Potato Salad with Fresh Herbs

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.…

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Salmon Salad with Dill and Capers

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…

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Shaved Asparagus and Mint Salad

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?),…

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Perfect Green Salad Vinaigrette

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…

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