Salads can be amazing. They tend to be healthy, feature fresh produce, and come together fairly easily. That said, if your salad consists of iceberg lettuce and a tomato or two, it's time to start thinking outside the box and beyond greens.
Sometimes, you find yourself surrounded by the comfort food of your past and swimming in sentimentality. Other times, you look at your ingredient list and realize your menu has expanded in all of the good ways!
With soybean oil accounting for slightly over 7 percent of total caloric intake of Americans today, it’s time to take a closer look at how it can make important contributions to the health of Americans.
When a bunch of favorite foods find their way into a main dish salad, it's a healthy, delicious dinner without a lot of fuss. And that can be an especially wonderful thing, particularly when the list of favorites comes from an intrepid youngster who loves exploring food and cooking.
When tomatoes are at the height of their season, they find their way into everything at the table. So now, while they are at their best, let's pay homage to these juicy delights and spend some time with recipes that highlight these garden gems.
When it's your turn to bring a potato salad to a picnic gathering, avoid the mayo and toss together some of the season's best produce with a tangy dressing that won't shrink from the sunshine and heat. In fact, serve it warm or cold!
The final installment in our series on great side dishes for the summer focuses on an overlooked ingredient that's perfect for summer salads. I'm talking about one of my kitchen powerhouses: Israeli couscous.
A traditional summer salad gets an elegant makeover that makes it a star of your summer entertaining. Suddenly, the main course can be fairly pedestrian grilled chicken, fish, or steak when this salad is around to dress it all up.
If you think coleslaw is just a side dish, dress it up with extra ingredients, including tender sautéed salmon. Before you know it, you'll be turning to this simple dish for everything from brunch to dinner and everything in between!
When my daughter's favorite cafeteria offering inspires dinner, everyone wins. Get a delicious, healthy salad recipe that blends a lot of fun with a lot of flavor and get dinner on the table in about a half an hour.
