Here’s a plan for a great BBQ dinner. Hop on over to the health food store and buy some healthier chicken and beef hotdogs with no added nitrates (pictured below). Stop off at a good bakery and purchase the most delicious rolls you can find and some potato knish. Then make a slew of salads, starting…
Purple Cabbage Salad
It’s a four letter word, and it isn’t dirty. It’s “diet”. Ok, it’s not a real diet. It’s more of a cleanse. What do you eat when you want to have that swept clean feeling? Salad. Chomp on some Purple Cabbage Salad, and you too will feel enlightened. Purple Cabbage Salad 1/4 c olive oil…
In vino veritas – Mixed salad with wine vinaigrette
In 1971 I was introduced to the Trattoria Trestevere, a small Italian restaurant on Crescent St., just below St. Catherine St. The restaurant is still there and it hasn’t changed much in all these years. There were three items on the menu that proved to be irresistible to me: the fried zucchini, served with lemon…