I’ve made this Mediterranean pasta salad several times. I found I like it better the day after it’s made so I try to make it ahead, if not the day before then the morning of whenever I’m serving it. The original recipe from Simply Salads called for arugula but the last time I made it…
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Aunt Vilia’s French Potato Salad
My daughter got this recipe from her boyfriend’s Aunt Vilia. She made it for us a while back and we all loved it so I asked her to make it again and share the recipe with me. The original recipe called for tarragon instead of dill but her boyfriend’s family is Lithuanian and she said…
Ina Garten’s Tricolor Salad with Oranges
For our early Thanksgiving, I made this tricolor salad with shallots, radicchio, endive, arugula, oranges and kalamata olives. It provided a much needed bright and fresh flavor to counter all the carb-y goodness of turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and creamed onions. It was also beautiful to look at! I also made this fun turkey yard…
Sweet, Salty and Crunchy Kale Salad
The other day my youngest texted me to ask for the “other” kale salad recipe. “That sweet, salty and crunchy kale salad.” We both really like this one from Dr. Weil, which is simple and delicious, with Parmesan and bread crumbs. When I have fresh pomegranates around, I also like this kale and pomegranate salad. …
Grated Carrot Salad
We celebrated my boyfriend’s mother’s birthday Sunday afternoon with everyone bringing a dish to share and the hosts cooking a fabulous piece of salmon and some steak. I debated about what to bring and decided to bring something that I could mostly make ahead that didn’t require any heat (it’s been in the 90’s here regularly…