Category Archives: salad

Monday, June 9th, 2014

Hip to be Square

I’ve always been a fan of composed salads: The kind where you display your ingredients separately and in a single-layer, rather than combined and tossed in a bowl. Certain classic salads lend themselves well to thi-like a Cobb or chef’s … Continue reading

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Thursday, April 24th, 2014

A Feeling French Lunch

This past Saturday, I had a craving for a dish that I normally associate with one of my favorite places in the world— Cafe de la Mairie, which is located on the Place St. Sulpice in Paris. Although the name … Continue reading

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Thursday, March 27th, 2014

Roasting Cauliflower and the New Waldorf Salad

There’s pretty much no ingredient I won’t roast, but I find that spring vegetables are transformed particularly well by giving them the high-dry-heat treatment. Asparagus, sugar snap peas, carrots, beets, radishes, broccoli…I don’t know if they’re all technically spring-season crops … Continue reading

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Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

FOOD for THOUGHT

This has been one of the wackiest weeks ever. First, a much needed holiday for MLK Day, followed by a school early dismissal, then a snow day, and before you know it, it’s Thursday…where did the week go?  Why is … Continue reading

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Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

Day 2 of Dinner Recipes for Surviving the Holidays: Couscous with Dried Cranberries, Cashews, and Orange

For the Tuesday installment of the KEEPERS holiday recipe series, I’m sharing a couscous dish that combines ingredients that I think should always be found in your pantry—dried fruit, nuts, maple syrup, and couscous—along with orange juice and zest, which … Continue reading

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