Do you really need a recipe for salads? I think so. Salad dressings should really be finely tuned for best flavor. You don’t want a dressing to overwhelm a salad;...
Chicken salad is a classic. You probably have a recipe for it yourself. But there are some secrets to making the best chicken salad. It must be flavorful and moist....
My family’s Christmas Eve dinner is legendary. We didn’t have ham, or roast turkey, or chicken, or beef tenderloin. Oh, no. Because my mother always cooked very healthy, nutritious dinners,...
With the new school year underway, it’s time to think about lunchboxes. Now, when I use the term “lunchbox” you understand I’m not referencing the old tin lunchboxes or brown...
The famous salad of broccoli with bacon and grapes has been around for a while. While this salad is delicious, I wanted to stretch it a bit and make it...
This fabulous salad was created by some bad spinach. I judged a Wisconsin Cheese recipe contest some years ago and the winner was a fabulous layered salad that used spinach,...
I know that gelatin salads are out of style, but I think they should come back. Notwithstanding the way the product is made, gelatin makes delicious recipes. And they don’t...
This weekend I bought a magazine called “Lost Recipes.” Written by the people at America’s Test Kitchen, it contains old-fashioned recipes sent in by readers. The home ecs then test...
I have tons of recipes for chicken salad. But there’s one combination I never used before: lemon and mint. Both of those flavors are so delicious and refreshing. Combining them...
Many unusual recipes have called themselves “salad.” This recipe for Snickers Salad (yes, it really does use the candy bar), is quite peculiar and native to the Midwest. And it’s...
