Salad Recipes

Hand me that bowl, my neighbor said, peering into my open fridge on a frantic Tuesday night. The school’s potluck for Teacher Appreciation Week was … Read more

The first day of school was in two hours and I was staring at a half-empty fridge, wondering how on earth I’d pull together a … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I was wrestling with a mountain of cucumbers from the community garden, wondering how to keep them from taking over … Read more

Introduction The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours and I had completely blanked on what to bring. Everyone else was rolling in … Read more

Introduction “I’ve never been a coleslaw fan,” my friend Mark said every time we talked about BBQs. For years, he claimed it was just bland, … Read more

Introduction There used to be this tiny Mediterranean café tucked away on a sun-drenched corner of my old college town. They made a fresh Greek … Read more

Introduction Last Tuesday, while I was fumbling with a stubborn jar of sun-dried tomatoes at the local market, my neighbor Lucia watched me silently for … Read more

Introduction The neighborhood block party was in less than an hour, and I’d completely blanked on what to bring. Everyone else was whipping up multi-day … Read more

Introduction Last Saturday afternoon, I was waiting for my car to get a tire fixed at this tiny corner garage — not exactly the place … Read more

Introduction My neighbor, Mrs. Jensen, watched me struggle with a sad, dry potato salad at last summer’s block party and didn’t say anything at first. … Read more