Fall’s bounty presents a delightful dilemma: what to do with all those crispy apples you picked last weekend. This salad’s mixture of apple, walnut, spinach and Lime Chutney Salad Dressing is a tasty solution. The sweet-sour dressing combines finely chopped chutney and a hint ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Pear Pomegranate Waldorf Salad Recipe
This salad came about as a consolation recipe when I was unable to find Champagne grapes for Waldorf Salad with Champagne Grapes. Seasonal fruit is so…seasonal. One week the Champagne grapes were nestled sweetly in quart baskets at my farm stand, Westchester Greenhouse. Two ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
5 Fast From-Scratch Salad Dressing Recipes
Inspired by Michael Pollan’s recent article, No One Cooks Here Any More, I’m newly motivated to evangelize about easy, fast scratch cooking. You say you don't have time to make your own salad dressing? Pshaw. If you have one minute—literally—you can throw together any of ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]
Gingery Curried Chickpea and Roasted Pepper Salad Recipe
You know a scorching day lies ahead when the air in your kitchen feels thick and close—at 6:00 AM. Ironically, by that hour on a hot summer morning, I'm already thinking about dinner: I like to get a head start on preparation to assure I'm not stuck in a broiling kitchen later ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
Waldorf Salad with Champagne Grapes
Ever buy strange and wonderful local produce, haul it home—and then feel at a complete loss as to what to do with it? That’s how I felt about the Champagne grapes I bought last week. At Westchester Greenhouse, my local farm stand, the tiny frosted purple grapes called to ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]
