This is a warm salad rather than a hot pasta main course. It’s summer. We like food that can be finished, and then left to sit a bit while we enjoy the sunset and a glass of chilled rosado. We never been particularly precise about mealtimes. We tend to be even more relaxed, both with the cooking and the eating, in summer. The pandemic has given us an opportunity to … Continue reading →
I made a warm Miso Pasta Salad to go with the Grilled Miso Chicken. I have a tendency to want things to match. Sometimes I get a little to intense with it all and it doesn’t work, but this did. As I can’t seem to figure out what is eating my Romaine it looks like pasta salads are going to be our only salads this summer. As I can’t buy … Continue reading →
One more pasta salad for summer. This is my personal favorite. Mon Mari doesn’t really like tuna salad of any sort. That means, of course, that I get it all for myself and can make it anyway I like. This is only vaguely similar to the Tuna Salad I grew up with. I added a fresh tomato…. My mother would have added celery. I used feta….. My mother would have … Continue reading →
This is a salad that is full of flavors, keeps well, is low in fat and high in nutrition. It’s a hit with everyone that tries it and, since it has no mayo or eggs, it’s perfect for picnics. And there is still time for picnics…. What more can we want? Oh, yes…. it’s easy. We cook the beans with the pasta and everything else is fresh. Click here to … Continue reading →
It’s not easy being green. When your garden gives you lots of ripe, green tomatoes….. Once upon a time I worked with a woman who wouldn’t eat green food. She confided this quirk to me in the middle of winter so my thoughts went to broccoli and Brussels sprouts and lime Jello and I thought: weird but not outrageous. Then summer came along and I realized that her food avoidance … Continue reading →
One cannot live on summer squash alone. Sometimes, one just needs to be able to open a can and call it dinner…. sort of. Besides, chickpeas, and all the other legumes, are good for us and should be included in our diet periodically (she says, self-righteously). And easy… We like easy. The only real disadvantage of having a potager and eating what I grow is our diet can become rather … Continue reading →
This is not my mother’s Tuna Salad. She would have never put tomatoes in it. Both the pepper and celery would have been minced and even then only a small amount. She might have been adventurous and added the olives but certainly not the white beans….. I can hear her say ‘Heavens!’ at the very thought. Most importantly, she would have made the dressing using Miracle Whip (a staple in … Continue reading →
