Top 6 Summer Salads of 2024 To Beat The Heat! 🤩 It's Not Just Rabbit Food Anymore!

Top 6 Summer Salads of 2024! 🤩 You've Never Seen Anything Like These Mind Blowing Recipes!!!
Hey friends, it’s that time of year when our thoughts and tastes turn to those fresh, delicious summer salads. This video is dedicated to the top 6 summer salads of 2024 and proving that not all salads are created equal. After seeing these, you’re never going to say that eating a salad sucks again! #inthekitchenwithmommamel #mommamel #saladsthatdontsuck #summersalads
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[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Hey friends hope you enjoy this years edition of Top Summer Salads, which one are you going to make first?

[@RAM-eb2te]

Corn bread salad... it's been years and I have left over corn bread!❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I know what's for dinner tonight! 😋 Enjoy!

[@1Tibs1]

Hey, thank you for the suggestion on Rada Knives. Got my order a couple of days ago and it's the best knife I've EVER used. Thanks!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

@1Tibs1 you're so welcome, I just think they're the best quality and value plus they're made in the USA

[@datamaker1]

My husband and I were married 60 years last October. His mother was a great southern cook and everyone always asked her to cook. The first year I couldn’t please him with my cooking so while he was on tour I watched her cook all his favorites. Creamed corn cut off and fried gently slow. Did that with all his favorites. Fast forward the first time I fix her corn, plum cake, potato salad and many more he would say, Hon taste just like Ma’s. He passed last year and a month before I fixed her plum cake. He called our daughter and said, Your mom outdid herself with this plum cake, it taste just like ma’s. I can’t tell you how much I thanked his mother for letting me watch her. Wish I could fix it again for him now.

[@tracyroth3397]

Yummy! Love to see family recipes. They mean so much.❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Yes they are the best, memories just came flooding back this week.

[@linda11640]

I've been making the snicker salad for my whole married life, 40 years! I always use granny smith, and add more apples, I love the tartness of them to cut the sweet.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I loved it, I will have to try it with Granny Smith's next time, thanks so much for watching!

[@jhayft0703]

I love summer and fresh veggies and fruit!! Love salads!!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Me too!! Hope you enjoy these!

[@jhayft0703]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel thank you!!!

[@sandradummer4726]

I’m with you on these salads as well. Yummy.

[@sandradummer4726]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I'm sure I will. And Thank dear.

[@karenfaries5056]

Thank you for sharing your recipes with us and God Bless y'all

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Our pleasure!

[@sarahlarson1082]

My Granny made the sauerkraut salad with chopped unpeeled apple instead of the onion and green pepper. She called it winter salad and made it when fresh vegetables are usually more expensive. I haven't thought of it for a long time. Precious memories.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Sounds great! And isn't it interesting how many different ways people make the "same" recipe. I always love giving people lots of options and ways to change things up if they don't have a specific ingredient. Sometimes you come across a really delicious treat! Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@Angie-el2rc]

Thank you for sharing these delicious salad recipes, I appreciate you so much🥰 Every recipe shared is going to be tried this summer, thanks so much🙏 Take good care and have a blessed week my friend🙏♥️💫✨👼🏻✨💫♥️🙏

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You are so welcome! Please let me know how you like them, thanks for watching and have a great week!

[@Angie-el2rc]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I will Momma Mel, I’ll let you know🙏

[@susanmolnar9606]

Southern food was foreign to me until I started watching your channel. Having my immediate family coming from Germany I know how important family recipes are. My sister had all our recipes but she suffered a massive stroke and was put away by her son and all our food history is gone! I have a big heart for you. ❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Bless your heart dear friend, I'm so sorry for the loss of your sister. You are in my heart and prayers, and I hope you will keep trying to recreate those precious recipes and memories. Thank you so much for sharing this here with me and for being such a kind supporter. I appreciate you!

[@janetdwyer1867]

Hi Mel .I am at church I will watch when I get home.have a blessed night

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thanks so much Janet, hope you have a blessed week!

[@susan_elizabeth]

Everything looks delicious, Mel! I loved the family stories behind a couple of these special salads. I'm definitely making these this week! Thank you for sharing with us! 💜

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You're so welcome, I hope you love these as much as we do! Thanks for watching.

