One of my hot-weather dinner ploys involves getting up early and cooking part of dinner—beans or pasta for salads, boiled eggs or salt potatoes, or meatloaf for sandwiches—before the day heats up. But early morning hours are also my most productive writing times. Especially ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Potato Salad with Grainy Mustard and Apple Cider Vinaigrette Recipe
If you’ve spent any time on this blog, you know I love all things spud. I put potatoes in pastas. In soups and as soups. I put potatoes in dal. In the winter I mash, roast and fry them. Summertime—when you look for ways to avoid heating up the kitchen—poses a challenge for ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]
From-Scratch Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe
Chances are, your experience with Caesar salad dressing comes from a bottle or bistro. Is it the dressing’s raw egg that home cooks find daunting—or the scratch recipe's long list of odd ingredients? Or maybe the anchovy? Let me assuage your fears. One at a time. I ... [Read More] [10 Comments. Please leave another.]
Curried Coconut Rice Salad Recipe
After staggering through a steamy summer day, the last thing you want to do is stand in front of a hot stove to cook dinner. That’s why, when a scorcher is expected, I start cooking dinner before breakfast. There’s something very satisfying about tucking a delicious evening ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Curried Egg Salad Recipe
A twist on an old classic, this Curried Egg Salad makes delicious sandwiches—great for a light summer dinner. Fast and easy to make, you may also want to try Curried Egg Salad: Scooped onto spinach leaves dressed with Lime Chutney Salad Dressing Layered in thin slices ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
