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Classic Egg Salad

April 14, 2011 | 35 Comments | Email | Print
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I haven’t always had a lovey-dovey relationship with summer picnic salads. You know the usual suspects: potato salad, macaroni salad, egg salad (and I’m sure there are more). Pretty much any “salad” that involved drowning perfectly good ingredients in so much mayonnaise that the actual contents of the salad become a mystery. I love mayonnaise [...]

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The Signature Salad

August 4, 2009 | 33 Comments | Email | Print

Simple, fresh ingredients and a light vinaigrette combine to create a salad light enough to serve as a starter course yet so diverse and robust that it can hold its own as a main entree. Mixed baby greens serve as a bed for all of the fantastic additions that will jump onto every forkful – [...]

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An Inspired Cobb Salad

May 27, 2009 | 13 Comments | Email | Print

The inspiration for this salad runs a few degrees deep. It all started with the California Brunch Special crepe from Crepes-a-Go-Go. This is my Chief Culinary Consultant’s favorite savory crepe to order; it has turkey, cheese, eggs, mushrooms, avocado, tomato, and feta. Seriously delicious. This crepe spawned a great idea by him: an omelet made [...]

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Panzanella

August 14, 2008 | 11 Comments | Email | Print

This latest recipe for our Barefoot Bloggers group was chosen by Melissa of It’s Melissa’s Kitchen. This was a wonderful choice for these last few weeks of summer, as it included many fresh vegetables and tasted bright and fresh. Traditional panzanella originates from the Tuscan region of Italy and the original dish includes just bread, [...]

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Weekend BBQ

August 28, 2007 | 9 Comments | Email | Print

This past weekend my family came to visit so we grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and I put together a number of salads to go with the meal. Because of the hustle and bustle of getting everyone fed, I didn’t get pictures of everything, but my menu was as follows: Burgers and hot dogs on [...]

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Chicken Salad

May 15, 2007 | 5 Comments | Email | Print

This is a delayed Mother’s Day weekend post When I had my mom and sister over on Saturday for lunch, I made my mom’s favorite lunch – chicken salad. I didn’t follow a recipe but just threw together what I thought sounded good. My mom loved it! I served these on croissants – you could [...]

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