January’s chill (and possibly even snow) is upon us, and I’ve been craving warm, steaming bowls of soup, home-baked bread fresh out of the oven smothered with butter, and mugs of tea with honey and lemon. But I’ve also had a salad yearning. But not your typical, light, refreshing spring or summer salad. Rather I’ve been craving Wilted Spinach Salad…
About 3 months ago I included this recipe in a Summer Salads cooking class when, appropriately enough, it was still summer. Much of the U.S. is still experiencing proper summer, but London definitely feels like fall. There’s a nip in the air, blustery winds and the true death knell of summer: we’ve turned the heat on at night. But back to summer salads. Unlike…
While perusing Pinterest a few days ago I came across this recipe, re-pinned it to my “Recipes to Make” board and when I got a head of cabbage in last week’s veg box, gave it a try. And I’ve been making it nearly every day since. My feelings about Pinterest are conflicted. I love looking at the gorgeous food photos – could…
When I first heard about grilled salad I thought it sounded totally cool, but I was skeptical. Seemed a bit too gimmicky. One of those, “it’s halfway through the summer and I’m sick of the same-old green salad , so let’s try something else….ANYTHING else, to get us out of the same-old salad rut”. This salad is the real deal.…
I didn’t think I’d squeeze in another post this week, but I feel the need to share this amazing potato salad recipe. It is the perfect side dish at a barbecue (hello, July 4th!) or alongside yesterday’s Sausage, Pepper and Onion Sandwiches. Years ago I converted from mayonnaise-based potato salads and switched to potato salad with a vinaigrette and have never looked back.…
Summer has finally reared its welcome head in London. The days are definitely long (sunrise at 4:30, sunset at 9:30) and it’s getting warm enough that I don’t want to turn on the oven. So the grill’s been getting a good workout. One of my summertime cheats is whenever I’m grilling I always throw on extra – a few more chicken…
Spring is in the air and fresh asparagus is once again in the markets. Yes, it’s available year-round, but nothing beats freshly picked. Buy it from your local farmer’s market, if possible, as asparagus contains sugars that turn to starch once it leaves the ground. The sooner you eat it (and how could you allow a beautiful bunch of asparagus to sit around?),…
Some recipes I hesitate posting because they are embarrassingly easy. Hard to even call it a recipe; rather just a quick assembling of a few ingredients. This recipe falls into that category. The inspiration came from an article sent to me by my Mom. No, not shared via Facebook (she’s not on Facebook). No, not linked via email. Old school,…
Happy 21st, blog-post that is (birthday….I wish!!! it’s dawning on me that I’m closer to 60 than to 21!!! argh!!!). Would have made more sense to celebrate my 20th blog post earlier this week, nice even number that it is, but I didn’t realize it was my big 2-0 until post-post. So we’ll celebrate my 21st. I’ve learned so much…
It’s time for a Top 10 List. Individual tastes aside; I’m going to share with you my personal top 10 pantry staples. Those go-to ingredients that are always readily on hand so that, even without a special trip to the grocery store, you can cook from scratch and avoid desperate dialing for carry-out (or take-away, as they call it on this side of…