Tag: lunch

Bok Choy Salad with Sesame-Almond Crunch

Bok Choy Salad with Sesame-Almond Crunch

You know what I get sick of hearing?  How leafy greens are so good for you.  (Before you start, yeah, I know they are. I like them even.) Whenever someone starts in on the benefits of leafy greens, my eyes kind of glaze over.  Because 

Wild Mushroom Tart with Arugula and Ricotta

So, I took a little hiatus from being here for most of the month of May thus far.  Which is a little crazy, since last May, I was here pretty much every other day talking about rhubarb and strawberries.  It’s pretty much the best time 

Roasted Carrot Salad with Cumin Vinaigrette

Hi.  I’m back.  I took a little hiatus for a week or so there, because with the holidays and all, it was just too much.  Too much fun, too much running around, too much gorging myself on festive holiday food.  All that.  And more.  But 

Harvest Vegetable and Goat Cheese Salad with Olive Vinaigrette

Harvest Vegetable and Goat Cheese Salad with Olive Vinaigrette

We don’t eat out much.  It’s expensive, I like to cook, and two of our dining companions make eating in public somewhat tricky.  By tricky, I mean terrible.  There is always so much crying.  And the kids aren’t too happy either. BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS.  

Purslane Salad with Strawberries, Walnuts, and Feta

Purslane is a weed.  Which is perfect, because I specialize in growing weed gardens.  I grow them very well.  I’m ok with tomatoes, kale turns out alright, but man, those weeds… they really thrive. Purslane is also, thankfully, very tasty.  It’s small, tender leaves have 

Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts and Almonds

Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts and Almonds

Pasta, like Mexican food, is another one of those things that doesn’t exactly get fair air-time on this blog.  At least not in a reality-to-blog kind of way.  I’d guess that we eat some kind of pasta for dinner at least once a week, especially 

Apple, Goat Cheese, and Pecan Salad

Apple, Goat Cheese, and Pecan Salad

This doesn’t happen very often, but I had a very hard time deciding what to call this salad.  I know, I know.  You just call it what it is.  But this salad isn’t just what it is.  It morphs.  Hmmm… maybe the “magical morphing salad” 

Ultimate Tuna Melts

Ultimate Tuna Melts

This tuna melt has been eye-opening in so many ways.  Did you ever think you’d hear someone say that about a tuna melt? Let me explain. Up until college, I’d never had a tuna melt.  Just never had one.  I’d had plenty of tuna salad 

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

I love the whole concept of spinach salad with bacon dressing.  It strikes just the right balance of healthy and splurge-worthy.  Loaded up with vitamin-packed spinach, mushrooms, and red onion, and some protein-righ eggs, this salad makes for a healthy lunch option.  Add in some 

Falafel Salad with Cucumber Dill Dressing

Falafel Salad with Cucumber Dill Dressing

Happy New Year!  I hope that 2013 was a fabulous year for you, and that 2014 will be even better.  Once again, I am entering the new year unencumbered by resolutions, which has become my own kind of tradition, I suppose.  Sure, there are projects