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10 Salad Recipes for People Who Don’t Love Salads

August 19, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > Worth Noting

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Okay guys, I don’t love love love salads. There, I said it.

I will definitely eat them, but if I’m torn between a big green salad and a basket of shoe-string fries and a burger, I will most always choose the latter.  I have friends that just love that leafy goodness, but I can’t honestly say that I do. 

So recently I got to thinking that surely there are salads out there that I would love. For one, I am absolutely obsessed with Houston’s kale salad thanks to MKR and have tried her homemade rendition to great success.  And thanks to some of our favorite food blogs, I did find some other good ones. For anyone like me, hopefully you’ll find some salad inspiration with these ten salad recipes above. There’s hope out there!  Cheers, Kat

P.S. And if eating salads is a prerequisite for owning any of this collection, I’m going to have to start.

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GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD

GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD

ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME, KNOWS I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE SUMMER CORN AND BASICALLY ANYTHING GRILLED. THIS GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD IS DEFINITELY MY TYPE OF SALAD.

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VIA WHAT'S GABY COOKING
WATERMELON RADISH, ORANGE & GOAT CHEESE SALAD

WATERMELON RADISH, ORANGE & GOAT CHEESE SALAD

NOT ONLY IS THIS SALAD UNIQUE, THE COLORS ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. I CAN ALSO EAT ANYTHING IF GOAT CHEESE IS INVOLVED. I'LL BE TRYING THIS WATERMELON RADISH, ORANGE & GOAT CHEESE SALAD ASAP.

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VIA ALEXANDRA COOKS
PEACH SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE AND FRESH HERBS

PEACH SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE AND FRESH HERBS

SO I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT BLUE CHEESE, BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT'S PERFECTLY PAIRED WITH THE FRESH PEACHES IN THIS SALAD BY FOODNESS GRACIOUS. I TRUST GERRY COMPLETELY ON THIS ONE.

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VIA FOODNESS GRACIOUS
SPICY KALE CAESAR SALAD WITH ROASTED GARLIC

SPICY KALE CAESAR SALAD WITH ROASTED GARLIC

I THINK THIS IS THE BEST KALE HAS LOOKED...EVER. A SPICY CAESAR RENDITION IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. AND ANYTHING TASTES BETTER WITH SOME ROASTED GARLIC, AM I RIGHT?

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VIA THE ROASTED ROOT
CHOPPED THAI SALAD WITH SESAME GARLIC DRESSING

CHOPPED THAI SALAD WITH SESAME GARLIC DRESSING

OUT OF ALL THE SALADS IN THIS SLIDESHOW, THIS GUY IS THE FARTHEST FROM A SALAD IN MY BOOK (YAY). IT WON'T BE A #SADDESKLUNCH WITH THIS BOWL IN FRONT OF ME.

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VIA PINCH OF YUM
SPICY SOUTHWESTERN SALAD WITH AVOCADO DRESSING

SPICY SOUTHWESTERN SALAD WITH AVOCADO DRESSING

LINDSAY AT PINCH OF YUM IS MY NEW BEST FRIEND WITH THIS DELICIOUS SPICY SOUTHWESTERN SALAD. I WON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL #TACOTUESDAY FOR MY SOUTHWESTERN FIX.

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BALSAMIC WATERMELON CHICKEN SALAD

BALSAMIC WATERMELON CHICKEN SALAD

I LOVE ALL OF THESE FLAVORS SO MUCH, SO WHEN I SAW LINDSAY (AGAIN, NEW BFF) COMBINED THEM, I KNEW I HAD TO TRY IT AT HOME STAT. A BALSAMIC WATERMELON CHICKEN SALAD IS JUST AS INTRIGUINGLY DELICIOUS AS YOU'D IMAGINE.

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VIA PINCH OF YUM
BROAD BEAN, MINT & RICOTTA SALAD

BROAD BEAN, MINT & RICOTTA SALAD

I'VE BEEN ON A HUGE MINT KICK RECENTLY, SO NATURALLY THIS SALAD CAUGHT MY EYE. AND SINCE NONE OF MY BORING SALADS CONTAIN THESE INGREDIENTS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TEST THIS ONE OUT.

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VIA TOP WITH CINNAMON
ROASTED YAMS & FRESH FIG SALAD

ROASTED YAMS & FRESH FIG SALAD

OUR FRIENDS AT HONESTLY YUM ALWAYS HAVE ME DROOLING, SO A LITTLE YAMS + FIG + JALAPENOS IS RIGHT OKAY WITH ME.

