While we often think of salads as a summer staple, fall is another great time of year to eat salad. It’s common to see ‘fall’ salads that feature roasted squash, dried cranberries and goat cheese on menus and on grab-and-go shelves this time of year. Salads can pack a huge nutritional punch with fewer calories, if you make them right. They can even keep well all week, so you can make a few ahead of time to get out the door a little faster in the morning. Here are some ways to build a salad to keep it interesting, flavorful and seasonal.
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The day after we returned from our big September beach trip, Maelle started preschool! She’s in a combined 3-and-4-year-old class, and the older kids stay a bit later for more activities and lunch. She loves learning, her classmates and her teachers.
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We were gone most of September; we spent two weeks in the Outer Banks with my family (our third year!), and because Andrew and I are CRAZY, we tacked on an extra almost-week in DC prior to that, plus a couple days at the end to see the Bills play the Redskins Commanders before FINALLY heading home.