What can you do if you have 3lbs of potatoes? There are lots of options, stuffed, classic oven roasted and, of coarse, oven fries. But creamy homemade potato salad is a great one. Starting with homemade mayonnaise, added to potatoes with olives, scallions and lime juice for the classic flavor and colors we love to…
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Lentil Radish Salad
I live in Florida, and, enjoy it’s two seasons; hot in the wintertime and hotter in the summertime. This type of climate makes me crave salads, I’ve always considered them a summer dish. I don’t remember going to a restaurant in the middle of a snow storm to get a salad to warm me up.…
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Avocados
Living in South Florida I am spoiled by the amount of fresh produce available. Adding to that, there is so much Caribbean and South American influence. It’s no secret that fresh fruits and vegetables are healthy, and here, there is a tremendous choice. So, when a friend gave me a fresh avocado from their yard,…
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Creamy and Apple Celery Salad
Lately I’ve been going on about salads, I even wrote a post about the history and different types of salads. The thing about salads, is, lettuce, tomato and cucumber can get boring. Things need to be changed up a bit, and here, is an option. My creamy apple and celery salad is different but delicious…
Lately, I’ve been posting some salads on the blog. It’s no secret that they are healthy, and, I’ve been incorporating them into my diet. I’ve posted recipes for the simple side salad and a dinner salad. But, there’s more to it than that, there are so many different variations, and, it has a long history,…
While writing a post on cholesterol, and how our diet can affect it. I had said “Boiled skinless chicken breast and salad for the rest of our lives can be boring” and that statement is so true. But, here I am writing post about chicken breast and salad, I guess I’d better make it good.…
As I seek to eat healthier, well, salads seem to be added to the menu. I never liked those ones at the restaurant. A bowl of lettuce with a grape tomato and 3 slices of carrot on top. Not a big lettuce fan, I prefer spinach, if I have to have some kind of a…
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Seasoned Croutons
We seem to like crunchy things. Well, to be a little more scientific, I should say textural differences. Or maybe its the flavors that come with them. Them being seasoned croutons. They definitely have a place on the table. They can be added to different dishes and are surprisingly easy to make. The croute The…
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Roasted Chickpea Salad Topping
Salads are awesome. Tasty, healthy, well, that’s subjective depending on ingredients. A light meal, that you don’t have to feel guilty about. So when you serve that salad, well, a nice topping is good. Something with a little crunch. Well, there are croutons, those flavorful squares of crunchy toasted bread, full of seasonings. That’s for…
Salads are healthy. That statement, for the most part its true. But you have to look at the ingredients to get the true picture. Then, well, there’s the dressing, and that’s a whole different subject. When it comes to salads I’ve always felt More is better. The More being ingredients. But, it turns out, that’s…