It’s picnic and backyard party season, and where there are BBQs and grilled meats, there MUST also be coleslaw (without mayo!). Something about the vinegar cuts and balances the smoky grease of any good BBQ. For the cabbage, you can use regular, purple, savoy, or napa—or, for fun, a mixture of cabbages! This is a […]
Salads
Homemade Salmon Niçoise Salad
This is a recipe I love to make in the summer for entertaining because it looks fabulous on a big platter. Plus, it tastes absolutely delicious and is super easy to make and serve. I prefer to make my niçoise with salmon rather than tuna simply because I think salmon tastes better and tends to […]
Gluten-Free Quinoa Tabbouleh
I love Middle Eastern food, and a good tabbouleh is, well, divine! The world has embraced hummus, but its traditional partner, tabbouleh (or tabouli), is often left behind. I want to remedy this! But I also wanted to experiment with substituting the typical bulgur in tabbouleh (it’s a form of wheat and therefore contains gluten) […]
Quick and Yummy Quinoa Salad
I first discovered this recipe in Laurie David’s book The Family Cooks, which is a great cookbook! (And published by Rodale, by the way.) As Laurie predicts in her book, my whole family loved it. This recipe is to me the epitome of “clean food,” in that you just feel really healthy and light after […]
Escarole and Pomegranate Salad
Once my nephew had a girlfriend from Spain. For the holidays, they brought an escarole and pomegranate salad to dinner that I’ve been wanting to make it ever since. I’ve recreated it from taste and description, and it’s good. My kids kept asking me “What IS escarole?” And I tried to describe it. Like a […]
Syrian Salad
I have a favorite Middle Eastern restaurant that I’ve been going to for more than 20 years, even as it’s changed locations from a house on a street in a “bad” part of town to a stand-alone building that used to house a prior Middle Eastern restaurant. And I’ve always loved the salad, despite the […]
Alice Waters Makes Salad Dressing at My House
When I had Alice Waters over to my house for dinner, there was just one thing I wanted from her: to learn how to make real restaurant-style salad dressing the way she makes it. I’d eaten her salads before and all I can say is YUM. I needed to know the secret! I was thrilled […]
Lobster-Avocado Salad: A Quick and Easy Delicious Luxury
I wanted something quick and easy yet indulgent without being unhealthy. For days I had been craving the combination of lobster and avocado, so I whipped this up for my girls and me, and guess what? We ate the whole thing!
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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