A salad recipe of garden-grown green beans, crisp radishes, and heirloom tomatoes is tossed with a light honey-sweetened vinaigrette and feta. Goat cheese crostini provide a crouton-like crunch on the side. My daughter runs through damp grass dotted with white clover. Her … [Read more...] about Summer Garden Green Bean Salad with Honey Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese Crostini
Side Dishes
Steakhouse Salad with Grilled Rib Eye and Balsamic Vinaigrette
A steakhouse-style salad recipe complete with homemade balsamic vinaigrette and herbed croutons, grill-seared rib eye steak, crumbly cheese, and outdoor dining. The end of the year is a whirlwind of papers and projects sent home that are currently occupying every inch of … [Read more...] about Steakhouse Salad with Grilled Rib Eye and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Simple Honey Lime Chia Dressing for Fruit Salad
Chia seeds add a delightful crunch to this easy honey and lime fruit salad recipe. My house is deliciously quiet. I crave quiet. I enjoy the sound of a spoon scraping the bottom of a bowl, of the faucet turning on, the water rush, how it pings in the metal sink. It's the … [Read more...] about Simple Honey Lime Chia Dressing for Fruit Salad
Homemade Caesar Salad {Dressing} with Baby Kale
An updated Caesar salad recipe with extra vegetables and tiny baby kale tossed with a homemade Caesar dressing and topped off with Big flakes of Parmesan and buttery croutons. There is a taller clone on the other side of the counter from me. I hand her a cutting board and … [Read more...] about Homemade Caesar Salad {Dressing} with Baby Kale
Thai Green Mango Salad
A crisp and refreshing Thai salad made with unripened (green) mango, mung bean sprouts, red pepper, and plenty of cilantro. The door opens inward, pushing against the rolled up towel that sits at the bottom attempting to block out the raw boreal wind that whips by on the … [Read more...] about Thai Green Mango Salad
