand.  I wanted to capture that feeling in a delicious dessert and came up with these amazing strawberry lemonade cheesecake bars.  And by amazing, I mean the best cheesecake bars EVER!

The best cheesecake bars ever! These strawberry lemonade cheesecake bars are the perfect summer dessert.

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Nicoise Pasta Salad Recipe

September 26, 2013 By Shannah Coe 49 Comments

Turn a classic French salad into the perfect pasta salad for your light lunch or summer picnic. Niçoise pasta salad has all the classic flavors but swaps the traditional lettuce for pasta.

A traditional Niçoise salad is made up of tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, olives and anchovies. You’ll find quite a lot of variation in the ingredients and dressing though with the more modern version including potatoes and green beans such as this Niçoise pasta salad had.

Nicoise Pasta Salad

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The Perfect Summer Side Dish: Zucchini Carpaccio

July 10, 2013 By Shannah 12 Comments

Summertime meals call for fresh flavors and lots of produce.  At our recent parent’s day out, one of the couples brought a dish I fell in love with and had to figure out to make once I got home.  For me, the combination of flavors made it the absolute perfect summer side dish.  I hit up the farmer’s market to make sure I got the freshest produce I could find.

Carpaccio is typically a dish that consists of raw meat that is sliced or pounded thin and served as an appetizer.  I took a little different approach though and sliced zucchini extremely thin to make my carpaccio.  I did keep the traditional flavors of lemon juice, olive oil and pepper though.
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About Me

Hi, I'm Shannah! Welcome to My Suburban Kitchen, where you'll find tons of recipe ideas including family friendly dinners, sinfully delicious desserts and even Paleo and Whole30 recipes. I love spending time in our kitchen and also share little glimpses of my life as a wife to one awesome Mathlete and working mom to 2 cute kids! I hope you'll grab a seat at our table and enjoy your time in the kitchen with us.

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