Apple Cider Vinaigrette Recipe
Posted on October 9, 2009 - Filed Under dressing, salad, seafood | 5 Comments
A few weeks ago, I started thinking of fall flavors (seriously, when did seasons become flavors to me?). Apples, pumpkins, squash, Brussels sprouts … I started to scheme about how I could use them to create new dishes.
The first thing that came to mind: Apple Cider Vinaigrette.
Not a dressing that just uses apple cider vinegar, [...]
Light and Crisp: Vinaigrette Beet Slaw
Posted on September 1, 2009 - Filed Under salad, vegetables, vegetarian | 3 Comments
It all started with the cabbage I’ve been growing. It was taunting me and I knew it was time to finally — finally — use it. Then the beets in the back of my fridge gave me a nudge. Before I knew it, I was writing a list of ingredients and trying to figure out [...]
Read More..>>Summer Salads: Recipe for Basil Vinaigrette
Posted on July 22, 2009 - Filed Under dressing, salad | 3 Comments
“What’s in this? This is interesting.”
That was my husband’s reaction when he tasted the salad tonight. It was a simple mix of baby greens (one bag for $1 at the farmers market today — just enough for one dinner) and a homemade basil vinaigrette. I skipped the cheese and ignored the croutons and just did [...]
Summer Salads: Recipes for Homemade Croutons
Posted on July 1, 2009 - Filed Under bread, salad | 2 Comments
One of the great joys of summer is salad made with local greens. It’s vibrant, green and refreshing. It tastes of cool breezes on hot days and warm paperback pages read on a sunny porch. It’s something that you really start to appreciate the older you get …
Today, the kids and I scored a few [...]
Extra Easy Cheese Croutons
Posted on June 8, 2009 - Filed Under bread, salad | 3 Comments
Today started out as one of those ethereal days where the sky is impossibly blue and the clouds are a fluffy jungle kingdom. You just want to be outside on a day like today, and we made sure to spend a lot of time outdoors.
The kids and I rose later than usual, which is a [...]
Simple Pleasure: The Easy Tuna Salad
Posted on March 28, 2009 - Filed Under fish/shellfish, salad | 4 Comments
That salad was my reward for this week.
See, this was one of those weeks. Surely, you know the ones. It jolted to a start at a breakneck speed first thing on Monday. After a relaxing weekend running errands and hanging out with my cousins, I realized I had some work due earliy-ish on Monday. I [...]
How to Make a Great Salad
Posted on February 7, 2009 - Filed Under salad | 4 Comments
Earlier this week, Glamour Magazine’s Storked! blogger Christine Coppa asked readers what they like in salads. The responses were plentiful with ideas. Me? I like lots of veggies, a bit of cheese and usually a protein. Mmm. But that got me thinking about how my salad style has really changed. I used to think that [...]
Read More..>>Baby Spinach Salad With Candied Almonds
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under salad | 3 Comments
I get really stressed out when I have to plan a menu. Typically it goes something like this: Pull every cookbook out of my bookcases and scour them for just the right dishes. Find nothing that meets my expectations and reluctantly put them back — after double checking the ones that I think should be [...]
Read More..>>Heirloom Tomatoes with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Posted on September 5, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, Eat Local, fruit, salad, vegetables | 1 Comment
Nearly every weekend this summer has included a trip to my cousin’s farm. Will and I have carefully selected the farm-fresh and mostly organic produce and coveted it all week long. There were overflowing pints of blueberries that Will would finish before the day was out and tiny, sweet orange cherry tomatoes that would burst [...]
Read More..>>Heirloom Tomatoes with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Posted on September 4, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, Eat Local, fruit, salad, vegetables | 1 Comment
Nearly every weekend this summer has included a trip to my cousin’s farm. Will and I have carefully selected the farm-fresh and mostly organic produce and coveted it all week long. There were overflowing pints of blueberries that Will would finish before the day was out and tiny, sweet orange cherry tomatoes that would burst [...]
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