I’ve been on vacation. Blissfully disconnected from technology and eating lots of delicious new foods. Lots. I returned to the day-to-day this week brimming with new inspiration for the blog. But first, I need a salad. My…inner workings…are a pinch off. It seems pomegranate season is in full swing and I’m seeing many many squash recipes…
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How To: Healthy Sides – Sugar Snap Pea Slaw with Sesame Miso Dressing
You know those foods that you just can’t stop eating. No matter how full you may be, there is some pull that keeps your hand from reaching in the bag or your spoon from dipping into the bowl. I promise you that this salad will make your fork continue to scrape your plate. The sugar…
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Grilled Peach Farmers’ Market Salad
I really hope you have access to a farmers’ market. If you do, I really hope you take advantage of it. Eating ‘local’ has become remarkably trendy. The local food movement is not just a focus of hardline environmentalists either. Making choices to support our local growers and communities has become popular. Yay! I take…
How to: Healthy Sides – Thai Mango Salad
In my world, part of eating well means being able to relax about food. Healthy eating is not an all or nothing scenario. Yes, fresh is best. Yes, homemade is healthy. Yes, cook when you can. But you know what? Sometimes I just can’t. I’m spent, tired, done. Just finito. And when those days coincide…
How To: Healthy Lunch – Greek Panzanella Salad
Panza – what now? Pan-za-nella. Really, it is just a fancy-shmancy word for bread salad. Normally, your salad may come with a side of toast – used as a vehicle to sop up the last bit of dressing from the side of a bowl. Well, why not take it one step further and mix in…
How To: Recipe Makeover – Taco Salad Bowl
I truly think that food tastes better when eaten out of a bowl. My husband sometimes makes fun of me, but there is just something about digging into a big bowl of food that makes it taste so much better than scraping it off of a plate. Add in an edible bowl – could you…
Perfect for Spring Asparagus and Quinoa Salad
Nope. Still haven’t had enough asparagus. And I’ve made this salad four times since the it’s spring debut. There has been a lot of stinky pee in this house. What? It’s just nature. 2 potlucks, a dinner party and a big batch for lunches later, I think I’ve garnered enough high fives for this recipe…