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Balsamic Dressing for Chopped Salads
I put together this dressing after enjoying Scott Farquhar's outstanding chopped salad when we...
Summer Kale Salad
Kathryn Taylor's cookbook, Love Real Food, lives on my shelf in the kitchen. I flip through it...
Garden Ranch Dressing
A fresh green salad with ranch dressing is a great partner for anything off the grill as well as...
Mason Jar Sprouts
Mason jar sprouts are clean and easy to grow, especially if you use a mesh “sprouting lid.” (I...
Salmon with Strawberry Rhubarb Salsa
When I see the red stalks at the Co-Op each spring, I buy four and can hardly wait to get home to...
Salad Jars with Tahini Dressing
These salad jars feature raw grated beets, asparagus, pea shoots, and power greens all of which...
Citrus Vinaigrette
This dressing makes a big batch that you can use to dress greens anytime and use for main-dish...
Cauliflower Salad with Dates and Pistachios
This is my favorite way to eat cauliflower now: roasted then tossed with sweet dates and salty...
Fennel Apple Slaw
The perfect side for crab cakes and grilled fish but also great with a deluxe grilled cheese like...
Couscous and Kale Salad
This beautiful, autumnal salad would be perfect for Thanksgiving! Roast the squash, cook the...
Orange Honey Mustard Dressing
This dressing is adapted from the Autumn Pearl Couscous Salad over at Fufu's Kitchen. I so enjoyed...
Green Bean Salad with Feta & Olives
I first started making this salad after meeting Laura Chenel in a cooking class way back before my...
Soba Salad with Almond Butter Dressing
Thanks to my daughter, Jane, for this great idea of combining soba noodles with shredded cabbage...
Poached Chicken Breasts
Having some cooked chicken on hand is always a good idea. And poaching is a great way to cook on a...
French Potato Salad
I've been making this potato salad from the Silver Palate Cookbook for 36 years! It's the best,...
Niçoise Salad
Summertime means fresh green beans and in my fantasy life, big salads for dinner. Salade Nicoise...
Simple Slaw for Taco Night
Tonight is "taco night" which means make a taco or burrito with any or all: chorizo from the Coop...
Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
There's no magic to bean salad or what some people call marinated beans: start with beans and add...
Black Bean Salad
Where I grew up in Almaden Valley, a suburb of San Jose, California, my mom and the other ladies...
Black Rice Salad with Kale
The deep purple hue and nutty texture of black rice (Lotus Foods' Forbidden Rice) make it one of...
Candied Walnuts
Make a batch of these candied walnuts to enjoy with beet salads (see these: beets w/blue cheese,...
Beet Salad with Blue Cheese and Candied Walnuts
The key to enjoying beets is to get them cooked (roasted or sous vide are my two favorite methods)...
Salad of Beets and Oranges
Beets and oranges pair beautifully both in color and flavor. For this salad, I like to cook the...
Deconstructed Waldorf Salad with Amy’s Blue Cheese Dressing
This recipe is all about the blue cheese shallot dressing, made with Point Reyes Original...
Roasted Beet Salad with Honey Bourbon Dressing
The key to enjoying beets, rather than letting them roll around in your refrigerator drawer, is to...
Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad
Nuoc Cham, a Vietnamese dipping sauce made with fish sauce and lime juice, makes a great dressing...
Avocado Lime Dressing
Serve this dressing with a green salad or sticks of jicama on taco night or drizzle over a black...
Four Dressings for Happy Salads (featuring Cashew Tamari Dressing)
Whether you grow them in your garden, support a local farm through their CSA box, or pick up...
Classic Caesar Salad Dressing
I got obsessed with vegan Caesar salad this past week, but then my pal Alison reminded me that...
Spinach Salad with Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
Local vegetable season is upon us here in Bozeman...rejoice! Amaltheia had bags of their baby...
Sonoma Chicken Salad
Sad fact: Whole Foods has changed their Sonoma Chicken Salad and at least what is available here...
Egg Salad
A text with a friend yesterday reminded me to post some of my "just stir it together" favorites,...
Raw Kale Salad with Quinoa
This salad has been a favorite of mine since before I moved to Montana, over a dozen years ago. I...
Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Tomato season has taken it's sweet time getting here this year, but now that we are in the last...
Chinese Chicken Salad
This sweet heat dressing pulls together all the farmers market vegetables and shredded rotisserie...
Farro or Spelt Berry Salad
This salad is very satisfying on its own, but sometimes I use it to justify salami for a...
Crispy Lentils
Pantry items are a whole lot easier to incorporate into meals when you get them cooked. This photo...