[@KarenJonesFoodFamily]

These Salads are absolutely amazing. I'm trying the macaroni salad and Stephanie is doing the rotisserie pasta salad. And, Snickers Salad, how can you go wrong. 🤔🤔🤔😳😳😳😋😋😋

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

That crack macaroni salad is just the best and your right, you can't go wrong with Snickers LOL

[@mlc74]

Momma Mel did NOT disappoint this week … looooovveee new salad ideas … and candy in a “salad”???!! I am here for it!!! 😂😂😂

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

thank you so much and enjoy that "salad" LOL

[@kathyplunkett9626]

Thanks so much for sharing these recipes, especially family ones!! So special!! Thanks for the cast iron seasoning and Iwatched the restoration video as well!! Nice!!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you SO MUCH, I'm so glad that you enjoyed these salads and the old cast iron restoration. My son in law did a great job on that old dutch oven, didn't he!

[@donnaguthrie7533]

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[@lulamcrae2851]

Hello Mama Mel, Salads are so good.Thanks for sharing.All of your recipes look so good.I know what you mean about the memories and recipes,my Aunt started me out with the friendship cake recipe.She was a good cook,i miss her so much and my Mom and all of my other family members that were great cooks.They always had some good recipes, sometimes they just made their dishes without recipes they just played it by ear.You know what i mean. Y'all be blessed and have a wonderful week.❤❤❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I know exactly what you mean, my mamaw McCaulley could make anything taste great, and I bet she never used a recipe either LOL Sweet memories and I hadn't thought about the Amish Friendship bread in a long time, it's so delicious but I remember that I ran out of friends to give starters to LOL have a blessed week and thanks so much for being here!

[@blessednana2272]

Salads looked delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipes with us.

[@susananderson9619]

Sauerkraut, onion, green pepper celery that's it

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

also sugar, oil and apple cider vinegar, here's the link to the recipe inthekitchenwithmommamel.com/recipes/kraut-salad/

[@davidalexanify]

Yum! Will try some of these soon. Some recipes from our relatives do bring back wonderful memories! Thank you for sharing with us! God bless you Mel and keep sharing! Dana from SC

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You are so welcome! And thank you for watching and your kind words, have a great week!

[@kymburriss4260]

My dad used to make that kraut salad often. His recipe called for finely diced carrot, and he used the purple onion. It's a delicious salad

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Sounds great!

[@PennyE]

I love sauerkraut ❤ but I have never heard of sauerkraut salad. I’m definitely gonna make that one. Thank you ❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You will love it! Thanks so much for watching!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

First, that color is beautiful on you. Second, I'm here for all the delicious salad recipes.

[@lulamcrae2851]

Hello Mrs Alma, Hope all is well.We are doing well.I hadn't been long got back from church,we had like two services.It was good ,I really enjoyed myself.So far I haven't needed anything for pain today and I thank God for that.Tell your hubby that we said hello.Sending continued prayers to y'all.Be blessed and have a wonderful week ahead.Love y'all.Oh Oscar says hello too.💕💕💕💕💕

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@lulamcrae2851 hey Lula and Oscar. We're doing pretty good. That's wonderful to hear. We'll continue to pray for y'all. I sure will. We appreciate all the prayers. Have a Beautiful and Blessed evening and week ahead. PS, hey Oscar.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much 🤗 Hope you love these!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

​@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel you're so very welcome, Aunt Mel. I will. I'll have to change a few of things.

[@kimberlyseipel6171]

Hi Mel! I love watching your videos! I loved what you said about the family recipes. My daughter has started making some of my grandmother’s recipes. My grandma used to make sweet pickles out of dill pickles and my daughter makes these every year for Thanksgiving. She started five years ago when she was 15. On Memorial Day she made my grandma’s pound cake recipe and it was wonderful! Of course we topped it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. I’m going to have to make that Crack Pasta Salad because it looks delicious. Thank you!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh how precious, these sweet memories and traditions are wonderful to pass down. Thank you for watching and sharing this with me and good for your daughter, I could just squeeze her for this, love it!

