Sometimes, a little freshening up is in order. I put this chopped grilled vegetable salad on my weekly dinner planner and when I pulled the image for it, I cringed a little. The photo did not do it justice at all. This salad is one of my absolute favorites and one that I posted almost 5 years ...
Grilled Pineapple Salad with Avocado and Mojito Dressing Recipe
I am not much of a drinker, at least anymore. ;) If you've known me for a long time, you know that way back in the day, I used to enjoy a cocktail more often than not. Nowadays, I have very limited tolerance for it and therefore I pretty much abstain except for a glass of wine once a month or so. ...
Spring Salad with Oranges, Avocado, Radishes and Pumpkin Seed Brittle Recipe
Yesterday my son asked me what my favorite foods were when I was a kid and I quickly responded, "Salad! I remembered telling someone when I was in the second grade that I wouldn't mind drinking a bottle of olive oil and vinegar." To which my son scoffed, "That's impossible. What 7-year-old likes ...
fiesta salad with salsa vinaigrette recipe
Whenever I plan the amount of food I make in my classes, I always make sure I have tons of whatever salad I am teaching. 96% of my students are women and women loooooove salad. And so do I. I could eat salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner. First course, side dish or main course. I love lots of ...
the perfect spring salad recipe
I just had to squeeze in this last recipe before Easter (and Passover) in the hopes that some of you are still looking for inspiration! I taught this salad all last month in my classes and it was THE salad I seemed to make all the time last year when I had people over for dinner in the spring. ...
Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing Recipe
In a perfect world we would all be eating mostly whole foods, that is foods that came into this world a certain way and stayed that way. Whole, unprocessed, unrefined foods are more recognizable by our bodies and better for our health. Period. I also talk a lot about limiting gluten, that pesky ...
Thai (Grass-fed) Steak Salad Recipe (or with Chicken)
Oh people. We are on the brink of my favorite time of year. A time of backyard barbeques, picnics at the beach, sand between my toes, fresh tomatoes and basil, peach pie, and long nights under starry skies. Ahhhh, summer. Beyond better weather and my favorite produce, life is just ...
Egg-Free Avocado Caesar Salad Recipe
I hope you all had a lovely Easter or Passover holiday. Ours was so nice thanks to my mother-in-law took care of the meal and all I had to do was show up with desserts. But now I'm ready to move on from anything to do with coconut or eggs. In fact I am going to be a rebel and just omit eggs in ...
butternut squash salad with pomegranates and toasted pumpkin seeds
Although I love planning and cooking the whole Thanksgiving meal, a few years ago I decided I was just plain bored with the same old same old. The problem was that no one else was. My family and regular Thanksgiving guests wanted no deviation from tradition. I hinted at the notion that maybe, ...
Green Goddess Salad
I just spent a lovely four days in Park City, Utah enjoying the clean air and the peace and quiet (outdoors, of course; indoors I have my three kids and two of their friends, so no peace and quiet in the house from noon 'til midnight.) There are no televisions and I insist that the kids leave the ...