Sweet Chia & Celery Seed Dressing
This sweet dressing is great on arugula with rotisserie chicken. Another fun way to use it is to...
Grilled White Fish with Blood Orange Salsa
What's for dinner? White fish on the grill with this blood orange salsa from the February issue of...
Salad with Smoked Trout, Hazelnuts and Pomelo
This salad is a real treat when you're burned out on winter food and craving something light and...
Flageolet Beans with Lemon Dressing
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
Vietnamese Dipping Sauce “Nuoc Cham”
The Joy of Cooking's recipe for "Vietnamese Rice Noodle Bowls" caught my son's attention, so we...
Cabbage, Carrot and Radish Slaw with Orange-Cumin Honey Dressing
One of the things I love about getting a CSA box is that it nudges me to use what I have on hand...
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Chipotle-Balsamic Dressing
I never dreamed I'd see the day when I would crave veggies, but Kathryne Taylor has changed my...
Black Bean Slaw with Red Cabbage
Freshen up your taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a beautiful and delicious...
Wild Rice Salad with Kale and Cranberries
Make yourself this sweet and savory rice salad for dinner tonight and you'll get a bonus—delicious...
Black Pepper Ranch
Black pepper and buttermilk make a great dip, drizzle, or dressing—think of it as ranch dressing...
Spinach Salad with Avocado and Filet Mignon
My daughter and I often turn to "steak as condiment rather than main course" when the boys want...
Watermelon and Jicama Salad
Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. And once...
Grated Carrot Salad
The next time you need to bring something to a summer BBQ, make this grated carrot salad. It's...
Spicy Purple Slaw
You're on your way to making a slaw when you thinly slice any sturdy vegetable. For dressing, you...
Asparagus with Egg and Tarragon Vinaigrette
I was never one to swoon over vegetables. Bread and pastries, yes, but not vegetables. Until I...
Three Bean Salad
Got cooked beans you need to use? Make a bean salad and you'll have something to eat for lunch or...
Sunflower Sprouts
When it's still winter in Montana and I'm craving something green and growing, I plant a tray of...
Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad)
Local tomatoes begin to appear at our farmers markets about mid-summer, thank you Gallatin Valley...
French Vinaigrette
This classic vinaigrette enhances your fresh garden greens and beautiful farmer's market produce...
Crispy Garbanzos
Crispy garbanzos are something you can make at home, the key is to let the beans air dry for 30...
Jicama Grapefruit Salad
Make plans, but do less. This mindset is helping me cure decades of type-A overdrive, and enjoy...
Spring Rolls
Ahhhh, the aroma of fresh mint has me excited for my class at the Cancer Support Community...
Grilled Vegetable & Barley Salad
Flying saucers. The fun summer squash! Use them as you would zucchini - knife-cut chunks or...
The Summer Season…Pea Shoots and What’s Next?!
Bright green pea shoots with their curly tendrils, baby leaves, and white blossoms - the epitome...
Warm Red Cabbage Salad
This salad from Deborah Madison of Greens (the cookbook and eponymous San Francisco restaurant)...
Shallot Vinaigrette
We sit on the ridge between seasons, watching the light change from the golden, yellow, bright of...
Soba Noodles with Peanut Sauce
Enjoy these peanut soba noodles on their own, topped with shredded chicken, or tossed with crunchy...
Modified Memphis Coleslaw
This is the coleslaw you want for pulled pork. My modified Memphis-style slaw is creamy, sweet and...
Grilled Peach, Sweet Onion & Bacon Salad
A delicious and different side dish for the grilling out, porch party days of summer: grilled...
Apple-Fennel Slaw
This slaw is the perfect complement to fish and shellfish (especially crab cakes!) but is also...
Crusty Bread and Tomato Salad
It has almost been warm out here in the SF Bay Area and that means grilling and fresh salads like...
Salad for Dinner: Arugula, Couscous and Filet
If you live on the Peninsula here in the SF Bay Area, a trip to Eddie and Homa’s new olive oil...
Winter Squash and Greens
I ripped chef Melissa Perello’s ginger-roasted squash recipe from my December 2010 Food & Wine...
Bean Salad
As much as I like to cook, sometimes it is fun and satisfying to open a couple cans and call it a...
Green Bean Salad with Feta & Olives
In these transitional weeks between summer and fall, I like to use the fresh beans in the...
Spicy Quinoa Salad
How convenient to find inspiration in August's Food & Wine, an idea for using garbanzo beans...
Quinoa Salad with Grapefruit, Jicama, Avocado and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
My new favorite way to experiment with whole grains and legumes is to pair them with a light...
