Salads

I’ve been having very good luck with some recent recipes that I’ve been working from. What I’ve been finding is that I don’t need to follow them word for word any longer and that I can add my own twists if I want. I guess this comes with the territory. After all, I’ve been at […]

It’s egg season again and the chickens are laying. Eggs are all over the place. Up in our area, we like to visit the Farmer’s Union down in Farmington, Maine to purchase the freshest and largest eggs around. At $3 per dozen, we have our choice of many different types of eggs, even duck eggs. […]

This is an incredible dish. It’s got all the right elements, including lentils, baby greens, a very good tasting honey mustard vinaigrette and some outstanding salmon. While I absolutely love salmon, I find it a bit expensive to eat as much as I’d like to fill me up. This dish handles that. The lentils add […]

I’ve taken a liking to the Waldorf salad, so I thought I’d try one from Gordon Ramsay’s collection. This recipe is quite similar to the last one I shared, but the dressing is slightly different. Whatever the variety, I enjoy these salads because they’ve got some decent protein in them from the shrimp and they’ve […]

This may be the most unique salad I’ve ever eaten. Hats off to Hannaford for this one. I know I’ve consumed a lot of cranberries under many different circumstances in my day, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried them alongside baby greens, sweet potato and wild rice. What a combination. This was one good, […]

The outcome of this slaw was a surprise to me. It was actually much better than I thought it would be. The original recipe called for radicchio and the grocery store at which I shop never carries that. Since I wanted to prepare the recipe, I threw all caution to the wind and said, “The […]

I’m not sure I ever knew what a “Waldorf” salad was before this Christmas. I mean, I’ve heard of this type of salad, but I don’t think I knew the definition of it. Apparently, a Waldorf salad is a salad that’s made with fruit and nuts and that’s dressed in mayonnaise. It’s served on a […]

This week is going to be a pasta week. I’ve got three very nice pasta dishes to share and I’ll kick things off today with a salad of sorts. It’ll include penne pasta, Parmesan cheese, asparagus and salmon, among other things Later on, well, I guess this weekend and next week, I’ll move onto a […]

We’ve been on a seafood kick lately. Lobster, salmon, scallops, mussels and littleneck clams to be exact. While the original goal was to find and enjoy new and exciting recipes, that goal is somewhat morphing into learning the various methods for getting as many nutrients as the seafood we eat can offer. For example, did […]

A few days ago, I got somewhat nostalgic for some of my older cookbooks. I’ve been focusing so much on two or three that I almost forgot that I have an entire pile of all different types of books. Some of my favorites have been put out by none other than Curtis Stone and Yotam […]