Caprese salad.
Last month my husband and I spent a weekend on Orcas Island to celebrate our anniversary. While there, we had a wonderful meal at the New Leaf Cafe. A highlight of our meal was an heirloom tomato...
View ArticleTag, I’m It!
There’s been a game of tag going on around the blogosphere and last week Elaine, from California Living, tagged me. It started out as an Easter game: if you got tagged, you were to put together a...
View ArticleBBQ Chicken Salad
I really like the take-out BBQ Chicken Salad from Trader Joe’s. It’s the item I choose most often when having a grab-and-go lunch. It has a nice blending of flavors and textures. Every time I eat...
View ArticleBacon and Eggs and Asparagus Salad
Bacon and Eggs and Asparagus Salad I just want to say how much I’ve been enjoying participating in French Fridays with Dorie. It’s been great fun cooking a recipe from the same cookbook each week,...
View ArticleHerbed Potato Salad
I love having an herb garden! It’s wonderful to be able to step outside and harvest fresh herbs just in time for dinner. I discovered this recipe last summer when I was looking for something that...
View ArticleSimple Arugula Salad
This small salad represents the very first harvest from our vegetable garden! I harvested just enough arugula to make myself a salad for lunch. The salad couldn’t be more simple to make. Add a...
View ArticleMozzarella, Tomato, and Strawberry Salad
This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is a mozzarella, tomato, and strawberry salad. Start with sliced strawberries and grape tomatoes. Toss them lightly with salt, pepper, and a few drops of...
View ArticleChunky Beets and Icy Red Onions
This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is a lovely salad called Chunky Beets and Icy Red Onions. While this salad required very little hands-on time to make, you need to plan ahead because a...
View ArticleHearts of Romaine with Sugar Snap Peas and Green Goddess Dressing
A few weeks ago my husband and I celebrated my birthday by going to one of my favorite restaurants, 4th St. Bistro. The meal was delicious as always. I particularly enjoyed the salad I ordered:...
View ArticleHélène’s All-White Salad + Leek and Potato Soup
I am running a day late for French Fridays with Dorie because we have a sick girl in the house. I had to pick my daughter up from school early yesterday; it seems she has a cold. My poor little girl...
View ArticleVanilla Vegetable Salad
I was skeptical about this one from the start. I mean, I love vanilla. In puddings and cakes and other treats. But in a salad dressing? I wasn’t so sure… But, in the name of French Fridays with...
View ArticleFFWD: Citrus Two Ways
Happy Friday! It has been a strange week here at the From Scratch household. Between a third week of Christmas break (yes, my daughter’s school district has a 3 week winter break…), head colds, and...
View ArticleFFWD: Next-Day Beef Salad + Orange-Almond Tart
Happy French Friday! This post marks quite a milestone! With the make-up recipe I did this week, I am now 100% caught up on French Fridays with Dorie! Bring on the final 7 recipes! (Sorry for all the...
View ArticleCook The Book Fridays: Winter Salad
Happy Friday! I am very excited to announce a new project/feature on my blog: Cook the Book Fridays! Ever since French Fridays with Dorie ended, us former Doristas have missed cooking together each...
View ArticleFattoush
I have to confess I am not a big fan of making salads. I love eating salads, and I often order them from restaurants. But I find making salads to be tedious, so I usually just throw together a boring,...
View ArticleCook the Book Fridays – July Recipes
It’s summer! That means school’s out, fun activities, and running around town. It also means less blogging (for me, anyway). Not only do I spend more time with my daughter (a good thing!) and less...
View ArticleGrated Carrot Salad
After taking a month off from Cook the Book Fridays, I am back with a simple, yet classic, salad. According to David Lebovitz, you won’t find this salad in most traditional French cookbooks because it...
View ArticleWheat Berry Salad + Merveilleux
It’s Friday! I will be sharing two Cook the Book Fridays recipes with you today. I had intended to make the dessert, called Merveilleux, for Valentine’s Day, but I was sick with a nasty cold that week...
View ArticleFrisée Salad with Bacon, Egg, and Garlic Toasts
We enjoy eating hearty main-dish salads for dinner fairly often. I usually just wing-it, using ingredients we have on hand or that need to get used up. Sometimes it’s fun to actually follow a recipe,...
View ArticleCelery Root Salad with Mustard Sauce
I sat down yesterday to write this post (on time!) and made a big mistake. I saw that my computer had updates, so I decided to update and restart my computer. Little did I know it was a big update and...
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