Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
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 … 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. … 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: … 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 … 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 … Continue reading…
I love cold ham in salads of any type. Well, I just love cold ham. Feel free to substitute smoked turkey Beans with basil is classic combination. Add in tomatoes and we have a great summer salad. It’s finished with a naturally lower fat / lower calorie dressing of half mayonnaise and half Greek Yogurt. … Continue reading…
This is the ‘classic’ or original (close to it, anyway) Pasta Salad…. The one that started the whole pasta salad craze back in the beginning of time. The original called for bottled “Italian Dressing” but I prefer to make my own (plus I can’t get it here). This was the salad that I took to … Continue reading…