I’m a big proponent of making as much as possible from scratch, but when you can get good quality roast or rotisserie chicken at the deli, why reinvent the wheel on a busy day? Yes, a rotisserie chicken will impart more umami flavor to…
Main Dish Salads Makes leftovers!! Recipes Salad Weeknight Quickie
Rotisserie Chicken and Blueberry Spinach Salad
Summer salads for quick and easy dinners are as essential as sunscreen. Whether you’re headed for a picnic, a day at the beach or need something to toss together after work that keeps you away from a hot stove, this rotisserie chicken and blueberry…
Appetizers Great for Entertaining! Main Dish Salads Poultry Recipes Salad
Classic Tarragon Chicken Salad
Tarragon chicken salad makes me think of ladies lunching, sweet tea and Jackie O sunglasses. I can keep going: pink-and-green flowered Lilly Pulitzer dresses, white gloves, martinis before dinner. Maybe that’s because tarragon chicken salad has classic associations with leisure and privilege. Or you might…
Grapefruit is not only a winter panacea, helping cure a certain longing for a basket full of ripe summer fruit. It can also be a welcome respite from strawberries and sweet cantaloupe, adding a bit of tartness to offset summer’s heat. Here, pair grapefruit with spicy…
Beef Great for Entertaining! Main Dish Salads Pan Asian Picnics Recipes
Flank Steak with Watermelon-Cucumber Salad
Pairing unlikely combinations is part of why I enjoy cooking, because making dinner hardly ever becomes dull. Here, a Vietnamese marinade tenderizes flank steak, its saltiness tamed by juicy watermelon and cooled by crisp cucumber slices. Serve over greens mixed with mint leaves for a…
Asian Chicken Salad with Baby Bok Choy I think it’s summer! School is out, swimming pools are teeming with kids, splashing each other in thankful bliss that the three-month break has begun, and temperatures are climbing. These days, I don’t want to spend much…
Get ready for healthy! It’s that time of year. We’re obsessed with consuming foods which are good for us, because we’re in rehab from the Holidays, when we’re expected to be models of overindulgence. In fact, should we turn away from that piece of fudge, artistically swizzled with seasonally…
Grilled Flank Steak with Zesty Smoked Paprika and Bleu Cheese Greens A good steak isn’t something you must save for special occasions, and hey, what’s wrong with serving it up during the week? A tasty meal like this may be just the thing to…
