salad

Potlucks inspired this super easy salad. I wanted to bring something easy and tasty, and still need it to be pretty fast and easy. I doubled this salad and had more than enough for three potlucks. Ingredients DRESSING: 2 cloves garlic, finely minced1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon Dijon mustard1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or lemon juice1/2…

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If you could see the tomatoes I've grown most summers in my shady yard in the Pacific Northwest, you wouldn't envy me. With the shade of trees and cool summers, we get just enough sun to only tease these large tomatoes about their potential. Enter the Farmer's Market. A fresh summer tomato is like nothing…

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I've returned to a favorite summertime recipe, with a delicious blend of savory, sweet, tang, crunch, and textures that pop in your mouth. You can make it vegan or Paleo by omitting the feta and increasing the lime juice. In the summer, I'm usually obsessed with melons, consuming a fresh melon nearly every week. In…

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Kids who are involved in making vegetable dishes are more likely to eat them. This massaged kale salad recipe is a winner for kids who love to get their hands into things and play with their food. It's no wonder that kale is taking a central place on American plates, now. (more…)

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Delicious and immune-boosting. This health-packed dressing took me less than ten minutes to prepare. Maybe less than five minutes. It was so fast that I think the clock actually moved backwards and I gained time. (more…)

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Many of you received the wedding postcard from us that invites you to check out our yummy wedding foods. Here are the links to the foods we prepared for our prenuptial party. Just Married! Our prenuptial party menu (more…)

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People wanted  our recipes for our wedding foods, like the yummy yam-coconut-ginger soup and the massaged kale salad. As I would learn, making your own wedding food is a bigger undertaking than a bride thinks, despite how much experience I think I have cooking for large groups of people on silent meditation retreats. Since preparing…

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Dear Darling, I have a confession . . . Things just aren't like they used to be between us. You're so often just taking the boring traditional salad route. Life could be so much more exciting. (more…)

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Dear Darling, I'm sad and lonely. You don't love me the way you could. Early on in our relationship, lettuce alone with no dressing was enough. But now, salads with you are boring and dull. I need more. I need more color. More texture. More antioxidants. I dreamed that, one day, you would come to me…

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