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Another recipe from when Denise and I went to the cooking demonstration from Asha Gomez, chef/owner at Cardamom Hill restaurant in Atlanta. This quick and fresh watermelon salad with papaya was delicious and just got your pallet ready for the meal to follow. New uses […]
When I was in Mexico, I wondered why I don’t keep marinated vegetables around on a regular basis for salads or even antipasto trays. I eat salads almost everyday and I love vegetables. When I was at the buffet for lunch (we stayed at an […]
As I mentioned in a very early post, I am half Middle Eastern. I am sure that is why I love garbanzo beans (chickpeas), feta cheese, olives, tomatoes and such. They are all fresh and light ingredients that seem to go so perfectly together. As […]
Until about a year ago, when I heard someone mention beets, I immediately began thinking of pickled beets. For some, that is a good thing. For me, I wanted to break out in hives. I HATE PICKLED BEETS and all that goes along with it!! […]
Pasta Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette is 1) easy 2) feeds a lot of people 3) kid friendly 4) can be made ahead and 5) cheap. It’s that time of year where people go to barbecues, concerts in the park, pool parties and just regular pot lucks. […]
Ok, so we’ve already covered the fact that I adore fried green tomatoes. When they started to get popular on restaurant menus about 10 or so years ago, I remember ordering an appetizer of one that was served with goat cheese, pickled onions, basil, roasted […]
Have you ever noticed that sometimes the best salads are also the simplest ones? This arugula salad with parmesan is ridiculously easy and absolutely delicious. It can be a great compliment to almost any meal, or grill a piece of chicken and put it on […]