One of the things that happens when you’re always trying new recipes and you have a household of limited members is the accumulation of ingredients. Sometimes. So there I was with a big chunk of red onion, and feta cheese. I tend to keep things like rye-berries on hand, and nuts in the freezer. Already, [...]
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Tag Archives: salad
Bon Appetit Strikes Again
As I close in on the end of the birthday goal period, I realized that I haven’t been cooking nearly as much as I usually do should. My jeans came back from the dryer with the same verdict. That combined with the fact that going into this weekend I was at 84 of the 100 [...]
The Most Dangerous Game
I am both a recipe cook and an a-little-of-this-a-little-of-that cook. What I don’t often do, however is deliberate adaptation. Sure, I substitute ingredients here and there, but never with a specific flavor and texture profile in mind. This, I think of more as substitution. Adaptations are intimidating. Adaptations can quickly point out just how much [...]
Everybody loves salad!
This week was a week of poor morning planning. Translation: I didn’t bring my lunch to work as much as I normally do. One day when I was wandering around wondering what I was going to buy for lunch, I noticed that Potbelly’s had a sign in the window for some new salads. So, I [...]
Beet salad
My love affair with the beet is still in it’s honeymoon phase. I had never known, upon glancing at the pedestrian root vegetable that it could be so delicious. However, recently I came across a recipe for a beet salad that I knew I had to try. I modified the original recipe in a few [...]
Week off
Ironically, I cooked less on my week off from work that I normally do. So I found myself on Saturday with the urge to go at it in the kitchen. Armed with that same issue of Bon Appetit magazine, I made Warm Escarole Salad with Goat Cheese, Hard-Boiled Eggs, and Bacon. To go with it, [...]
Kale Slaw with Peanut Dressing
If someone looked me in the eye and accused me of being a magazine addict, I would have no defense. I would have to break eye contact and slink away. There is no denying this. I make excuses, but I do not deny. The major excuses is that I use the magazines. Case in point, [...]