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salad

  • Killer Salads

    Killer Salads

    I’ve been making some killer dinner salads lately and I’d like to share with you my technique. I subscribe to the “stuff” philosophy of salad-making which is, essentially, that the best part of a salad is the “stuff,” not the lettuce. So my salads have no lettuce: just lots of stuff mixed together in a…

  • Orangette’s Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad with Tahini

    Orangette’s Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad with Tahini

    Going through old pictures, just now, I found the picture you see above and smacked my lips at the memory: “Hey!” my brain sang out. “That’s that delicious butternut squash and chickpea salad with tahini you made from Orangette’s website.” According to the picture, I made this on December 19th. So please follow this link…

  • Waiter, There’s a Bug in My Arugula

    The other night, I made this mac and cheese out of Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating:It’s a fine mac and cheese, if not the best I’ve ever had. I used aged American Cheddar, as the book’s author recommends, but the application of onions, garlic and wine didn’t really have a big payoff. The first bite…