There are conflicting stories about the origins of the Cobb Salad. One boasts that one late night in 1937, Hollywood Brown Derby owner Robert Cobb was hungry (or he was feeding Sid Grauman, the creator of the Grauman Chinese Theater) and tossed together some components leftover from the restaurant to form this legendary salad. I love…
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Continue ReadingKids love things that are pint sized, like they are I right? This recipe for a Caprese salad makes it just their size and would be fun to pack in an air- tight container for their lunch box! You can literally whip it up in five minutes for a kids lunch or snarf it down…
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Continue ReadingIt seems salads get left out in the cold, so to speak, in the fall. I love to make salads in the summer when it’s hot. I tend to utilize summer fruits like strawberries, blueberries and peaches in my salads along with some form of nut and shaved cheese. This salad, however, calls on…
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Continue ReadingLately I’ve had a little love affair with beets and recipes with beets. I also have a love affair with mixed salad greens, particularly of late, thinly sliced kale (although not a lettuce) and spring mix, which I adore. I don’t know what it is, but I actually crave them. Have you had fresh roasted…
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Continue ReadingSomehow on these hot 100º days here in Oklahoma, hot meals don’t seem so appealing anymore. Salads, on the other hand, are very appealing. Today after church, I was craving a Caesar salad with homemade dressing. Please let me say right up front. If you are one of those die-hard caesar salad lovers and think…
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Continue ReadingElote is just the Mexican way of saying “corn on the cob” and is also commonly known as a Mexican street food sold from carts and stands along the road, especially in the evening hours. Mexican corn on the cob however, is served a little differently, (and deliciously) than our traditional American corn on the…
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Continue ReadingThis Kale Quinoa Black Bean Salad has a light lemony dressing that really balances out the kale. It’s delicious and so good for you!
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Continue ReadingCranberry Relish. Cranberry Apple Relish. My grown-up taste buds are just beginning to appreciate this Thanksgiving side dish I confess. As a child I hated it, as a grown up I tolerated it. Now, I have to admit, I am beginning to like it. My family all loves a recipe for Cranberry Orange Relish at…
