This fresh, crisp Persian salad features the best of your garden's bounty as the season ends. Toss tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions with a mint-and-lemon vinaigrette. It is the perfect side dish for whatever you are serving for dinner.
Our Movies and Munchies selection for this month is Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, hosted by Camilla of Culinary Cam. The movie has a sequel, and we can choose which one to watch. Or we could watch both. I had never watched either of them, nor had I read the book they were based on, so I chose the original movie.
I love fresh figs. Maybe they are special to me because they are only available for a few weeks each year, and I live in Michigan, where we don't grow figs. True, I enjoy fig jam, fig newtons, and dried figs year-round, but I'm always excited when I find fresh ones at the market and eagerly pay a small fortune to bring home a case.
Corn season has arrived in Michigan. My husband is ecstatic, and I am here, once again, trying to think of applications for this vegetable that he insists on eating Every. Single. Day. it is in season.
Baby Kale Salad with Steak and Citrus Vinaigrette is a delicious, healthy, and enjoyable meal now that the weather is breaking and the grill is fired up.
Let us take a moment before we begin the busyness of our day to offer silent gratitude to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms and benefits we enjoy each day.
This delicious salad can be served as a side to whatever summer foods you are grilling and is hearty enough to be a main dish for any vegans at the table.
I took the Angel Face to California in March. We had a great time visiting with my brother and his family, going to the beaches, and traveling the Pacific Coast Highway. On our way back to the San Francisco Airport, we stopped in Monterey for a night to visit with my friend, Camilla.
This delicious chopped salad with homemade creamy herb dressing is the perfect start to a meal or addition to a brunch buffet. You can serve the bacon and blue cheese separately so people can add them according to their tastes.
I think that of all the fast-food options available, the one we enjoy most often is Panera. I feel that they offer more nutritious food that is not only quick but also colorful, healthy, and delicious. This Thai Chicken Salad was one of my favorites, but the last time I visited, it was no longer on the menu.
Ribbons of Romaine Lettuce, topped with a delicious Crab Salad, surrounded with fresh, creamy Avocados.
The spicy bite of Arugula and the sweet crunch of the Pears combine to make this salad a perfect addition to your holiday feasts.
Yellowfin Tuna is more commonly called Ahi Tuna. That delicious fish served raw or quickly seared, and the star of sushi and poke bowls in Asian cuisine. I used it to make this quick, delicious salad perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
This delicious, fluffy mousse delivers a burst of flavor and texture with every bite. Tart cranberries, tangy sour cream, sweet pineapple, and crunchy pecans all swirled together with strawberry jello. Beautiful, seasonal, and scrumptious.
Our Cook the Books Club August/September Selection was the memoir "Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook" by Alice Waters.
Roasted Beets, Vine-Ripened Tomatoes, Freshly-Picked Basil, and Tangy Feta Cheese. If there is any culinary season better than Fall, I have yet to discover it......
Slices of fresh fennel bulb grilled to tender, sweet perfection, tossed in a lemon vinaigrette, and topped with the fennel fronds. A gorgeous and delicious salad.
This cucumber salad gets a makeover by adding the warm, fragrant flavors of India. You will love it!!