[@rachelcastle8369]

Yum! I love sauerkraut! It all looked delicious! Have a great week Mel!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you! You too! And let me know if you make the kraut salad.

[@1CathyHendrix]

I make that same cornbread salad. So good! Most of the time I cook some bacon, chop it and add it in. Takes it to a whole new level. I am going to add that Snickers salad to my July 4th picnic menu. I bet it is amazing. Hope you had a great weekend and God bless!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh bacon sounds like a wonderful addition! And enjoy that Snickers non-salad salad LOL

[@xicanavida1559]

Yep same on cast iron and over time it will get slick as a nonstick

[@sherrywilliams409]

Girl! I gotta try that kraut with beans and cornbread. Thank you so much for this recipe! Yes yes!…..you nailed it with ALL these recipes. I can’t wait to try them and I would like the marinated hotdog recipe please ma’am.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You are so welcome and thank you so much for your kind words! And I will throw those marinated hot dogs in an upcoming crockpot video for you in about two weeks. I decided to do a new chili and they will go perfectly!

[@karenfaries5056]

My mamaw would make the cornbread salad and thank you for reminding me of my mamaw greaties recipes and my momma miss both of them everyday, I sometimes ask them for help to remember how they make what ever I'm making with the grace of God I will remember 🙏.... Thank you ❤️ !!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You are so welcome, I'm glad this brought back happy memories!

[@Gabbbb21]

Yummm I’m salad girl for lunch and these look great for family and friends during summer days at our pool!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Perfect! Hope you enjoy them!

[@Gabbbb21]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel thank you! Have a great week!!!

[@paulandbenny]

This kraut salad and cornbread salad are both new to me and sound right up my alley😃 Thank you for these. I can already tell by the the way they look that they won't suck😆

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

LOL I think you will LOVE them, too and please let me know what you think when you try them! Thanks so much for watching and have a great week!

[@paulandbenny]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I will👍 Thank you. Have a great week too!

[@ruthannhendricks7614]

Thanks for sharing these delicious salads. Trying the kraut salad with my northern beans this week.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh, honey you are in for a treat! Wish I could come eat with you LOL Thanks so much for watching!

[@kimschacht4284]

All the salads look great. I put pinto bean seasoning in along with a ham hock for my beans.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

YUMMY! Thanks for watching!

[@Pamela_Gram]

Such good new salad recipes. Thank ya Mel. By the way...I screenshot your haircut and Leslie haircut at the Farming Pastor's Wife. Then I had my beautician cut my hair like y'alls. It's so easy to take care of. Just my round brush & blow dryer. Love y'alls style.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

That is awesome! I love Leslie, she is such a sweet lady and beautiful inside and out! And I'm so happy to hear that you love your new haircut, and you are so right - it's easy to style and go!

[@LaLa-rs4jb]

Hi momma mel another great video can't wait to try theses recipes have a wonderful week much love❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you! You too!

[@ByrneHomemade]

I was JUST thinking today I needed to go watch your salad recipes ( specifically that one with the cornbread salad in it, I think it was called) how funny thats what this weeks video is about. They all look good but I am def going to try that summer veggie salad this week!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I love all these and this particular cornbread salad just almost made me cry, all the memories came flooding LOL And the other cornbread salad was like a layered salad - it's in last years video. Loved your video toady, too!

[@taraschmidheini4674]

Thank you for generously sharing these unique recipes with us‼️ Thanks for also making me brave to eat sauerkraut! (It's so good for our gut) and our guts need help 😊 I love that you spoke about Family recipes. Even fixing tuna a certain way like Grandma C warms my heart! Making Grandma B's meatballs & sauces comforts my soul _ the smell in my home takes me right to her home. Then there's those special dishes that maybe one person got the recipe to, like your cornbread salad! I really need to take the time to write recipes out for my boys, we're such Foodies & I know they'll want it fixed like Mom's one day. I have some pics I have taken over the years, I can start there. I share your compassion in this area for sure! Love you!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much for your heart felt kind words. And I really don't like kraut either, lol but I really love this salad made with it! And be sure to get those recipes written down for your boys, they will be so grateful to have them and remember the good meals and special memories of you for years to come. Thank you for watching and have a blessed week.

