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My Greek Salad: How to Make a Greek Salad

If you’ve never been to Greece, you’ve been missing out on some of the most wonderful food in the world. Especially if you love fresh and natural ingredients, veggies, and rich flavors, Greek food is some of the best-tasting stuff around. The things those Greeks can do with a salad… well, it can [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Vegetarian, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on August 24th, 2009

Balsamic and Garlic Marinated Mushrooms with Herbs

Especially in summer, marinated mushrooms are a wonderful treat to keep in the fridge. They’re flavorful, healthy… and more than a little bit addictive. What follows is probably my favorite recipe for marinated mushrooms, and with its deep herb and balsamic flavor it tastes just as good in the cold months as the [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Appetizers, Vegetarian, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on August 11th, 2009

Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad with Capers and Pecans

If you love using fresh, in-season veggies in the summer like I do, you’ll love this recipe. Summertime is when green beans are at their best– and these beans are crisp, sweet, and just wonderful. Use the freshest beans you can find for the best version of this recipe.
This fresh green bean salad [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Vegetarian, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on August 10th, 2009

Easy, Flaky, Buttery: The World’s Best Buttermilk Biscuits

If your idea of an ideal buttermilk biscuit is one that’s full of butter flavor and is high, fluffy, and ultra flaky –so much so that it almost melts in your mouth– then this is the homemade buttermilk biscuits recipe for you. Seriously
I’m not sure what makes this recipe quite so special. I [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Misc. Recipes, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on July 31st, 2009

My “Stuffed Full o’ Stuff” Macaroni Salad Recipe

You know how most macaroni salad recipes come packed with tons of slimy mayo? Well, not this one! While this great salad does have its fair share of mayonnaise, most of the dressing for this great picnic salad recipe is actually made by slow-cooking beaten eggs with sugar and vinegar. Which means [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Holidays, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on July 23rd, 2009

Easy Perfect-Everytime Corn on the Cob

Nothing says fall quite like a fresh ear of corn.  But cooking them the traditional way –that is, boiling them in water until they go limp– is really only good for ruining the natural flavor of the corn, which leaks out into the cooking water.  The best way to make corn?  In the oven.  You [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Vegetarian, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on September 18th, 2008

Summer Pea and Cherry Pear Tomato Salad Recipe

I made this wonderful salad over the weekend, and had to rush to post it here. Even my husband, who never gets excited about peas, liked this. Would he eat it every day? Nope. Would I? Heck yeah. Try it– it tastes just like summer is supposed to taste.

Pear [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Vegetarian, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on July 21st, 2008

French Tomato Tart Provencal Recipe

It’s summer, and it’s the perfect season for tomatoes.  Instead of dull red, tasteless little rocks, summer tomatoes are rich and ripe and sweet.  When you eat good, vine-ripened tomatoes, you actually get why tomatoes are considered a fruit instead of a vegetable– they’re so sweet that they have nothing in common with the lowly [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Main Dish Recipes, Vegetarian, Veggies and Sides RecipesPosted on July 17th, 2008