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Satsuma Orange and Pomegranate Salad
Here’s a bright New Years’ Day Salad to freshen the morning after an evening of staying up past our bedtimes to welcome 2016. No waxing poetic or wondering how long I’ll last until breaking down from...
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Miang Kham: Thai Green Mouthfuls with Ginger Garlic Sauce
Miang Kham, a traditional Thai snack food, translates as ‘little mouthfuls’. This is by far my student’s favorite in my Small Bites from Around the World cooking class, even though it’s the simplest...
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Tangerine, Frisee, and Microgreen Salad with Rosemary Croutons, Olives, and...
Had some croutons, a tangerine, and some red beet micro-greens. There’s some frisee below and slivered almonds sprinkled on top. The touch of rosemary with an orange vinaigrette rounded out the...
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Spring Vegetable Salad with Dijon-Honey-Paprika Dressing and Coconut Bacon
Sonia and I are on a journey to find a suitable replacement for bacon in our baconless life. The desire becomes heightened as warm weather settles in for the summer, because the heirloom tomatoes in...
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Kendra’s Cucumber Salad
Kendra and Eduardo are visiting for a few days before they head back to grad school and Kendra made us a cucumber salad for our lunch. I ate it with a smile, despite my disdain of raw onions soaked in...
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Melon Salad with Lime and Aleppo Red Pepper
Wow. This was a surprise. Lewis and I were taste testing these melons after I made the photograph below. Very, very sweet, especially the bright orange Ambrosia melon. I’ve only made fruit salad a few...
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French Potato Salad
This is from Ina Garten’s first book, Barefoot in Paris. I only make potato salad once a year, usually in the dead of summer to add some weight to green leafy salads. This is the one I make. The secret...
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Salade (Almost) Nicoise
No tuna here, so I’ve used my French Potato Salad and my French Mustard Vinaigrette. Oui, oui. The large heirloom tomatoes are done. They’re still around but don’t have that sun-ripened brightness that...
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Flower Salad
Pure theater that will stop everyone in their tracks. Use organically grown flowers and leaves. Gently rinse only if necessary. Serve on top of lettuce, lightly sprinkled with olive oil and your...
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Watermelon and Tomato Salad
How are you all doing during this extraordinary time? Hoping you are all well. Not much has changed for me – the farmer’s markets were already my social life and although they won’t let me handle the...
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