Grilled Radicchio and Corn Salad

I've made a good number of salads this summer, some simple, some complex. This grilled radicchio and corn number falls somewhere in the middle and it might be my favorite one so far. It features a roasted cherry tomato vinaigrette and creamy fresh mozzarella along with the grilled veg. The recipe is adapted from Around…

ByMichelleAugust 24, 20170Comments

Recipes Salads

Grilled Panzanella Salad a la Tom Douglas

On a recent episode of the Seattle Kitchen podcast, Chefs Tom Douglas and Bridget Charters were talking summer grilling tips and Tom mentioned panzanella salad with grilled flank steak as a perfect one dish meal. Everything about it sounded delicious -- greens, mozzarella, asparagus, basil vinaigrette. It was all the suggestion I needed. We ate a…

ByMichelleMay 31, 20170Comments

Main Course Pasta Recipes

Asparagus with Lemony Orzo, Chicken and Spinach

It's asparagus season. And I have to admit, roasted with olive oil and salt is pretty much my fall back preparation for them. When the asparagus is finally coming in locally, you don't need much more than that. Usually. If you want to feel like you ate a complete meal, try this Lemony Orzo with…

ByMichelleMay 4, 20170Comments

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Louisa Shafia’s Rhubarb, Radish and Strawberry Salad

Do you have any idea how sour raw rhubarb is? Until I found this Strawberry, Rhubarb and Radish salad in Louisa Shafia's New Persian Kitchen cookbook, I'd never thought to eat it raw. Thinly shaved it adds an acidic tang, but be forewarned, it's astringency can give you that dry tongue feeling, which some chalk up to…

ByMichelleApril 19, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

EveryDayCook by Alton Brown | Book Review

**This post includes affiliate links and I may receive a commission if you purchase items from the links below.** I have a confession. For the 13-some odd years I’ve had a copy of Alton Brown’s first book, I’m Just Here For the Food, it’s lived more than half its life in my downstairs bookcase. I haven’t…

ByMichelleOctober 11, 20160Comments

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The Easiest Zucchini Salad You Will Ever Make

Simplicity is a hallmark of Japanese home cooking. Sometimes, it's simplicity to the point where you actually have to ask yourself, how does this require a recipe? Often, it doesn't. Most of my grandma's "recipes" were like that. Take the scribbled list of ingredients and figure it out. This list is adapted from a recipe…

ByMichelleJuly 21, 20160Comments

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I Don’t Even Like Radishes Salad

My husband doesn't eat mayonnaise. He's lucky. Mac salad holds zero --no, less than zero--interest for him. But I'm not going without. When it comes to summer barbecues, I usually end up making a couple of salads. Mac salad for me, and something else for him. After seeing a couple of Instagram friends post pix of…

ByMichelleMay 31, 20160Comments

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Spring Fever Salad w/ Mango, Radishes and Sugar Snaps

Spring fever salad season is in full effect. After months of kale Caesars and roasted beet salads, it's finally time to break free. Sugar snaps are in. And not even the first-of-the-season price was gonna scare me off this week. Usually I like them simple -- just blanched and drizzled with a little sesame oil and salt.…

ByMichelleMay 24, 20160Comments

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Pixie Power Salad with Forbidden Rice

Although all eyes are turning toward strawberries and asparagus at the market, you don't want to let Pixie tangerines pass you by. They're the finale to citrus season and while earlier tangerines offered the zing to brighten up a gray winter, Pixies are low-acidity harbingers of spring, and this year they're so sweet and lovely, the best…

ByMichelleApril 7, 20160Comments

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Winter Salad with Radicchio, Pomegranate & Beets

Thanksgiving week. No one wants to talk about salad. And that’s 100 percent fine. Because after all the butter, carbs and sugar, you’ll be wanting something clean. So when you’re back on track, it’ll be time for redemption. In this case, it’s red redemption -- radicchio, pomegranate, beets and honeycrisps with a sprinkling of toasted…

ByMichelleNovember 24, 20141Comment

Grilled Radicchio and Corn Salad

Grilled Panzanella Salad a la Tom Douglas

Asparagus with Lemony Orzo, Chicken and Spinach

Louisa Shafia’s Rhubarb, Radish and Strawberry Salad

EveryDayCook by Alton Brown | Book Review

The Easiest Zucchini Salad You Will Ever Make

I Don’t Even Like Radishes Salad

Spring Fever Salad w/ Mango, Radishes and Sugar Snaps

Pixie Power Salad with Forbidden Rice

Winter Salad with Radicchio, Pomegranate & Beets

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The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang

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