[@marylawman8603]

Hi Mel! I love to take something light for work lunches. If I take something heavy, all I want to do after eating is take a nap. Lol! I think most of these would be great to take for lunch. And everything looks absolutely delicious. As all your recipes do. I think I'll be trying the crack pasta salad and the chicken Caesar pasta salad first .I'm thinking I would need the lettuce out and mix it in the morning before taking it to work. Not sure how that will work but I know it would be several lunches for me and I wouldn't want the lettuce to get soggy. The kraut salad is intriguing. I'm not a kraut fan but after seeing the recipe and hearing you describe it, I may just give it a try. I doubt the cornbread salad would hold up for several days for my lunches but it would be perfect for a picnic or barbeque. I know the apple and snicker salad is going to be delicious! Thank you, Mel for sharing the recipes. I'm excited to take them for lunch!! I hope you and your family have a beautiful and blessed week. 💖

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I am the same after a big meal LOL And for sure leave the Caesar salad deconstructed, I have eaten leftovers one day later and they were ok but that's about the limit on it. And the cornbread I actually like it 2 or 3 days later too LOL I'm so happy that this video gave you some new ideas to try, thanks so much for being here!

[@Sandra-qt4wr]

I watched your Mom and Dad cook soup beans,cornbread and kilt lettuce. I tried the soup beans with mayo and loved them. Made your Dad’s cornbread and it was excellent.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much for watching and I am so happy that you came over to the mayo in the beans LOL And I have to admit my daddy does make the BEST cornbread! I showed Patrick's plate this week, no mayo LOL But his plate was prettier than mine, I couldn't eat as much cornbread as he got to; I'm counting those calories. But I did eat my fair share to be honest!

[@sandybowman7140]

Well, I'll tell u both the diabetics secret: when u have 5 grams of fiber or more, u can subtract it from the carb count. Fiber makes the blood sugar surge go much slower, so eat all the beans & fiber u want! I love beans, and it makes me giggle what they do to me after! My brothers were always upset to have the effect so they would walk thru a room & "crop dust it" which means silent emissions as they go. I just laugh my head off thinking of them saying "um wait a minute before u go into that room ok?!" 🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

🤣😅 that's so funny, but also thanks for the tip about fiber. I had to really restrain myself with that sweet cornbread and fries potatoes 🤣

[@sandybowman7140]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel If u look at a can of beans, it's like 8mg of fiber for a serving of 30 carbs, so subtract the fiber & u only have 22mg of net carbs. (Just a hypothetical.) That's the part that's so good for us. Beans & rice is actually one of the best combos for a balanced meal. Yum!!

[@kikomartin-pr]

The salads looked great. Have a wonderful week.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you! You too!

[@JustMeeee2]

I can't wait to make some of these recipes! Thank you so much 🩷

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You are so welcome! Hope you enjoy them!

[@bridgetgreene2457]

Oh Mel , all of these salads look great !! And I’m with you on the price of the already cut Rotisserie Chicken … but I feel the price isn’t as bad if I figure in paying for the bones and the dark meat many don’t like ! I like the whole chicken , but buying it already pulled off the bone and all white seems like a win also !! Thank you for sharing all of these summer salads .. and the apple snicker salad looked dreamy !! Blessings to you all!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thanks so much, I am so glad that you liked these and hope you enjoy them this summer, too. And I agree with you on the pre pulled chicken, it's really worth the price to me, too.

[@lisacannon3494]

I want some of that cornbread salad. I had that about 50 years at a family reunion. I'm not joking it was 50 years ago

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

LOL well..... I'm just little over 50, and I just feel like it's an old recipe because I've never seen anyone else make it since I was a kid. Enjoy it friend!

[@sandicollins4000]

I love the snickers salad. I was going to an event with some girl friends were we all needed to bring a salad to share, so I brought snickers salad, it was a huge hit. Great summer snack.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

So glad everyone loved it, it's perfect for sharing 😍 Thanks for watching

[@doloreswilson6698]

Once again you hit it out of the park with these recipes. Salad s are awesome on hot days. Where did you get the jar opener? Can you make a shrimp salad sometime

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I love salads! And I got it on Amazon, here's the link. I also put it in the shopping cart on the KZbin video, too. It's really been a life saver for me! amzn.to/3xboP5A

[@teddybear283]

I buy that pulled chicken. I use it for a couple recipes so I think it’s worth it !!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Me too, I can get a few recipes out of each package. And I love it on salads, too!

