Hazy lazy days of summer! We are struggling to stay focused here. The outdoors beckons, and food prep is far from even the back burner. Enjoy this refreshing salad, chock full of protein and ready in a jiffy. If you buy whole edamame, just boil them for 4-5 minutes until tender, then you can sit outside to…
Caramelized Pumpkinseed Pear Pomegranate – Big Salad
Everything in life seems to ebb and flow. It’s the life-tide: feel great, feeling blue. Full of energy, totally spent. Creative jolts, empty-headed. Young today, not so much tomorrow. The passage of time restores the ups that I crave with rhythmic regularity. Much like appreciating changing seasons, lows give me perspective. Each Jittery Cook recipe comes…
Kale Salad – Sweet and Tangy
We aren’t alone in benefiting from massage. Kale transforms from stiff and fibrous to pliable and delicious after several minutes of vigorous kneading. It can be kneaded before or after adding the salad dressing. I prefer kneading it before. This salad makes a perfect vegetarian meal for 4 or side dish for 8. Kale Salad …
Spinach Watermelon Strawberry Salad – So Summery!
This sudden spring-summery-hot weather makes me feel like a kid again. I’m longing to play hopscotch, jump rope, whirl a hula hoop, throw a ball against a wall and chalk-draw on the sidewalk. I’m picturing peddle-boating, row-boating or sitting calmly in the bow of a canoe, staring at waterlilies, looking out for frogs and minnows, dragging…
Arugula Radicchio Goat Cheese Pear Salad
Have you ever stolen public property? My dad always told me that even if it’s just a paper clip, if it doesn’t belong to you, it’s stealing. While I do feel guilty, my sorry habit doesn’t come close to Winona Ryder’s. So maybe there’s stealing, and there’s stealing? When I stumble upon a fabulous recipe…
Garlic Ginger Cilantro Dressing – Scrumptious Salad
When is the last time that something good happened to you totally out of the blue? Serendipity. I found this dressing recipe on the flip-side of the Roasted Salsa one. Barbara Eiswerth mentioned that it was a fabulous dressing. It seemed like a good idea to share. Let’s hope Barbara agrees. Garlic Ginger Cilantro Salad Dressing …