Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Here’s a really lovely “new” potato salad. My personal favourite potatoes to use in this salad are Sieglinde. I think the lemon dressing adds a nice brightness. Makes 4 – 6 Servings 2 lbs. small new potatoes, unpeeled, Siegelinde (available at Helmer’s)** 1 tsp. lemon rind, finely grated 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1 ½ tsp. […]
An excellent salad. I have put in varying amounts of veggies and herbs, so feel free to play around with the quantities to suit your tastebuds! If you choose to add the optional ingredients, it would become more of a main course than a side dish, or maybe not! Oh, there’s a note on my recipe that my […]
Meyer lemons were something we never saw in our markets here in Vancouver…but thankfully all that’s changed! Heck, even Costco sells them now! This dressing is excellent and I make it often. Whenever I find Meyer lemons, I pick up a bunch, squeeze them and freeze the juice for later use. Makes Approximately 1 Cup ¼ […]
This one is for all of you who hate anchovies as much as I do! I’ve sampled really fresh, marinated ones in Italy, sorry, they still taste like anchovies! It’s OK though, my husband adores the little morsels! The garlic gives it a really good punch. Anne gave me her recipe a really long time ago and we […]
This is my adaptation of the famous salad. I absolutely adore Cobb Salad. From the tang of the blue cheese to the creamy avocado, crunchy lettuce, salty bacon, delicious! Serve with homemade biscuits** or purchased rolls. Thinking of starting a “Cobb Salad Club” for everyone I know who loves this salad as much as […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. If you only knew how many recipes I have for coleslaw! It’s seems like there’s at least one from every country in the world! This one is great with any Asian inspired meal and would go well with ribs, chicken or pork chops and I […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. This recipe is in homage to the lady who hired me to take over at the executive dining room of a major Canadian bank, when she retired two years later. This salad was always welcomed at the luncheons there, especially after Christmas and New Year’s […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. If you are in the mood for the taste of curry, this salad is for you! We barbecued some chicken wings to have with it…delicious! And it would be great to take to a barbecue! You can add cooked barbecued chicken or Chinese barbecued pork […]
Such a refreshing salad to make for dinner or lunch on a warm day! It must be the cooling effects of the mint! To change things up, you could use Thai basil instead of the mint. This salad would go really well with Thai chicken wings, Asian barbecued ribs or Thai flavoured chicken patties wrapped in […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Makes Approximately 6 Servings When beans are in season, either your own home grown, or bought at your local farmer’s markets, it’s time to make this salad! A very tasty side dish! Dress the beans with the vinaigrette just before serving so the beans will […]