[@sandradummer4726]

I always remember my mother always made a pan of Corn bread she always used white corn meal. The yellow is good too, and our son likes the Honey Corn bread. Thanks for making these different salad Mel, I’m a big salad person. I need to try these salads. Thank you for this videos.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you for watching and for your sweet comment, enjoy these this summer ☀️

[@amyandtony]

I’ve got to get back on the salad train. I gained 4 pounds this week 😭😭 Time to get serious again. I’ve been slacking 🧐 lol I lost a close family member in April and having those recipes we love is so important. I make my great grandma’s coconut cake every Christmas and my great aunt’s cornbread dressing. And you’re right. We’re sad for us. We should be joyous for them because they are in a much better place.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

So true, we miss them but wouldn't bring them back to this world for anything. And hop back on the train with me, we can do it together friend!

[@BlingaDingDingReseller]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMelhad a salad for supper. Okay I had Sonic for lunch but I’m trying lol 😂

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I resemble that remark 🤣

[@amyandtony]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMellol as long as we’re trying! 😂

[@bettyharvath5217]

Watching you from Delaware, will be taking a few of your recipes for the side dishes to our churches adult fellowship nights this summer.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thanks so much for watching and I believe you will be getting asked for these recipes a lot this summer!

[@carolchmielewski5313]

Very familiar with Kraut salad! You need a little red pepper/chopped pimiento in there!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Sounds great!

[@loriweaver5776]

Sauerkraut salad has been a potluck must for our summer gatherings. I use white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar. I also never added the celery. I can't wait to try your version of it. I love to top my hot dogs and brats with it. Thanks for the great salad ideas.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Sounds great! And I can't believe I've never tried it til now, I was missing out! Thanks so much for watching!

[@janetmiller-be5ep]

Hi Mel I have made a pasta salad with tomatoes and cucumbers with dressing with bowtie noodles have this with dressing and it good with dressing you would like

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Great idea!

[@imapip6313]

Interesting recipes

[@JudithBrummett]

I am glad to see some new ways to use my 'salsa garden' veggies. lol I always have too many onions and peppers I am also liking the sour crout recipe. I hope to try it soon

[@laurettaberger442]

All of these look delish! TFS 💗🌸

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.

[@laurettaberger442]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMelQuick question….I’m going to make the Caesar pasta salad today….is it better to let the flavors meld for a bit or eat it right away? 😁

[@conniessh]

I love salads and thank you for all these new ideas. FIrst, the sauerkraut salad is intriguing and while I was watching you make it, I thought about how that would taste with some diced corned beef and shredded Swiss cheese mixed in and make it like A Rueben salad. I would have to double it though, half for my vegetarian friends and the other half for my meat loving husband. :) And that cornbread salad brings back some memories. We had cornbread with just about every meal. Even breakfast with a little butter and syrup on top. And it made me remember my dad eating crumbled up cornbread with buttermilk in a bowl. I didn't like the buttermilk so he would fix me one with regular milk. Wonder if that was the first original cereal for old southerners. Your videos always bring back some wonderful memories of my younger years. Oh and anything with an apple in it, I consider healthy.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

That's a great idea to add Coen beef, my hubby would like that too! And we eat cornbread with syrup for dessert sometimes 😋 thanks so much for watching and for sharing your sweet memories with us.

[@Sally50534]

Hi mel just subscribed to your channel i am from the UK its nice to see different recipes to try 😊

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thanks for subbing! I hope you enjoy these and I also love finding new recipes. And I love hearing from my friends in the UK; it's so interesting all the different foods that we each have or don't have available to use.

[@ElizabethBaker-px3wx]

I heard you mention milk and cornbread and I remembered when I was growing up I would fix cornbread and buttermilk for my sisters and I on Saturday afternoons and it was delicious. Sometimes I made what my Grandmother called “ flour” bread and spread grape jelly on it . That too was delicious 😋

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Precious memories ❤️

[@alohr3491]

Growing red leaf and butter crunch in our garden makes me eat salad 5 times a week. These are new to me, I might try some. I like to blanch broccoli and cauliflower before adding them. I like the edge take off the “raw.”

