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salad

Spinach Feta Blood Orange Salad

January 2, 2012

My grandmother used to have a house dress, house hair, and house shoes.  She made no apologies for boiling her fresh vegetables half way to kingdom come.  She sat with her Bible at every spare moment. I… well, I have a house sweater.  It’s big and grey with floppy sleeves and giant buttons.  It’s just [...]

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Apple and Pomegranate Brussels Sprout Salad

November 2, 2011

Note:  It’s past midnight… and I’ve lost my mind raiding my chocolate drawer. Second Note:  I have a chocolate drawer… it’s an occupational perk and hazard. Third Note:  I used to have a chocolate drawer.  Just wrappers now. Fourth Note:  Why does Kim Kardashian insist on making such a joke of her life?  It must [...]

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Roasted Tomato and Caramelized Onion Farro Salad

September 14, 2011

New Podcast is ready for your ears!  The Grass is Always Greener.  Dudes… it’s a good one! I meant to make cake.  I meant to make whipped cream.  I meant to buy fresh raspberries.  I mean to smash the three things together into a large bowl and eat it all… and then I made salad. [...]

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Salt and Vinegar Potato Salad

August 29, 2011

I made a thing that tastes like another thing… Salad that tastes like chips. Wait… would anyone sign up for chips that taste like salad? No. Wait…. Cobb Salad chips?  Yes.  How can we make this happen? Ok.  I’m totally distracted.  I need to tell you about potato salad before the summer slips away. This [...]

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Quinoa Black Bean Mango Salad

July 27, 2011

I’m slightly confused by vacations. So I’m supposed to get on a plane, go to a place, wear a bathing suit, and… not blog? That’s strange. That’s confusing. That makes me uncomfortable. I’m not good at vacation. I can’t be the only one. I threw together this super easy lunch salad before I left. It’s [...]

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Green Israeli Couscous Salad

July 8, 2011

You know those mornings when you: wake up in a panic because you forgot to send an important email… and wait!  you only slept five hours!  where did all of these zits come from!?  like… seriously. and the coffee line is surprisingly short, but you spill coffee on your shoes because you’re an absolute bonehead. [...]

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Avocado Orange Salad

June 5, 2011

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve had for dinner? Tonight I had: Mung beans tossed in butter, salt, and pepper.  Mung beans.  Yea… not ideal. Frozen corn, made unfrozen in boiling water… tossed with butter, salt, and pepper. A flour tortilla… while standing over my desk, looking glossy-eyed at my massive to-do list. A sprig of [...]

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Green Goddess Dressing

May 20, 2011

I made you a bowl of greens. Eat this while I eat some french fries and cake balls.

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Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Pineapple Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

March 27, 2011

I left my house.  Small miracle. I wore a cute dress.  Purely accidental. I left my house with salad in my car to have dinner with food blog friends.   There was gin.  Win. Dinner with food blog friends includes laughs, several layers of flatware, boiling pots, large bowls to toss salads, lemon zest, wine… [...]

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Spicy Chickpea Salad

March 10, 2011

< Truth be told… I’ve been a bit distracted lately.  I thought I could distract you with that Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread and disappear for a few days. I’m had a friend visiting from out of town.  My little orange cat is either trying to run away, or climb the screen door.  I’m obsessed with [...]

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Tuna Pasta Salad with Spinach and Radishes

January 10, 2011

Clearly I’ve lost my mind. For the life of me… I just can’t make a batch of cookies come out of my oven. That’s not a euphemism .  If it were… it would be a gross one. I hope you can bear with me through this savory time. I dunno.  I just need spinach…. and [...]

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Weekend Meal Inspiration

April 3, 2009

A good while back I found myself half way through a bottle of wine on a Saturday night, sitting alone on my patio watching cute cat videos on YouTube. Wait… should I be embarrassed about revealing this to you?  Just wait… it gets better. I was feeling pretty content with my Saturday night of wine [...]

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Sweet and Spicy Cabbage Salad

March 11, 2009

I used to keep a dream dictionary by my bed.  Fact.  I thought that I could wake up from a vivid dream all about pansies and weasels, broken clocks and cotton candy to thumb through a book and answer all off those deep subconscious questions. It never worked.  I was lucky enough if I’d remember [...]

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