Developing a dessert for my recent Splendid Salads of Early Summer Cooking Class became both a challenge and an inspiration. Strawberries and rhubarb were natural choices. Yet, a rhubarb crisp was out as I wanted a salad-ish dish for the class. Yay for the internet. I found Continue reading Strawberry Blackberry Rhubarb Salad with Almonds and Mint
Between backyard gardens and local farmers’ markets, what an abundance of summer produce we have. And with the warm and sometimes hot summer days, perhaps you’ve also been enjoying much of that produce in fresh salads at least Continue reading 12 Favorite Salads for Hot Summer Days – Fresh, Flavorful, Fabulous
Mmm, ever since my first bite of a ripe, juicy, golden fleshed, sweet and delicious mango, I wondered where they had been all my life. Now, all these years later, I’ve tasted and reveled at my first bite of a hard, unripe, pale fleshed, sour and crisp green mango. Continue reading Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious
A perfect salad strikes a balance between crisp and tender, crunchy and soft, mild and bold, sweet, tart, pungent and bitter, creamy and textured. Spring Greens with Mustard Balsamic Vinaigrette strikes that balance perfectly. The combination of both mild and bitter greens, thinly Continue reading Spring Greens with Mustard Balsamic Vinaigrette – Vibrant Refreshing Salad for Spring
One Lucky DucklingA mallard duck made her nest just under my office window aside our delphiniums. She sat patiently for a month. We only saw her move to adjust her position. Each day I would stop and look Continue reading Jade Salad w/ Broccoli, Snow Peas, Sugar Snaps & Sobas