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Sounds like you've got the good stuff right in the backyard 😊 Thanks so much for watching

[@hillbillytalker8858]

Mel more delicious looking dishes you have brought to the table 😂! Thanks for sharing! Going to try these!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy them as much as we have!

[@kathyhillyard5918]

Love cornbread salad! ❤

[@debbiegradowski9885]

Mel that’s why I love you- $10 for me! Yes you go girl! I’d never! But this one sounds delicious 🤤 you are hilarious girlfriend!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you 😋I'm so happy that you enjoyed this one! It's always a fun to make, I love finding "different" kinds of salads, things most people would not think of. Thanks so much for watching!

[@donnafilice5457]

Hi, Mel! Thanks for all these great salad ideas! I’m especially looking forward to the Kraut salad. And I’ll definitely be watching the video on cast iron pans- we just inherited a used one that needs some love. ❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Hope you enjoy these all year long and especially that kraut salad! And so glad that I remembered that older video to share here, too. My son in law did a fantastic job on that cast iron dutch oven, I didn't do so great on the bread LOL Thanks for watching!

[@bgturman]

I love the thought of cornbread salad. I have to find something to replace the pickles with. I always love cornbread and milk. Thanks for the ideas!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching

[@brendamartin3859]

Absolutely love your videos, such a joy to watch!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kindness!

[@catinacheatwood3084]

You rock!!❤ Thanks for sharing

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank YOU for being here!

[@bluedragon1979]

That dessert salad looks great. I saw the recipe for it a few days ago and was curious about it. Nice!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Well, that must have been your sign to make it LOL Thanks so much for watching

[@michelemcafee7906]

Boy or boy do these all look so good! I grew up eating southern cooking and pinto beans and cornbread were a staple in our house. That kraut salad looks so strange to me but I may have to try it. I HATE green peppers to a point that I would throw up eating it. That little vegetable would have to be left out of my kraut salad.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

🤣 be sure to leave out the green peppers but definitely give the kraut salad a try, it's amazing! Thanks so much for watching and I hope you enjoy these this summer

[@mavishouk4687]

Thanks for your salad recipes and I can't wait to try them out!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Hope you love em! Thanks for watching!

[@mavishouk4687]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel Love the cabbage one.

[@wallashakalla]

I have my mother in laws Raw Apple cake recipe because I asked for it. I’m the only one that has it. I bring it to the family Thanksgiving dinner every year. That and jello on lettuce because that concoction was always on her table. It’s kind of a family joke, but I have nothing but fond memories of my time with her.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

LOL, we have some of those "funny" family recipes, too. They are such special sweet memories, thanks for watching and sharing.

[@hollysands5712]

Thank you so much for the great recipes and tips as well!! 😊

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate you!

[@CharlotteGreenzweig]

Thanks for more yummy recipes for the summer! Love watching your videos. I have a question about your cast iron skillets. When I got my glass top stove I was told not to use cast iron on it. Have you ever had any trouble with cast iron on your glass top??

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you for watching and I haven't had any trouble using them, just the normal wear of regular use. Of course I don't scoot them around on it, I try to lift and set them straight down. And I even checked with Lodge years ago when I got my first glass top and they said it was fine, just use care. Check out this article on their website - it busts several myths about cast iron that you might find interesting. Have a great week! www.lodgecastiron.com/cast-iron-101/cast-iron-myths#:~:text=Myth%3A%20You%20can't%20use%20cast%20iron%20cookware%20on%20glass,new%20Lodge%20cast%20iron%20pan.

[@adeleaiken8364]

I love your blue storage bowls. Where can I find them?

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh honey, I wish I would tell you LOL They came from Sams Club quite a few years ago, and I check every year to see if they have this pattern back but they haven't so far. They do have a number of pretty designs every year, they come 5 to set with lids and they all have a rubber ring around the bottom that keeps them from slipping on the counter. And they were like $25 or $30, best money I've ever spent, I love them. I have these linked in my Amazon storefront, amzn.to/45ocgAV they are the closest I've come to finding them again in style, design and price. Thanks so much for watching!

