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I was looking to recreate a similar tuna salad that I made and posted here several years ago but I live in the country now and harissa is not available at my corner market- or if it is available it is preciously priced. What I do have on hand is a jar of preserved lemon […]
Mizuna Citrus Salad w/ avocado and jicama A simple refreshing salad, lightly dressed, and studded with tropical flavors and textures. Do you remember when there were only three brands of tequila and three kinds of greens? Now I can barely keep up. Yes kids ,there was a time when Patron and Arugula were considered fancy/exotic/unusual. […]
collard greens with fresh autumn apples, apple cider, and apple cider vinegar Up your luck in the new year by adding greens. If the only collards you’ve ever had have been thick cut and slow stewed it my come as a surprise that they are also delicious barely cooked or even raw, you don’t even […]
Turn that water into wine. Add sweet summer berries, and you have a warm weather dessert that’s just a little sweet and just a little boozy. A palette cleanser if you will, something to wash away the memory of potluck desserts or that hangover in a Dixie cup disguised as a childhood snack. For the […]
Harissa Chicken Lettuce Wraps with spicy cucumber salad Lettuce wraps are one of those meals that when I remember to make them make me wonder why I’m not eating these things all the time. There is something inherently satisfying about protein wrapped in lettuce, satisfaction in the taste and texture department with a bit of […]
I rarely make creamy coleslaw; it reminds me of too many unwanted sides at restaurants, sad little plastic dishes filled with soggy mayo coated cabbage of unknowable age. I should know better. Once upon a time people must have asked for slaw on the side because it was fresh and crisp and cool, the perfect […]
Crisp bacon and beautiful, delicately peppery arugula blossoms take this herb studded rendition of classic potato salad over the top. Mayo optional. A hummingbird built its nest in a crook of one of the branches of the pine tree out back. That little Momma Hummingbird is fierce, swooping in to our feeder while keeping an […]
Vegan Chickpea Salad with roasted onion and dill cream- a delicious and refreshing warm weather salad with sweet onion cream and the bright clean flavor of fresh dill. Bonus points for being vegan and nut free without even trying. This onion cream sauce popped up in my twitter feed last week and I was intrigued. As […]
Yesterday was tuna Tuesday. Loathe to make anything, except baked goods, the same week to week this presents a challenge for my morning weary brain. But this week leftovers aided the challenge. Tuna plus avocado kale salad. Add harissa and the result is creamy without mayonnaise, packed with peppers heat and flavor, bright and bold […]
Tart lemons and crisp garden fresh kale tempered by a generous portion of cool creamy avocados and salty grated Parmesan make this simple salad startlingly good. Good enough to share. Because who doesn’t want a salad that satisfies? In my twenties I didn’t cook much. I lived in one apartment for almost year and the […]
According to the CDC’s latest report on powerhouse fruits and vegetables both Romaine lettuce and Collard greens are top ten veggies. Better for you than Kale. This riff on the classic Caesar has zing and crunch and a hundred shades of green. The crispy collard greens are snackable on their own but I love the […]
Egg Salad, Tuna Salad, Potato Salad. I never follow a recipe. And my lunches are the better for it. Always familiar but never exactly the same. I suppose there is a sort of recipe floating in my head; the key components that without would make the salad seem incomplete. The rhythm, the back beat. I’m […]
Kicking it old school today. I’ve had Pomegranate Molasses on the brain and tongue and an occasional fingerprint on a cabinet door (it’s sticky stuff). All this thinking about pomegranate molasses got me nostalgic for the salad wherein I learned to like beets
