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14 Signs You Need A Vacation
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Reveille Recipes: Summer Salads
It's hot out there! So we think it's time to chill out...with a summer salad!
With a variety of your favorite fresh summer ingredients available from your local grocer, farmers' market, or even your garden - now is the time to chop 'em all up and throw them together to make delicious, colorful, summer salad! These salads will have you feeling refreshed, satisfied and cool as you beat the summer heat:
Greek Pasta Salad
Recommended by: Lindsay Weinberg
Reveille Camper & Staff
Summer Corn Salad
Recommended by: Sarah Lambert
Reveille Camper in: 2007 - 2011
One of my favorite things about summer is the fresh vegetables, especially the corn from local stands. We make this salad all summer long and there are never leftovers after a big dinner with friends! It is super easy and tastes like summer.
Ingredients:
5 ears of corn, boiled or grilled
1 container of cherry tomatoes or 1 large tomato chopped
1 red onion chopped
Fresh cilantro, chopped, to taste (you can also use basil if you prefer)
Juice of 1 lime
Salt and pepper
2 tbs Olive oil
Directions:
Cook the corn and let cool.
Then cut corn off of cob.
Combine with tomatoes, onion, and cilantro.
Add lime juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
Stir to combine and enjoy!
Joan’s Salad
Recommended by: Joan Lunden
My house is the go-to spot for all of our family occasions. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Super Bowl, you name it and we’re hosting! No matter what kind of food we’re having, I almost always make a big salad and everyone has coined this “Joan’s Salad.” It’s simple, I have always just put my favorite salad ingredients together and somehow, it became a hit! Of course salads are the easiest dish to personalize, you can add or take out anything you like or don’t like and include anything you have around in your fridge that day. Here’s what I put in mine to please my family and friends!
Ingredients:
Chopped romaine
1 cucumber, chopped
Shredded carrots
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of corn
1 can of sliced beets
1 can of mandarin oranges
Candied walnuts
Croutons
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a big salad gown and serve with dressing choices on the side!
Recommended by: Lindsay Weinberg
Reveille Camper & Staff
I saw this recipe on The Food Network and tried it out on our family that very night. I love it because it’s a light dish for the summer, but you still get to have some pasta which I love! It’s perfect for a BBQ and you can bring it with you to a party since there’s no mayo to go bad in the sun. I love the combination of greek flavors in greek salad and this changes it up a bit! Also, the dressing is SO simple!
Ingredients:
1 cup of orzo
1 cucumber chopped
1 container of grape or cherry tomatoes halved
2 green onions chopped
1/2 pound crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
Dressing:
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1/4 cup white wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar, whatever you have!)
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions:
Bring 8 cups of cold salted water to a boil, add the orzo and cook till al dente, drain and set aside.
While the orzo is cooking, go ahead and make the dressing: whisk together the mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper till smooth. Slowly whisk in the olive oil till emulsified. Set aside.
In a big bowl, combine the orzo, cucumber, tomato, green onion, salt and pepper. Crumble the feta and sprinkle the dill over the top. Stir.
Drizzle half the dressing and stir.
Add more dressing as needed or serve extra on the side.
Ingredients:
1 cup of orzo
1 cucumber chopped
1 container of grape or cherry tomatoes halved
2 green onions chopped
1/2 pound crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
Dressing:
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1/4 cup white wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar, whatever you have!)
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions:
Bring 8 cups of cold salted water to a boil, add the orzo and cook till al dente, drain and set aside.
While the orzo is cooking, go ahead and make the dressing: whisk together the mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper till smooth. Slowly whisk in the olive oil till emulsified. Set aside.
In a big bowl, combine the orzo, cucumber, tomato, green onion, salt and pepper. Crumble the feta and sprinkle the dill over the top. Stir.
Drizzle half the dressing and stir.
Add more dressing as needed or serve extra on the side.
Summer Corn Salad
Recommended by: Sarah Lambert
Reveille Camper in: 2007 - 2011
One of my favorite things about summer is the fresh vegetables, especially the corn from local stands. We make this salad all summer long and there are never leftovers after a big dinner with friends! It is super easy and tastes like summer.
Ingredients:
5 ears of corn, boiled or grilled
1 container of cherry tomatoes or 1 large tomato chopped
1 red onion chopped
Fresh cilantro, chopped, to taste (you can also use basil if you prefer)
Juice of 1 lime
Salt and pepper
2 tbs Olive oil
Directions:
Cook the corn and let cool.
Then cut corn off of cob.
Combine with tomatoes, onion, and cilantro.
Add lime juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
Stir to combine and enjoy!
Joan’s Salad
Recommended by: Joan Lunden
Ingredients:
Chopped romaine
1 cucumber, chopped
Shredded carrots
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of corn
1 can of sliced beets
1 can of mandarin oranges
Candied walnuts
Croutons
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a big salad gown and serve with dressing choices on the side!
What are your favorite summer salads?
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
"I Have Breast Cancer"
As some of you may have heard this morning on Good Morning America, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and am currently undergoing treatment. Of course as those of you who have been affected by breast cancer know, it is daunting journey ahead of me, but one that I am facing head-on…and what a perfect place to do that – here on the Reveille campus, the beautiful shores of Long Lake.
As I always do, I will be spending my summer (and doing my treatment) up in Maine where Camp Reveille is held. Reveille has always represented health, rejuvenation, and women’s wellness and I feel lucky that I get to be here in this environment as I embark on this. I am also uniquely lucky that I have our incredible fitness trainer Beth Bielat who runs our Camp Reveille fitness program with me by my side.
I want you all to know that Reveille is in full swing and we are planning another fantastic session for all of our women. I will be there to lead the weekend as I always do and I can’t wait to see and meet so many friends, both old and new. I look forward to the classes and camaraderie, but even more importantly I look forward to the strength that is always felt when we as women gather together to support one another.
As I always do, I will be spending my summer (and doing my treatment) up in Maine where Camp Reveille is held. Reveille has always represented health, rejuvenation, and women’s wellness and I feel lucky that I get to be here in this environment as I embark on this. I am also uniquely lucky that I have our incredible fitness trainer Beth Bielat who runs our Camp Reveille fitness program with me by my side.
I want you all to know that Reveille is in full swing and we are planning another fantastic session for all of our women. I will be there to lead the weekend as I always do and I can’t wait to see and meet so many friends, both old and new. I look forward to the classes and camaraderie, but even more importantly I look forward to the strength that is always felt when we as women gather together to support one another.
I invite you to read my letter posted on my JoanLunden.com blog, and as always please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you might have. We are always here to help make your camp experience the best getaway of your summer!
Read Joan’s Personal Letter
Read Joan’s Personal Letter
Thursday, June 12, 2014
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