As a chef working on a cookbook, my job involves quite a lot of researching recipes. Pasta salad is a good example of a recipe that has a lot more volume than you would expect. I knew with the variety of pastas on the market there would be plenty to go around. But really there …
When you think of things that go well with apples, one of the first choices is usually cinnamon. Second choice is often nuts of some kind. This recipe includes both of these delicious flavors in the recipe. To up the flavor, we add some dried cranberries as well. This recipe is loaded with tasty flavors …
When many people think of salad they think of a bowl of limp, pale iceberg lettuce studded with some anemic looking tomatoes, and a few shreds of carrots. Generally, this typical salad is topped with a blob of bottled ranch dressing and maybe a few fake bacon bits. Do you have an upcoming fancy dinner, …
When you visit a nice Italian restaurant, you might expect to be offered a Caesar salad. You might be surprised to know that you can make this salad, which actually originated in Mexico, at home. Many of the ingredients you need might already be found in your refrigerator or pantry, and the rest is easy …
If you follow a vegan diet, you still can bring something delicious to a neighborhood cookout when you have our recipe for Whole Wheat Vegan Pasta Salad. People who eat specialty diets might sometimes get a sinking feeling when they are invited to community meals. Of course, everyone wants to be sociable, and nobody wants …
Some people like creamy pasta salads that include mayonnaise or sour cream, but others do not care for mayonnaise at all. This recipe is one that you can serve to pretty much everyone, whether they like mayo or not. With its light, vinegar based dressing, the dish itself is the perfect accompaniment for a heavier …
Featuring the classic flavors of bacon and tomato along with the crunch of delicious romaine lettuce, our recipe for BLT Pasta Salad goes great with summer barbecue menus. Coming together in less than half an hour, this recipe only requires basic cooking skills. Even a grade school student can create this tasty recipe. When the …
While modern minds think of salad as something that is largely made up of vegetables or fruits with a light dressing, back in the 1950s, sensibilities were different. Somehow, in the 1950s the word “salad” began to mean something entirely different. Due to the invention and marketing of commercial gelatin products, salads began to consist …
In the late fall and winter months, the idea of getting enough servings of fruits and vegetables may seem impossible. Although there may be fruit available in the store, often it has been imported from hundreds of miles away and the quality may be lacking. Nobody wants to eat fruits and veggies that are past …
Myth says that Marco Polo brought pasta back to Europe after his famed trip to China, but that is actually untrue. Pasta was already becoming popular in Europe hundreds of years before Marco Polo was born. In fact, dyes for creating colored pasta have been discovered in Sicily, and they date back 3000 years! Whether …
Historians say that even the ancient Greeks and Romans enjoyed mixtures of various fruits mixed up into a salad. Around the mid to late 1800s, American cooks began experimenting with various fruit salad recipes, sometimes using canned fruit, but often incorporating local seasonal fruits as well. It wasn’t until the early 1900s when the modern …
What does chicken salad bring to mind for you? If you think of little plastic tubs full of nondescript, slimy chicken-based sandwich spread from the grocery store, you are probably not alone. Chicken salad often brings to mind a luncheon in a musty church basement or something that smells funny, smeared between two slices of …
If you walk into any Italian restaurant, chances are that you will be offered a Caesar Salad. This salad is a classic offering that combines savory garlic flavor with the delicious textures of Romaine lettuce and crispy croutons. But did you know that creating a Caesar Salad at home is incredibly quick and easy? You …