[@adeleaiken8364]

Thank you so much for the link to your site. That set is lovely. I love anything blue and white

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Me too, and I also love red and white 😍

[@sandradummer4726]

This Summer Garden salad looks good.

[@Pinkfong2]

I’m making the salad I liked best and whose ingredients I like and that is the Chicken Caesar. Can’t wait.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh it's so good!

[@kathyclarke6327]

I’m going to try the sauerkraut salad.

[@NanaB1219]

Wonderful salad ideas. I’m so glad to hear you say cornbread and milk. I have ulcers and sometimes live on it. Lol

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

So sorry about your ulcers but that is a tasty medicine 😊

[@rhondawillhite9418]

Love kraut salad. I drain mine while I cut up the veggies. Haven't made in a while, though.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

It's so good! This is your sign to make it again soon, lol Thanks so much for watching.

[@christeenprice5637]

Awesome recipes, thanks Mel 👍🙏🏻😁🙏🏻😁👍

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you, I'm glad that you like these!

[@cheree1984]

Never thought to put corn bread in a salad!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

It is such a great salad, you need to check out last years salad video for the other corn bread salad, it's a layered salad, here's the link. Thanks so much for watching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGnad5toq79kZ9Esi=9ekSm0QK1_ezIudr

[@debbiegradowski9885]

Please just reading the comment turned my stomach! Love Mel but I’m not feeling real good! 😮

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

@debbiegradowski9885 sorry you're not feeling well

[@cheree1984]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I will check that out thank you! I always watch your videos but finally commented after 2 years. Love your channel ❤️

[@Mimosa119]

You remind me of my aunt. Really enjoy your channel!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much, I appreciate you watching!

[@paulamcleod1227]

Salad! Can't wait to watch this!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Hope you loved it! Thanks for watching!

[@debrahape9706]

Hi, mel! We call the Snickers salad a caramel Apple salad. Either way, it's delious! 💕

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Love it!!

[@karenhaire5451]

I love sauerkraut salad!

[@mtngirl012]

Can you please share where you got your blue mixing bowls with the lids? I looked on your Amazon storefront & found a similar set but they were not blue on the inside. I just love the ones you use!

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Honey, I wish I could 😭 those on Amazon are the closest I've ever found. I got mine at Sam's Club quite a few years ago. I check every so often to see of they've brought this pattern back, but no luck yet. Sam's does have some pretty ones every year, but none as pretty as these 💗 Thanks so much for watching and for checking out my Amazon storefront.

[@remysonders4413]

Mamma Mel I know that you like Kraft salad dressings. But try the Caesar dressing from the Olive garden it has the right amount of garlic flavor it is delicious where did you get the rotisserie chicken.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh I like the Olive Garden dressings too, I've not met many dressings I don't like 🤣 And I get the pulled rotisserie chicken at Aldi and Walmart; it's back at the deli case with the prepackaged potato salads, etc.

[@chellagirl3664]

All of these salads look delicious! I have never had that cornbread salad, but I bet it is amazing. The last few times I bought that already pulled rotisserie chicken, it had big pieces of cartilage in it. I was very disappointed, because it costs so much. I will now be picking my own chicken and save that extra $3.00.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

You will LOVE cornbread salad, and I'm sorry to hear that about the pulled chicken, I love the convivence of it. And where did you buy it, if you don't mind me asking?

[@chellagirl3664]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel Sevierville Walmart.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thanks and that's ashame... they had a good thing going 🤣

[@danasandlin2435]

you can always buy a rotisserie chicken for $6--use the breast/white meat for the salads and freeze the dark meat (chopped small) to use for a chicken noodle soup--delicous...dts/usa

[@helenwilliams8471]

I was eating a salad, for lunch, while I was watching. They all look yummy but I have a picky husband. With it being just the 2 of us, I will have to make one when we have company or a pitch in. ❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Sounds great!

[@laurarenta6114]

Not a big dessert eater, but I’m intrigued by that Snickers salad.

