Tag: salad

Sweet Treats – Sugar Snap Pea and Corn Salad

Sweet Treats – Sugar Snap Pea and Corn Salad

Mid June brings my favorite garden vegetable – sugar snap peas. They are sweet treats hanging on six-foot tall vines getting more plump with each passing day. As soon as they form I want to pluck and gobble them up, but I know I am 

Emilio’s Salad Dressing – Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette

Emilio’s Salad Dressing – Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette

I try to eat salads for lunch at least four times a week. It’s tough. No, literally, tough; it’s a lot of chewing. I sometimes feel like a cow chewing its cud and I can get sick of them pretty quickly. The only way to 

Clothes Make the Man, But Croutons Make the Salad – Crispy, Crunchy Croutons

Clothes Make the Man, But Croutons Make the Salad – Crispy, Crunchy Croutons

While clothes may make the man, croutons make the salad…or soup…or pasta. They are little nuggets of crispness that finish a dish, and no, they should not be relegated just to salads. They can be a little oasis in a creamy soup and will add 

Endive Boats with Caramelized Walnuts, Blue Cheese, and Asian Pear

Endive Boats with Caramelized Walnuts, Blue Cheese, and Asian Pear

There are times when adding a salad to the menu of finger foods is a great offering when having a party. But salads are messy – partygoers need a plate and a fork and two hands, making it difficult to hold a drink, all while 

Salad on a Stick – Greek Salad Bites

Salad on a Stick – Greek Salad Bites

As we cross the threshold from summer to fall, I am harvesting the last of my summer vegetables before cool-weather, fall crops ripen in earnest. There are a few cucumbers and tomatoes hanging on the withering vines, and I want to savor the last of 

A Trip To Flushing – Vietnamese-Inspired Salad

A Trip To Flushing – Vietnamese-Inspired Salad

Last weekend my wife and I dropped off our son at LaGuardia Airport in Queens for his return flight to college.  Whenever I’m in Queens I can’t help but take a detour to the neighborhood of Flushing, one of several Chinatowns in New York City.