Beautiful roast chicken salad in a jar.

This recipe is an old favorite, clipped from a Williams-Sonoma catalog a bajillion years ago. We’ve made it for dinner a number of times, and then I hacked it as a salad-in-a-jar, which is perfectly lunch-able. The roast chicken and tart apple play beautifully with the spicy pecan dressing. Get the recipe!

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fresh tomato salad with goat cheese and warm bacon dressing recipe | writes4food.com

BGT salad: bacon, goat cheese and tomato.

Here’s a new take on the ubiquitous summer tomato salad with … wait for it … BACON. Even better: a warm dressing of bacon drippings (let’s call it what it is, people: bacon FAT) and balsamic vinegar that softens the tomatoes and releases their juices. Oh, and goat cheese. Yep. You want this. Get the recipe!

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Easy butter-roasted chicken.

This roasted chicken with butter, honey and garlic is stupid-easy, and just as delicious. If you’ve never made roast chicken, now’s the time to try it. Get the recipe.

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