Asparagus Salad with Sugar Snap Peas, Strawberries & Double Strawberry Vinaigrette They say what grows together goes together, and those words couldn’t be truer than when combining these seasonal flavor powerhouses: fresh asparagus, juicy sugar snap...
Chicken Salad with Blueberries in Crispy Filo Cups This is one of those versatile recipes that can be adapted to any size group or occasion you like. Feel free to change the ingredients around to suit your own taste. It would be nice for summer lunches,...
Chopped Red Cabbage Salad with Roasted Radishes and Pumpkin Seeds First of all, how are you doing? I hope you are feeling well and hanging in there. Are you trying to make sense of how your life is changing? Me too, and some days it’s easier than others. I’m...
First Harvest Garden Salad with Parmesan Croutons & Jelly Vinaigrette This is the first in a series of Harvest Salads, and is meant to optimize what is in your garden or what strikes your fancy at the Farmer’s Market or Supermarket. It also happens to be...
Forbidden Rice & Farro Salad with Winter Citrus Pesto Farro is one of the ancient grains, and is thought to be an ancestor of all other wheat species. That being said, it contains far less gluten then wheat and is more easily digestible as well as being...
Fresh Fruit Salad Parfaits with Pineapple Greek Yogurt I was messing around with the idea of fruit salads the other day and was trying think of something other than the ‘just a big bowl of fruit’ or the ‘just a big bowl of fruit with gloppy dressing’ that is...
Green Bean and Grilled Corn Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Lemon Vinaigrette This is one of those salads that you really can make your own – it all depends on what’s crying out to you from your garden in desperate need of picking, or less dramatically –...
Grilled Caesar Salad with Jumbo Shrimp & Ciabatta Croutons Perfect for a hot summer evening; let’s just throw everything on the grill. Skewer some big shrimp and slice up some hearts of romaine lettuce, grab some berries and your favorite Caesar...
Caprese Salad with Marinated Fresh Mozzarella Caprese salads are simple by definition, and usually only consist of tomatoes, basil, fresh mozzarella cheese and olive oil. But here’s the thing… fresh mozzarella, in spite of all of its many virtues, can be a...
Massaged Kale Salad with Delicata Squash & Smoked Gouda I see my friend Rebecca every few weeks, and after catching up on family stuff, we usually jump right in to recipe ideas. Rebecca is a serious Pinterest explorer, and one day she started telling me...
Old Fashioned Potato Salad for a Crowd I’ve been making this Potato Salad for over forty years – yikes! It has gone through several variations (don’t get me started on the olive and grated cheese renditions), but I really think less is more here. This is...
Purple Potato Salad with Pickled Red Onions & Feta Here’s a Potato Salad for the adventurous. We take a sharp right turn from tradition, and use purple potatoes for color. Then we get a little crazy with feta cheese, juicy green olives, scallions,...
Roasted Beet Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette It’s hard not to think of an autumn sunset when you take a look at the vibrant reds, pinks, oranges and yellows of this salad. The beets are roasted in a slow cooker – no muss, no fuss, and nestled into a bed of...
Roasted Pears - Sweet or Savory During fall and winter months, I always seem to have a batch of these roasted pears cooling their heels in the refrigerator. Drop in friends or family? No problem – I just grab a few of these beauties, slightly sweetened and...
Salmon Salad with Grilled Sweet Corn and Blackberry Vinaigrette I was thinking back to summers of my childhood, when all of us kids wreaked havoc at home and my mom was at her wits end, often looking heavenward and muttering ‘Give me Strength’. When Neeners...
Spring Vegetable Ragu with Rough Cut Lasagna Noodles This is most definitely one of those recipes you can make all your own. You pick the vegetables and how much of each, and you pick the pasta and how much of that you want. It all comes together in a light...
Winter Slaw with Red Cabbage, Dried Cranberries & Pomegranate Seeds We are smack dab in the middle of the holiday party season, which usually means a potluck or two. Are you the person who always gets asked to ‘bring a salad’? …Me too. This is because I...
