Quinoa, Arugula & Fig Salad is a French spin on tabbouleh which replaces bulgur wheat with quinoa, making it a perfect vegetarian main dish or side for fish. I don't like restrictions--period. So when I hear the word diet, I feel frustrated ...
Salads
Watermelon Radish Mini Tacos
Watermelon Radish Mini Tacos are crispy, slightly spicy, and taste like a spring garden in your mouth. There are some dishes where even a carnivore won’t miss the meat because an explosion of flavors transcends every expectation. When you ...
Egg Salad with Pepper Relish from “The Great Pepper Cookbook”
Fresh and dried peppers are essential ingredients the world over. Yet while growing up in the Midwest, I could remember only eating sweet bell peppers. This meant that I had a lot to learn about one of the most popular, unique and diverse foods on ...
Grilled Corn, Tomatoes & Basil Salad
This simple and fresh Grilled Corn, Tomatoes & Basil Salad is a combination of summer's best flavors. Sweet corn was a welcome summer favorite at our home in the Midwest. I don’t know who was more excited about it, the raccoons or me. My furry ...
Salads that Scream Olé
Nothing screams olé more than this show-stopping Spinach and Flaming Strawberry Sangria Salad. Life of a Spanish Party... "Salad cannot be the life of a party,” a friend said to me recently. As an inveterate salad lover, this gave me pause for ...