Salads

Dubliner Cheese & Cayenne Crisps with Golden Beet & Basil Salad Recipe

May 14, 2012

In a previous post, I claimed to have not a drop of Irish blood coursing through my veins. Of course, if I realized at the time that I was turning my back on a heritage of creamy cheeses and butters, I would have delved a little further into my family roots. Luckily, my dad is [...]

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Mexican Slaw Recipe with Mango, Avocado & Cumin Dressing for Cinco de Mayo

May 4, 2012

Cinco de Mayo. Those are three little words that put a glint in my husband’s eye. If he was ever on death row (we’ll be avoiding that at all costs) and was given his choice of food for his last meal, the answer would involve words like Mexican, burrito, mole, salsa…lots and lots, por favor. [...]

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Salad Cups with Quinoa, Shrimp, Avocado & Lemon Dressing Recipe {Giveaway}

Mar 5, 2012

When most people think of diet food, the word “salad” tends to spring to mind. Then come the references to rabbit food, and thoughts of deprivation and large padlocks across the refrigerator lead most people to dive into the leftover helping of pepperoni pizza. Yeah, been there. But healthy eating doesn’t need to be boring. [...]

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Salad with Broccoli, Dried Cherry, White Beans, Sunflower Seeds & Creamy Basil Dressing Recipe

Feb 23, 2012

You know when there is a dish that you just can’t get out of your mind? It creeps into your consciousness when you least expect it, like when you’re in the middle of ordering a coffee at Starbucks (“I’ll have a tall nonfat salad please…I mean sunflower…I mean latte.”) Seriously, that’s how my brain works. [...]

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Rice Noodle Salad with Endive, Shrimp & Soy-Ginger Dressing Recipe

Jan 9, 2012

Belgian endive, as the name suggests, was first a product of Belgium (though there are now many growers in North America). So, why the heck am I pairing it with Asian ingredients, such as rice noodles, ginger and soy sauce? Why should the Belgians get to have all the fun, I say? Endive, with its [...]

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Recipes for Good Health & Weight Loss in 2012

Jan 2, 2012

Typically at this time of year I am lamenting my jeans’ unwillingness to cooperate with my waistline. This year things are a little different. The kind of different that makes clothes shopping fun again, the kind of different that makes me crave exercise and fresh air, the kind of different that makes me feel better [...]

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Asian Slaw with Cashews, Pear & Ginger Dressing Recipe

Oct 24, 2011

I’m not kidding when I say that I could eat this salad all day long. Not only is it dressed with a vinaigrette made of some of my favorite flavors, ginger and sesame, but it is healthy and refreshing, which is a nice contrast to some of the heavier stews and soups that are passing [...]

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Spaghetti Squash with Apples & Toasted Pecans Recipe

Oct 10, 2011

It was the last man standing. Well, actually, it was the last vegetable standing. After the snowfall that snuck up on us like a teenaged farm boy on an unsuspecting, sleeping cow (Do people actually go cow-tipping? Someone please educate this urban gal.), our lone spaghetti squash stood like a stalwart soldier amidst the wreckage [...]

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Mushroom & Edamame Salad with Smoked Paprika Dressing Recipe {A Giveaway}

Oct 3, 2011

Mushroom, Edamame & Tomato Salad with Smoked Paprika Dressing Recipe

Last week I told you about my one-person “Mushroom Fest”, which resulted in Vegetarian Mushroom & Cannellini Bean Ragout. Of course, I am drawn to mushrooms because of their distinctive earthy taste and that meaty texture that allows them to stand on their own in place of meat. Little did I know that my obsession [...]

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