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  • Warm Spinach Salad with Ginger-Soy Vinaigrette

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    I am amazed that so many recipes have withstood the test of time. Take roasted chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes. A traditional dinner menu that has not evolved much over time. Add a few herbs to the chicken, a little garlic to the beans and some butter and milk in the potatoes and you…

  • Italian Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts

    This recipe for was passed on to me by a friend of mine. She stresses that she is not a fan of feta cheese but this salad is THE best salad she has ever eaten. I second that motion. Thank you for sharing. Source: Melissa Jones Feta cheese Sun dried tomatoes, drained and chopped Artichoke…

  • Orchard Green Salad with Apples

    To finish off Johnny Appleseed week I have a salad that combines tart green apples with candied nuts. Serve with roasted chicken or grilled pork chops. 1 head leafy green lettuce 1 tart green apple, sliced 1 handful candied pecans or walnuts, coarsely broken 1 handful dried cherries Blue cheese, crumbled Champagne vinegar dressing To…

  • Broccoli Feta and Cherry Tomato Salad

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    My mom was queen of the pasta salad. Not the kind smothered with dressings or dripping with sauce. Rather simply flavored with a smidgen of salad dressing. Enough to give a little flavor. I learned how to basically clean out the frige and turn odds and ends into something edible. Except now without the pasta. Enjoy…

  • Glazed Salmon on Green and Orange Salad

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    Good Seasons used to make a nice make-it-yourself Asian salad dressing. Sadly I can never find the Asian flavor or Cesar at any of the grocery stores in the area. I used the dressing from an Asian spinach salad recipe and omitted the OJ. Source: unknown 4 (5oz) cooked salmon fillets 1/3 cup Asian Ginger…

  • Italian Steak and Bread Salad

    I enjoy making my own croutons, because they have more flavor than the store-bought kind. It is also another way of using up day-old bread or the crust cut off of the kids sandwiches. I changed the original recipe up a bit mostly because I tend not to buy specialty items unless I have too.…

  • Veggie Tortellini Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

    There is a little hole-in-the-wall cafe in Modesto California call The Brighter Side. It is only open for lunch and usually crowed but so worth the wait. Once I manged to find the entrance I opted for a chef salad with, my favorite splurge, blue cheese dressing (no dieting here). The salad consisted of a…

  • The Columbia Restaurant ‘1905’ Salad

    1/2 head iceberg lettuce 2 ripe tomatoes, cut in eighths 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, cut in julienne strips 1/2 cup ham, cut in julienne strips (or turkey or shrimp) 1/4 cup green Spanish olives, pitted 2 teaspoons grated Romano cheese Salad Dressing Ingredients: 1/8 cup white wine vinegar 1/2 cup extra-virgin Spanish olive oil 4…

  • Greens with Goat Cheese, Walnuts and Dried Cranberries

    Source: GOOP 3 small cloves garlic, pushed through a press 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons real Vermont maple syrup 1/3 red wine vinegar 1 cup extra virgin olive oil coarse sea salt freshly ground black pepper 2 1/2 large heads of endive, washed, chopped 1 1/3 large head radicchio, washed, chopped 4 large…