Most Sherry Vinaigrette recipes call for sherry vinegar as the base for the dressing — not mine! I use actual sherry and combine it with white wine vinegar. I think if you’re making sherry vinaigrette, use sherry!! Plus, I use sherry in lots of recipes so I always have a decent bottle in the frig....
SUMMER’S BOUNTY! I love summer. Between my garden and the farmer’s markets, fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs abound! There is nothing more spectacular then plucking vegetables and herbs right from the garden, eating them within minutes still warm from the sun’s rays. The key to this salad is to always use the freshest and finest...
I love everything about raw carrots: I love their taste, I love their texture, but I especially love their nutritional benefits. Did you know one carrot has well over 200% of your daily dose of vitamin A? Carrots also are one of the top beta-carotene vegetables — beta-carotne being an antioxidant that not only helps prevent...
My husband is a huge wedge salad fan. I think he really just likes the bacon bits and the blue cheese but maybe I’m wrong and it’s the tomatoes and iceberg…..nahhhh, it’s the bacon and bleu cheese!! I’m making him a lovely dinner tonight so this afternoon I whipped up a quick batch of my...
It’s a new year and a new start. I know I have been a little (a lot?) lax in my blog postings lately but I am back and will be starting this new year with some yummy, healthy recipes to keep mealtime interesting! I created this recipe sort of by accident. I had an avocado...
As promised way back on Cinco de Mayo (sorry so delayed…life got a bit hectic), here is the recipe for my Black Bean Salad. Though I made this salad to accompany Chipotle Shrimp, it also goes nicely with grilled chicken, steak or even as a meal for lunch. It is incredibly flavorful and adapts beautifully...
I was feeling creative tonight…don’t know why. It’s probably the cold start to our Spring (is it even Spring?) making me want to continue nesting. Anyway, I went into the kitchen and decided to make peanut sauce which in turn led me to make Sesame Peanut Noodles and Asian Chicken Salad. Kind of a weird...
For as long as I can remember I have been making my own salad dressing. So long, in fact, I could do it with my eyes closed! Well, maybe not closed all the way… Anyway, my mother passed on her vinaigrette wisdom to me just as I have passed it on to my daughters. We...
I had the most amazing lunch today! It was so delicious that I knew immediately I had to share it with you guys ASAP! Part of the fun was picking the tomatoes, cucumbers and basil fresh from my vegetable garden (warm from the sun, mind you). But this salad would be just as good if...
Summertime for me is picnics on the beach, lunch al fresco and light dinners under the stars. My go to dish for any and all of these meals is chicken salad. It’s so versatile, going from a bountiful summer salad, to a grab and go sandwich, to a snack atop a cracker! Its only major...