Tag Archives: salad

Beets, Salami and Chevre/Goat Cheese Salad

My little veggie patch in the backyard has not been doing too well this year. It is the middle of June and other than lots of herbs, all I’ve gotten out of it as yet are a couple of radishes. I live in a suburb of Washington DC and this year we had an unusually cold spring and the...
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Tofu Lentil Salad with Greek Yogurt and Herb Dressing

In recent years, a lot of people have given up eating soy bean and soy products because often they use genetically modified soy seeds and also because soy bean crops are sprayed with a heavy dose of pesticides. Although I have been trying to avoid Genetically Modified Foods and eat a much healthier diet, I have not abandoned soy...
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Prosciutto and Fresh Pineapple Salad

My regular readers may have noticed that over the past few days I slacked off on my blog. The reason for my absence from the blog (and thereby causing a lull on the facebook page and the website) was that I was visiting some old friends of mine in New York City and New Jersey. I used to be...
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Grilled Eggplant Salad

I can’t understand why some people don’t like eggplants. My son is one of them eggplant-haters! He has never eaten one and probably will never eat one. I just don’t understand how he can dislike something without ever even trying it. He says it’s a texture thing – he doesn’t like mushy foods. I think he’s missing out on...
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Brussels Sprouts, Green Apple and Fennel Slaw

If you’re a regular visitor on my site, you’d know that at one time I used to hate Brussels sprouts and now I can’t get enough of them! I guess the trick is to cook them just enough to soften them but to avoid cooking them too much. The glucosinolate sinigrin in them gives them this typical cabbage-like smell...
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