Salads
Week 51: Santa Goes Vegan and Yuletide Gelatin
For the month of December, I thought 52 Saturdays would be jam-packed with Christmas cookies, sweets, breads, festive menu items, and beverages—but, life had a different plan… My Christmas kind of imploded! I’m sad. I don’t want to make Christmas cookies for myself. I don’t want to make Christmas cookies for others. I don’t even […]
Week 26: Waldorf Salad, Hold the Mayo and the Melodrama
I’m halfway through my 52-week commitment (insert happy dance here)! To be quite honest it seems as though I’ve run out of things to say… Or maybe it’s that I’ve run out of things that I think folks want to hear. In the editing process, Rick’s feedback has been that I should go deeper into […]
Week 25: Truth, Dare and Grapefruit Salad
What would you do if I dared you to… Skinny dip? Eat something disgusting? Streak through your neighborhood? Kiss or hug a stranger? Jump in freezing cold water? Sing a song on a city sidewalk? Wear something ridiculous to work, church, or a social function? I know exactly what I’d do… because I’ve done all […]
Week 24: Be Spicy
Let’s play a game this week! Ask yourself, “If you were a spice, which one would you be?” I most definitely would be curry powder. It’s distinctive, bold, sweet and has a little heat. But I mostly associate with curry powder because, like me, it’s a blend of several spices like cardamom, cumin, nutmeg, allspice, […]
Week 23: Taco Salad with a Kick
I am clearly not mentally stable because… horrific baby oil-induced sunburns, gritty PB&J and sand between my butt cheeks are my first thoughts of a beachtown summer upbringing. In all fairness, it’s not my fault that I don’t have pavilion cotton candy, beach ball, sailing, cute tan lifeguard memories, because I only spent a few […]
Week 13: If It’s Good Enough for the Queen
I’ve never thought of food as a historical narrative. It’s easy to draw the line from certain recipes to their geographical origin, such as seafood in coastal cultures, exotic fruit in the tropics, or peppers, avocados, and corn in hot climates. Until this week I’d never made the social or historical connection, and I’m now realizing […]