I don’t want to call it a New Year’s resolution thing, because that means it probably won’t last, but I’ve been on a real salad kick lately. It is true, though, that at the start of the year, after late last year’s holiday indulging, Christmas cookies, and lots of drinking, you kind of need a …
Memorial Day Weekend is coming up, so it’s time to start planning your menu! If you live in the Northeast like me (or a similar climate), it’s always hard to plan food for MDW. There’s a chance it will be hot, summery weather, but it might also be 50 degrees and raining. So do you …
A yummy quinoa salad is definitely something you need in your recipe repertoire. This one has a nice summery twist with the fresh corn, tomatoes, and mint. The buttermilk dressing gives it an incredible creaminess that will make you crave this dish. Make a large batch of this dish, and you can enjoy it as …
As I was flipping through Eating Well magazine my eye caught this recipe, not only because crab salad speaks to me, but also because the recipe is from a cafe in Morro Bay, California. I have fond memories of California’s central coast, from when my sister went to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. …
One of my favorite summer salads is a recipe that my grandma (we call her “Bunia”) used to make. This jicama salad combines the crunchy root vegetable with roasted corn, red onion, mango, and cilantro—an awesome summer combo. While the jicama itself doesn’t have a ton of flavor, it lends a nice crunch to the …
There’s nothing better to celebrate the Fourth of July than an all-American dish like the Cobb salad. Including the trifecta of veggies, proteins, and fats, a true Cobb is usually made up of lettuce, tomato, chicken, bacon, avocado, hard-boiled eggs, and blue cheese. I’ve put the “Cobb” in quotations for this recipe, because while it’s …
Some people aren’t that into putting fruit into a salad. Personally, I love it. Maybe it’s because I love a mix of savory and sweet, or maybe because adding fruit to a salad makes it so much juicier and more refreshing. But regardless of your thoughts on the matter, this salad recipe is not just …