Spiced Seckel Pears
Another in a series in which I comment on M.F.K. Fisher’s 1986 annotations of Catherine Plagemann’s 1967 Fine Preserving, layering […]
Wild Rice “Salad”
Feed a few, feed a lot. After a small family dinner of roast chicken and a medley of multi-colored and […]
Curried Turkey Waldorf Salad
Nearly a week after Thanksgiving, with a pile of turkey still left over, I am starting to disguise it so […]
Summer Salad: Watermelon and Tomatoes with Feta and Mint
This is a refreshing and delicious salad for this season of plentiful fruit. The tang of the cheese and spark […]
Full of Beans: Three Energizing Seasonal Salads
Here are three of the many ways we’ve been enjoying beans over the last couple of weeks since they arrived […]
Lentil Salad with Roasted Peppers and Mint
A sure crowd pleaser, this lentil salad is great picnic fare. I make it every year for a large picnic […]
Summer Salads with Whole Grains
Whole grains lightened up with raw or lightly cooked vegetables and chopped herbs make a great centerpiece to summer meals. […]
Cooking with Color: Tomato-Calendula Salad and Blue Potatoes with Beets
Okay, I admit that I play with my food. I love compositions and juxtapositions on multiple levels — color, taste, […]
Spring Zucchini Salad: First Harvest, Simply Served
The cross section of the first zucchini from my garden reveals a pattern of its life: nascent seeds on graceful […]
How to Eat Your Lawn: Wilted Dandelion Salad
Early in the season, when the dandelions first arrive to take over our lawn, we can weed and feed at […]
Celeriac Salad with Walnuts and Cheese
Every so often, I look back at my cooking journal to see what I was cooking a year ago, and […]
Dark Days Weeks 9 and 10: A Trio of Winter Salads
With fresh-from-the-garden green salads and Mediterranean vegetables a distant memory of a warmer season, we crave something piquant, refreshing and […]
Winter Squash and Beet Salad
I might be getting punchy because of the weather but this little salad really perked me up. It was pure […]
Rosemary: Winter Citrus Salads and a Bunch of Crackers
The piney pungency of rosemary is a terrific counterpoint to foods that I often find too rich or too sweet. […]
Asian-inspired Salad of Tatsoi, Mushrooms and Caramelized Walnuts
I sorted out some of the so-called braising mix from our CSA farm into its component parts, mostly because a […]
Fall Fest Salad: Kale and Butternut Squash with Miso Dressing
For me, salads follow the seasons and the intervals within the seasons depending on the growth cycle. We might start […]
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