You may remember earlier in the year when I teamed up with award winning Natalie’s Orchid Island Company to create a new recipe using one of their amazing juices. This time using their newest squeezed fresh juice – tomato! And we’re making Tomato Juice Dressing and Vinaigrette 3 Ways. That’s three delicious, refreshing, flavor ways to perk up your salad. I am a big fan of Natalie’s for so many reasons, not the least of which that […]
As promised, the recipe for the Layered Greek-Style Chickpea Salad. Truly, I haven’t met a chickpea salad I haven’t loved. But this one is the best I’ve ever made. I attribute that to all the goodies layered in the bowl with the chickpeas. Aren’t the layers pretty? It makes it look a little more special, and my kids thought that was pretty fun. Now can we talk about this dressing? Wowzers! It’s so simple and […]
Meyer lemons are the hybrid of mandarin oranges and true lemons. Also, they are my favorite citrus fruit. I look forward to these sweet lemons all year long and buy them almost by the bushel. They make the best lemon curd ice cream. Really good (and slightly extravagant) lemonade. And the base for my favorite Meyer lemon vinaigrette. Whether it’s on a great Strawberry-Avocado Salad or the ubiquitous Roasted Beet-Goat Cheese Salad, you’ll be generously drizzling, sampling […]
Yesterday I ran up to La Nay Ferme before I took my youngest to her fabulous art class to pick up my pot of broccoli microgreens. I really, really, really love microgreens and broccoli microgreens are so good. I thought about how I wanted to use them for my lunch yesterday. It had been awhile since my last quinoa salad…so that’s what I did. I went with a garlic dressing here. You could swap it […]
Salad is my favorite food, I think. I eat salad almost every single day. I even wrote a salad guide on Make and Takes a few years ago. I like to think I’m somewhat of an expert, you see. Salads are one of the best ways to fit in all your leafy greens, and as I quickly learned when I overcame my salad-phobia, a very delicious way. I tend to like sweet salads with a […]
Can we just talk about how much I love arugula? SO much. Can we also talk about how excited I was to get a bag of arugula with my CSA share last week? Even more. Happy, happy, happy. For once I decided to forgo the sun-dried tomatoes and white beans I usually eat with arugula. Instead I wanted a warm salad–something with lentils and a balsamic vinaigrette. We haven’t tried a warm lentil salad at […]
One ingredient that I see over and over again in my vegan cookbooks is miso. As a kid I hated miso with a passion. Could not stand it. We had a Japanese girl living with us for a year and she would often make miso broth. I tried it several times, but never could enjoy it. Now I’m a grown-up and I love miso. It just took about 15 years was all. :) I recently […]
I’m ready for Spring. Anyone with me? The past week has been a foggy blur of fevers and coughing so hard I wet my pants too many times to count. It snowed and was downright dreary. I spent the days trying to sneak a nap in where I could. Then my husband picked up some knock-off Nyquil for me. I’ve been telling everyone who will listen–BEST SLEEP IN YEARS. Our desktop computer literally blew up […]
I don’t know what to write about this salad other than it’s probably the prettiest salad I’ve ever made, and definitely one of the tastiest. I get these cravings for something light and summery. The stews and soups are nourishing, but can be heavy. With all of the citrus I’ve been stocking up on, I can’t resist eating some with every meal. Watercress has such a peppery bite to it. It goes so well with […]
Around some circles, I have the reputation for throwing together a tasty salad. Oh, yes. I do make good salad. I even wrote a post about it awhile back. Listen, if you are trying to switch to a healthier diet replete with veggies and fruit, salad is an easy way to do it. You don’t even need bacon, cheese or heavy dressings for salad to be delicious. There is more to life than Ranch dressing. […]