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VIA HONESTLY YUM
WARM SQUASH PARSNIP & KALE SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE DRESSING

WARM SQUASH PARSNIP & KALE SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE DRESSING

THE MIXTURE OF WARM SQUASH AND THE TEXTURE OF LITTLE POMEGRANATE SEEDS TOTALLY DISTRACT ME FROM THE KALE I'M EATING IN THIS ONE. DEFINITELY A MUST-TRY!

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VIA DOLLY AND OATMEAL

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The Best Advice for Creative Entrepreneurs

7 of Our Favorite Boss Ladies Share Their Wisdom with WOM
August 16, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > Let's Talk

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Being a creative entrepreneur isn’t all pretty work spaces and shiny desk accessories.  It doesn’t involve popping champagne bottles every week (or even every month or year for that matter).  You’d be hard-pressed to find an entrepreneur that hasn’t had their doubts, or the days when it took everything in them not to quit.  But you’d also find it hard to deny how truly inspiring an entrepreneur is; their drive, excitement and passion for the craft is just contagious.

I recently had the pleasure of tapping seven of my favorite boss ladies for their best advice for entrepreneurs, and it’s all so spot-on. It seems that the magic formula for continued growth and success involves a mixture of passion, patience and perseverance.  Click through the slideshow above to read more.  

A big thank you to these impressive (and busy!) women for sharing their best advice for creative entrepreneurs with us today.  Cheers, Kat

P.S. Looking for more working-girl inspo? Meg Biram’s #GSD series and The Everygirl’s Career Profiles are great, along with the handful of books below. xo 

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DON'T DO IT HALF-HEARTED

DON'T DO IT HALF-HEARTED

"DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU LOVE AND BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING. OTHERWISE IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. AND TRUST ME, TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY. FOCUS ON YOURSELF AND YOUR OWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS."

- MANDY KELLOGG RYE, FOUNDER OF WAITING ON MARTHA

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY KATHRYN MCCRARY
DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT

DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT

"OWNING A BUSINESS IS NOT EASY, BUT WHEN I'M FACED WITH A DECISION, I JUST DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT. WHILE I CAN'T SAY THAT EVERY DECISION I'VE MADE FELT RIGHT, I'VE LEARNED TO TRUST MYSELF, MY GUT AND MY INSTINCTS. BY LISTENING TO MYSELF, I'M ABLE TO DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE BEST FOR ACPR, AND ME."

- ALLYSON CONKLIN, FOUNDER OF ALLYSON CONKLIN PUBLIC RELATIONS.

READ MORE FROM ALLYSON'S POST, THE BEST BUSINESS ADVICE."

VIA RUSTIC WHITE FOR WAITING ON MARTHA
PERSEVERE THROUGH THE GOOD AND THE BAD

PERSEVERE THROUGH THE GOOD AND THE BAD

"FAILING IS INEVITABLE, BUT SUCCESS COMES FROM PERSEVERANCE"... MY DAD ACTUALLY SAID THAT!

CREATING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH IS HARD, AND IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART. WHEN YOU COMBINE HARD WORK AND YOUR HEART IN A PROJECT, IT CAN SEEM DEVASTATING WHEN THE PROJECT DOESN'T COME TOGETHER EXACTLY HOW YOU FIRST ENVISIONED, AND YOU CAN QUICKLY THROW IN THE TOWEL BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT JUST BECAUSE THIS EXACT PART OF THE PROJECT ISN'T WORKING, THERE ARE MANY OTHER WORKING PARTS. AND IF YOU TAKE THE SUCCESS, THROW OUT THE FAILURES AS LESSONS LEARNED AND TRY AGAIN A DIFFERENT WAY, YOU MAKE PROGRESS!

- ASHLEY BROOKE, FOUNDER OF ASHLEY BROOKE DESIGNS

VIA ASHLEY BROOKE DESIGNS
BELIEVE IN WHO YOU ARE

BELIEVE IN WHO YOU ARE

"PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PIECES OF ADVICE I CAN PASS ALONG CAME FROM MY FATHER. I ALWAYS STRUGGLED THAT I CARED SO DEEPLY AND OFTEN SEEMED MORE AFFECTED THAN EVERYONE ELSE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WEAKNESS UNTIL HE MADE ME REALIZE THAT IT WAS STRENGTH. I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY SITTING ON THE STAIRS TOGETHER AND HAVING HIM TELL ME HE WOULD BE WORRIED IF I DIDN’T CARE AS MUCH AS I DID.

