With our bumper crop of little tomatoes, even Atti can’t eat them all. Despite his best efforts. So I needed a way I could gorge on them in actual meal form. Enter this perfect traditional bread salad from Italy. It’s…
Grilled Salad
I’ve been making a whole lot of rich food lately. The cold weather just seems to beg for stews and soups and roasts and I’ve been loving it, but after a stretch of that I’ve found myself craving a big…
Recipe: Spinach Pesto Chicken Salad
When I travel I rarely go do the touristy things. My way of visiting a city involves finding a local bookstore, eating pastry, and finding some wonderful little restaurant to try. The only problem with this approach is when I…
End of Summer Salad with Spicy Basil Cucumber Vinaigrette
We are in one of the most glorious times of year here in Modesto. The heat is slowly starting to fade enough to be enjoyable again, hints of fall are in the air, and every single thing is ripe to…
Curry Chicken Salad
Every time I go to Salt Lake, I manage to con somebody I love into eating at my favorite lunch spot, Gourmandise. Their pastries are legendary, their salad’s exquisite, and every single time I have to ask the waitress to…
Carrot Raisin Citrus Salad
Oh, this potluck staple brings back memories. I loved it so much as a kid, but as an adult this is the salad I always walk right by. As a grown up I’m no longer such a fan of vegetables…
Sweet and Crunchy Chicken Salad
We’ve reached a point in the summer when trying to come up with dinner is my most detested chore. I don’t want to do anything that would bring heat in my general direction. Salads are a great solution to this,…
Parsley Oregano Vinaigrette
Every day last summer, I made a salad from the bumper crop of cherry tomatoes from my garden, some feta cheese, a cucumber, and a vinaigrette I made up from some fresh herbs in my garden. The vinaigrette keeps nicely…
Roasted sweet potato fries and homemade ranch dressing
This was one of the little snacky dishes I made for my vegetarian dinner party a few weeks ago, and I’ve probably made it every other week since. It couldn’t be easier and SOOOOO yummy. To make the sweet potato…
Steak and Spinach salad with Tomato Vinagrette
I’m still on my summer cooking kick. It’s just so. dang. hot. here. This is the first time I’ve ever lived without air conditioning, and I’m realizing how little my cooking has changed seasonally. When I sit down to plan…