Salad Recipes

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

Introduction The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours, and I still hadn’t figured out what to bring. Everyone else was rolling in … Read more

Introduction My colleague watched me fumble through my lunch prep, balancing a stack of containers and trying to remember if I’d packed something fresh. She … Read more

Introduction “Why can’t we just toss the bacon right in with the pasta and ranch instead of waiting to cool everything first?” my cousin asked … Read more