The Salads: Main Course Green

Main Course Green Salads, some with grilled chicken or sausage, some with easy pantry staples. All are great warm weather meals.

Spinach Salad with Pork, Potatoes and Mozzarella

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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Or, in my case…. You can take the puppies out but you can't make them pee and poop. They seem to prefer to do that in the house. Outside is where they prefer to tear from one end of the lawn to … Continue reading…

Chicken Salad With Spinach and Red Pepper; the update

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We leave in an hour to pick up the first lot… Mon mari‘s brother and sister-in-law from Hawaii.  They’ve been travelling since Saturday. We leave at the crack of dawn on Thursday to drive to Umbria, Italy, where we will spend a week with 13 of mon mari‘s family (which is just about everyone – … Continue reading…

Lemon Meatball Salad; the update

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Work progressed reasonably well this week. Mon mari stopped varnishing the floor boards before installing and, once again, the tongue fit into the groove. It’s still slow, he has to stain a few, then install them, then put 3 coats of varnish on, then stain a few more…. but he’s over half done. And during … Continue reading…

Warm Mediterranean Chicken Salad on Spinach; Spring

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Spring can be both a frustrating and a fun time in the kitchen.  I can't wait to get the barbecue grill fired up but as soon as I plan on it the weather turns cloudy, cold and rainy. Spring! I dream of sitting outside with a chilled glass of a Spanish rosado but instead find … Continue reading…

Shrimp and Asparagus Salad; the importance of sexy undies

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Question:  Why should one always wear sexy underwear for doctor's appointments in France? Answer:  Because if you're going to parade around strangers, of both sexes and all ages, in your undies (or less) for the better part of an hour you'll want to look your best. A few weeks at the local gym prior to … Continue reading…

Spring Greens Salad with Ham and Asparagus; the Lawn

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 Remember this from last week? Now it looks like this: Propre, as the French would say… Well, close anyway. It needs to be raked again. But, this weekend: He cut and chopped; I raked. He did a first cut with the strimmer (weed whip); I raked. He mowed, shorter cut; I raked. He mowed again, … Continue reading…