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I was too, it was really good but again, is it really a salad LOL

[@RAM-eb2te]

❤❤❤

[@hollyweaver7292]

❤

[@bettycook9536]

Amazing video ❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you so much 😀

[@FlavorFusionKitchen1]

Yummy 😋

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

😋

[@debbiegradowski9885]

I’ve never had corn bread?! Assuming I’d like it since y’all do but bet it’d be good with cheddar and green chilis.., just a thought I don’t know

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

I have to ask, what area do you live in LOL? And yes, you would LOVE cornbread and you're describing a Mexican cornbread which is delicious!

[@debbiegradowski9885]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel born and raised in Chicago. Had much fun with family in Arkansas. Mel they they made great food down there but seriously still never cornbread! Now fried green tomatoes! Omg all my friends up north thought I was insane! 🤣🥰

[@wendymccollough156]

That Snickers salad is soooo good! Not good for my blood sugar though Eat with caution as it is addictive. Lol

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

YES ! 🤣

[@conniebrock]

Love the salad recipes. I can’t do sweet pickles at all can I change it up to dill pickles?

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh yes, of course - you can add in or take away anything at all that you like or dislike is any of these recipes. Enjoy and thanks for watching.

[@t.g.7231]

Omg...Thank uou I'm always looking for new yummy salads....Thank you so much❤❤❤❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Most welcome 😊

[@crh.hedgehogs]

I love the bracelets you're wearing on your right wrist. Mind telling me where to get them?

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Thank you, I just love these little bracelets. They are "permanent" jewelry, a lady here (her business is called Dainty Links) locally does pop up shops different places around town. Check around your area, I bet someone does them in your area, too.

[@crh.hedgehogs]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel Thank you!

[@sandybowman7140]

Mel, this was a really interesting episode + I never saw Cornbread Salad or tried it. That Sauerkraut Salad seems yummy too, but I'm not sure it would stay inside my salt restrictions. But the big question I have is: "WHAT IS CORNBREAD MILK?" I replayed that section, just to make sure that's what u said, but for the life of me, I never heard of it. So lmk what it is, ok? I just love to hear stories about ur kinfolk like the make-up u did with ur Aunt. Keep all that Appalachian history coming! Hope u have a wonderful 1st week of June sweet friend! I think we might crack the 80° mark this week. I'm never one beggin for it bc I love temps in the 60° range. Sending u love & cool breezes! ❤

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Oh Sandy you would love cornbread salad and maybe just a bite of the kraut salad 😉 And I did say cornbread and milk. I can remember my daddy and papaw eating leftover cornbread crumbled up in a glass of milk. It's yummy! But my Papaw ate his with buttermilk 😭 lol. I'm with you, I love 60-70 degree weather but here come the dog days ready or not 🤣 Thanks so much for watching and hope you have a blessed week friend 😊

[@sandybowman7140]

@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I bet Cornbread milk was delicious & maybe u can write or call Kelloggs in Kalamazoo, MI & give them the idea for an old time cereal?! I bet a whole group of people would run to the store for it! If I have some leftovers (or sometimes I find it already made & on clearance) I'll buy it & douse it with milk or half & half! Do u ever put vanilla flavor in ur coffee? I used to make Cream of Wheat for my daughter with Vanilla Creamer on it & a pat of butter. SO DELISH & she never realized it was full of iron & vitamins. U & ur kin are so creative, u have me amazed! I know the hot humid Summer is coming, but Praise the Lord, I have an ancient oak tree that stands tall & her limbs cover my whole house! Last Summer I didn't need AC, so much electric costs were tiny! The tree trunk is about 20ft if u put a tape measure all the way around. Oh also, little factoid - Great Sequoia trees love Michigan weather so people are planting them here now! We'll never appreciate their beauty but our great grandkids might. 🌳🏠🌲❤️

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

We need to make sure you get the rights to any Cornbread cereal we see come out in the near future 🤣 that's a great idea. And I used to eat a lot of cream of wheat, I need to pull that back out this winter. And honey, I'm just a plain old black coffee drinker, probably for the best 😅

[@christeenprice5637]

Sauerkraut one for me

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Let me know what you think when you make it!

[@suzanneharris7473]

My mama always said sweet yellow cornbread is Johnny cake, NOT CORNBREAD 😬