WHETHER IT’S GOOD OR BAD, I’M ROOTED IN PASSION WHEN IT COMES TO WHO AND WHAT I BELIEVE IN, WHICH ULTIMATELY BECAME ONE OF THE REASONS I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS, IS WHAT LED TO MY CURRENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, AND IS THE CORE OF HOW WE DO BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY YEAR AFTER YEAR.

WHAT YOU MAY SEE AS A WEAKNESS MAY BE ONE OF YOUR GREATEST ASSETS. KNOW WHAT YOUR INTENTION IS AND SHOOT FOR THE MOON. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY AGAIN."

- CAREN WEST, FOUNDER OF CAREN WEST PUBLIC RELATIONS

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY RUSTIC WHITE
BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

"DON'T TRY TO BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE. STAND CONFIDENT IN YOUR BRANDING AND SAY NO TO PROJECTS THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH THAT. AND ALWAYS OPERATE WITH THE HIGHEST OF INTEGRITY. IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR BUSINESS."

- JULIANNE TAYLOR, FOUNDER OF TAYLOR BURKE HOME

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY RUSTIC WHITE
BE PATIENT

BE PATIENT

MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS, “ROME WASN’T BUILT OVERNIGHT.” (SIDE NOTE: HE HAS A HILARIOUS TENDENCY TO MIX UP IDIOMS, LIKE “LET’S PLAY IT BY EARS. IT’S A DOGGY WORLD, ETC.”) I KNOW HE MEANS “ROME WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY.”

BUILDING A BRAND AND A BUSINESS ISN’T EASY. THERE ARE SO MANY CHALLENGES, UPS AND DOWNS, AND ROADBLOCKS. SOMETIMES IT DOES FEEL LIKE YOU’RE BUILDING ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST METROPOLISES ALL ON YOUR OWN! BUT DRAMATICS ASIDE, AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND FEARLESS LEADER OF YOUR OWN, IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE PATIENT AND TO PERSEVERE THROUGH THE BEST AND THE HARDEST DAYS. THE DETERMINED WILL ALWAYS MOVE FORWARD, AND HARD WORK WILL ALWAYS PAY OFF ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!”

- ROXY TE OWENS, FOUNDER OF SOCIETY SOCIAL

VIA SOCIETY SOCIAL
BE OPEN TO NEW (AND UNEXPECTED GROWTH

BE OPEN TO NEW (AND UNEXPECTED GROWTH

"STARTING A BUSINESS IS AN EXCITING ADVENTURE, BUT IT CAN TOTALLY SEEM OVERWHELMING AT TIMES. YOU’VE GOT THIS AMAZING SEED OF AN IDEA THAT YOU’RE READY TO PLANT AND LET GROW INTO A FLOURISHING BUSINESS. SOMETIMES THAT SEED TAKES ROOT AND BEGINS GROWING IN NEW AND UNEXPECTED WAYS…GOOD WAYS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU WERE ENVISIONING WHEN YOU STARTED. IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO CULTIVATE THAT AREA OF GROWTH AND ALLOW YOUR BUSINESS TO EXPAND IN WAYS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU."

- LAURA MCCARTY, FOUNDER OF MARKED BY LAURA MCCARTY

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY KATHRYN MCCRARY

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Almond Milk Vegetable Curry

A homemade vegetarian curry that will quickly become a household favorite
August 11, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > 30 Minute Meals

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Vegetarian Curry, Waiting On Martha Almond Milk Vegetable CurryWaiting on Martha's almond milk vegetarian curry

At least once a week, you’ll find a take out bag full of thai containers on our kitchen counter.  My standard order.: vegetarian curry.  I’m a huge lover of curry powder’s vibrant flavor and I sprinkle it on just about everything.  However, I’ve been trying for years to create a homemade version of my beloved vegetarian curry but to no avail.  Until this week.  This week, all the years of trial and error paid off with success; an almond milk vegetable curry that is dare I say better than my tried-and-true takeout.

You’ve been warned that this dish is hot.  The heat from the spicy curry powder and serrano peppers pack a one-two punch, but everything is quickly cooled down by the sweetness of the basil and crispness of the cauliflower. Rounding out the curry’s bold flavors are hearty potatoes and cashews.  Nuts are a favorite way I like to add crunch to many a recipe.

And please don’t let the long list of ingredients scare you, I promise cooking homemade curry is actually easier than you think.  While I did stay true to the typical spices found in curry (coriander, cumin and red curry),  I also added a teaspoon of cinnamon to give it a bit more warmth.  And rather than using buttermilk, I took the vegan route by subbing in Almond Milk.  Check out the full recipe below and enjoy!  Truly, MKR

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