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Simple Salad, Summer in a Bowl: Corn, Tomato, Green Bean, Cucumber Salad

This is a perfect summer salad: not too much effort, and it takes advantage of late summer’s bounty. Because it is so simple, it truly relies on the best tasting produce to elevate it. Most importantly is the corn – find the sweetest, freshest corn you can. Ripe, local tomatoes are a must too. If [...]

Posted 18 September 2011 | Vegetables   salad and salad dressings   vegetarian | Comments (1) Tagged: , , ,

Ravioli Salad with Cilantro Pumpkinseed Pesto

It has been far too long. Summer, traveling, work, family, a feeble attempt to work out from time to time and several good books have kept me from posting here. But I haven’t stopped cooking (or photographing), so I do have some splendid things to share with you–including several preserving recipes. So if you have [...]

Posted 29 August 2011 | Vegetables   cookbook review   pasta   salad and salad dressings   vegetarian | Comments (5) Tagged: , , , , ,

Antipasto Salad

It’s hot, you have lots to do. Preheating the oven should not be part of your dinner prep. This salad is an easy summer supper or a great potluck dish. During my first pregnancy, I craved meat. I wasn’t a big meat eater, so maybe I needed the protein? Who knows why these things happen. [...]

Posted 02 June 2011 | pasta   salad and salad dressings   simple dinners | Comments (0) Tagged:

Green Goddess Dressing

Do me a favor. Go open your fridge. How many bottles of salad dressing do you have? Can you actually remember when they were purchased? If not, that’s a problem. “But they’re still good!” you say. Well, that’s kind of a problem too. Making your own salad dressing sounds a little Martha, I know. But [...]

Posted 21 May 2011 | Vegetables   condiments   salad and salad dressings   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , ,

Fruit Salad with Maple Yogurt: Treat Number Nine

I decided to take the sage advice of a friend and reader (Laurel), and make at least some of our remaining treats on the light side. Just because it doesn’t contain a stick of butter, doesn’t mean it can’t be a treat, right? This was a festive accompaniment to a simple weekday breakfast. Bright citrus [...]

Posted 12 January 2011 | blueberries   breakfast   dessert   kid snacks   kid stuff   salad and salad dressings   vegetarian   winter holiday | Comments (1) Tagged: , , , , ,