**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. There are so many different ways to eat vegetables outside of the salad bowl–from soups to spreads. This is one of my favorite …
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Salad from the Pantry: Pickled Garlic
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. One of my favorite parts of this cookbook is the whole section in the back called “Pantry.” I rely on the stock in …
Salad Essentials: Dressing
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. People complain to me all the time that salad doesn’t work as a meal. To some extent I agree–if you take a …
Salad as a Meal Challenge
For the next four weeks, I am privileged to participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. Salad as a Meal is a wonderful cookbook written by Patricia Wells, and it is filled with wonderful recipes starring–you guessed it–veggies! Why …
Penny Pinching Tip #11: Leftovers Make-Over
I hear it all the time that people don’t like to eat leftovers. They ate it the day before, they’re bored of it, they want something new. So the poor leftovers sit in the fridge until they are green and …
Hearty “Beat the Head” Salad
Sorry I haven’t been blogging, I’ve been on vacation in Texas and and Florida for the past almost 2 weeks! While the vaca was nice, I have missed blogging so it’s good to be back!On another happy note, thanks for …
Snap Pea & Blood Orange Salad w/ Balsamic Vinaigrette
I had a leftover bag of snap peas that I wanted to use in a salad, but frankly my fridge revealed very few other vegetables (I was going grocery shopping later that evening). One of my twitter friends had suggested …
Dinner Party Salad: Spinach, Heirloom Tomato & Blood Orange Salad
I am a huge fan of blood oranges. They add great color to any dish, and have a more robust flavor than many other orange varieties, so they are really good salads and salad dressings. Because of the snow I …
Citrus-Dressed Snow Pea & Tomato Salad
I had dinner at a friend’s place a few weeks ago and was asked to bring a salad. I had originally planned on a Romaine lettuce salad, but my lettuce was yucky so I had to improvise. Evaluating the veggies …
Dinner Party (Part 1 of 5): Cucumber, Fennel & Radish Salad
I hadn’t hosted a meal in a while, so I decided to host a dinner party last night–thanks to both JG’s, JK, LM, and RK for letting me cook for them, and especially to AK for washing the mountain dishes …