Take-out Tuesday, BLT Tortellini Salad with Pinot Grigio Vinaigrette
This do ahead salad is loaded with garden bounty, but you can make it any time of year You can cook the tortellini, corn, asparagus and snap peas ahead of time Toss together and refrigerate Go ahead and add the dressing and Parmesan Season with salt and pepper When it’s time to serve add chopped … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Lazy Day Grape Salad
This salad is an old fashioned favorite that appears at many luncheons, showers, teas, pot lucks and BBQs It goes together in minutes, keeps for several days in the fridge, and is usually the first dish to be gobbled up on the buffet The quantities are easily adjusted, you can make enough for 2 or … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Grilled Romaine Salad with Pears, Grapes, Brussels & Bleu
In the summer time I love to make some kind of wild and crazy salad for dinner, like this one inspired by a side dish from the Cookie Rookie, Pear and Bleu Cheese Roasted Brussels Sprouts I decided to add some grapes, and roast the sprouts and the grapes in the oven and serve it … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Winter Roasted Grape Salad
Salads are the perfect way to eat lighter after the holidays, but sometimes they just aren’t appealing when the weather is cold and dreary. I saw a roasted grape salad over at Nibbles by Nic and decided to give it a try I love to add fruit to salads, see All Seasons Salad here, and … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Maple Bacon Wrapped Pear Salad
Pears and bacon make the perfect couple! Wrapping pear slices with bacon and roasting them, takes this couple to celebrity status! It only takes a minute to wrap each pear slice in 1/3 piece of bacon and lay them on a rack over a shallow pan Bake at 400, 30-40 minutes or until bacon is … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Green Goddess Salad Bar with Wacky Weeds
We were having Chef’s salad for dinner and I am pretty sure some clever chef somewhere, long ago, came up with this title because it sounds a lot better then “Clean Out the Refrigerator Salad,” which is what it basically is! To jazz things up a bit, I decided to set it up salad bar … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Election Night Menu
Election Day is almost here! Pop the champagne! In an effort to stay politically correct here, I have chosen dishes for election day that are All- American, and symbolic of politics in general, not just one of the parties. Please leave a comment at the end of this post and VOTE for the dish that … Continue reading
the Organized Life, “I don’t want to cook dinner!” 5 minute Warm Apple & Bleu Cheese Salad
OK, my friends think I cook ALL the time, my children KNOW BETTER, and yes, there are plenty of nights that I intend on cooking but just simply don’t feel like it! Hungry Husband is so sweet, he’ll take anything, or he’ll throw something on the grill, but on his work days he comes home … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Roasted Cauliflower Soup, Baked Potato Chips & Grilled Romaine Salad
It’s almost the end of September and I realized that I hadn’t made many recipes from the “Paint Bucket,” my monthly bucket list of recipes [see Aug 31, 2012] Since I was at the beach for the first 2 weeks of September I didn’t do much experimenting in the kitchen so a lot of my … Continue reading
Creations, l’arte de salade and Frico
The Art of making a great salad is simple, fresh ingredients. My favorite formula is to use very crisp lettuce of your choice, 1 fruit or vegetable, 1 cheese, 1 nut. Add in chopped onion, celery, peppers or anything else you have on hand and want to include. Toss lightly with a vinaigrette so the … Continue reading
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