Combine: 8 cups small broccoli florets 1/4 cup finely diced red onion 2/3 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese, or gruyere, or cheddar Dressing: (If you prefer a non-creamy dressing, some of this Sweet & Sour Dressing would be delicious! Refrigerate what you don’t […]
The idea came from Chelsea; the “recipe” was just what I had on hand. As you’ll see, you can substitute – or omit – items, as needed! I didn’t measure, so these amounts are approximate: 1 large mango, diced 1 tomato, diced 1 medium avocado, diced A handful of sugar snap peas, sliced diagonally into […]
I recently had a recipe that called for Sweet & Sour Dressing to be added. I have never seen this at the store, so Googled to find out what might come close. I decided to try making it … and liked it! (It has a mild, sweet flavour; similar to a Poppyseed Dressing) Sweet & […]
Serves about 8 – 10 Boil 450 gr of Fusilli according to package directions Drain, and rinse under cold running water. Run the pot also under cold running water, to chill. Return the pasta to the pot, and cover with cold water for a few minutes, swirling the pasta a couple of times to ensure […]
Summers in Japan can be very hot & humid. With no air conditioning, the Japanese have developed some lovely, refreshing foods to help cool you down! One of these is Somen (a cold noodle dish); another is a crab & cucumber salad. I had everything on hand to make either of those dishes this week, […]
(Photo credit: Laura Oppliger) Laura found this recipe online recently, and after they tried it, she shared it with me … We loved it! I approximated some amounts here, but it really doesn’t require a “recipe”. For 3 of us: I scrubbed 2 medium sweet potatoes, and sliced them into 1/3″ rounds (I did not […]
This is a simple, but fresh & tasty, way to “dress” a salad: (amounts are for enough crispy iceberg lettuce to feed about 5 or 6) Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the lettuce. Squeeze about 1/4 of a fresh lemon over that. Sprinkle with salt & fresh ground pepper. Toss, taste, and adjust oil […]
I do not cook wild rice very often, but this was a good way to use some leftovers I had; especially since I happened to have everything else as well! Serves 4, as a main side dish. Combine: 2-3 cups of cooked & completely cooled wild rice or (as I used) a wild rice […]
Cobb Salad makes a good main course lunch. It is one of Laura’s favourites, so I post it here … The one I made today was a “last minute” thought, so I just had to use what was on hand. I didn’t actually measure dressing ingredients, so these are approximations. (My Own) Cobb Salad Greens […]
Last night I took 3 chicken breast I had marinating in Greek dressing, and put them under the broiler. As they were cooking, I diced and combined in a large bowl: – about half of an English cucumber, unpeeled – about 1/3 of a red onion (I’m not fond of chomping on raw onion, so […]
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