A salad is more about composing beauty and balancing interesting flavors than following a recipe. Sometimes the best salads are born of inspiration and availability. Last Christmas I wanted to make something healthy and festive, so I thought something like this: “What do I have that is green or red?” I ended up putting together…. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'salad'
Recipe Connection: Festive Holiday Greek Salad
November 2nd, 2010 · 12 Comments · Recipes
Tags: apples·carnival·dressings·feta·Greek dressing·salad·spinach·walnuts·Whole Foods for the Holidays
In-Season Recipe Connection: Cabbage Salad with Goat Cheese
August 19th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Recipes, Super Foods
I’m not usually a fancy cheese girl. It tantalizes me, really, and I’ve always loved raising my status in a group by going bold and ordering a meal with goat cheese in a restaurant. Other than goat cheese and feta, however, my cheese experience pretty much begins with cheddar and ends with mozzarella. When Ile [...]
Tags: appetizers·cabbage·feta·goat cheese·salad
A Gathering of Homemade Dressings
February 2nd, 2010 · 14 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
I never thought homemade dressings would be something I would do, but when I gave up all white and corn sugars last year for Lent, I tried some out of necessity. I love yellow mustard, but I got sick of having it on my salads all the time, plus I knew I needed some healthy [...]
Recipe Connection: Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
September 24th, 2009 · 19 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
My husband is a great meter for new, homemade recipes. He’s very skeptical of things that I make myself that he already (really) enjoys from the store. When he says something like, “That looks just like a *real* English muffin!” it’s music to my poor, kitchen-weary ears. If husband says, “This might be better than [...]
Things I Love Thursday: Salad Spinner and Lettuce Knife
September 24th, 2009 · 7 Comments · What to Buy
Do you have a kitchen gadget you simply could NOT live without? For me, it’s my salad supplies. (And about a million other things, but that’s for another day!) These gadgets will help you with your “Make Your Salads Count” Monday Mission, another way to get a salad on the table quickly when it’s crunchtime. [...]
Kitchen Tip: Quick and Easy Salad Prep
September 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Have you ever gotten everything ready for dinner, on time, at the same time (ta DA!), and you suddenly realize that you don’t have the salad fixin’s ready? Crudbuckets. That’s the night when you don’t have salad, right? [Ok, really: Have you ever gotten everything ready for dinner, on time, AND at the same time? [...]
Tags: salad
Monday Mission: Make Your Salads Count
September 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to maximize your dinner salad (or start eating one if you don’t already). Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps If you’re watching your weight, research shows that people who eat salads eat fewer overall calories at the meal than those who don’t. It’s not all about [...]
Tags: salad·vegetables
