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Grilled Asparagus and Cherry Tomato Salad with White Truffle Vinaigrette
A couple weekend’s ago I was preparing a fancy meal for friends and wanted a different vegetable side dish idea with lots of luxury. This is it! Grilled seasonal asparagus with sweet grilled tomatoes...
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Sugar Snap Pea Salad
This salad is so delightful. Crunchy sugar snap peas and radishes with silky and salt feta cheese with a tangy lemon dressing and fresh mint. Hello Springtime! It’s perfect for a Spring dinner or...
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Cinco de Mayo Mexican Steak Salad
Last night I celebrated Cinco de Mayo a bit early with this healthier twist on a Mexican dish. A variety of Spring market veggies and lettuces dressed in a lighter Greek yogurt based Green Goddess...
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Grilled Chicken Chopped Thai Salad
This weekend I convinced myself (with much encouragement from my mother) to complete the gaps in my lawn with sod. I don’t recommend this act solo, however, it comes with much self accomplishment...
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Halloumi, Watermelon and Charred Tomato Salad
There is something perfect about the collision between grilling season with fresh ripe tomatoes and sweet watermelon. Oh yeah, who can forget the forest of basil and mint varieties growing in the...
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Moroccan Grilled Veggies (plus morning after frittata)
It’s starting to get to the time of the year when you can’t get through squash and zucchini fast enough. Grilling is a great way to pack a great punch with a spicy marinade. I skewered a variety of...
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Broccoli Salad
Here’s a refreshing new picnic salad for your dinners, picnics and traveling meals. It’s light, tossed in buttermilk, has a nice bite from onion and sweet chew from dried currents (thanks to...
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GrilledChicken Thigh and Cucumber Salad
With the heat wave coming through North Carolina, I’ve been looking for ceiling fans, sprinklers, ice coffee and easy recipes that require no use of the stove. Grills are the perfect solution, along...
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Grilled Steak with Parsley & Loccatelli Cheese
While I didn’t get to spend any quality time with my Dad yesterday for Father’s Day, I did grill a steak to celebrate between states. My Dad taught me to grill as a kid. I was always in charge of...
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French Green Bean Salad
Tonight I invited my BFF Andrew over for a Southern US + French Sunday Supper by text. He immediately replied “magnifique!” and arrived promptly at 6:30 with a bottle of Sancerre. We had fresh garden...
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Seared Tuna and Blistered Tomato Salad
Around this time of year, it doesn’t take much to make a super fresh and simple meal for one. I’m constantly trying to perfect the single person healthy meal – however, it usually comes down to a...
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Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad
My stove-top is oddly clean these days. It’s credit is from a mixture of not cooking, eating a lot of un-cooked recipes and spending a lot of time at the grill. It’s a bonus to keep the kitchen and...
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Summer Panzanella Salad
Two things (among many) I love in life are Ina Garten and a crouton. They are, of course, mutually exclusive. If you haven’t seen Ina’s recent ‘Ina in LA’ show, please stop everything you are doing to...
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Kale Salad with Dried Figs and Pancetta
Good morning humidity. Just when you feel a hint of Fall, the summer storms return with lightening, heat and stickiness. So I’m back to the drawing board with creative salad ideas that reduce heat in...
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Triple Tomato Chicken Paillard Salad
This salad is a triple threat. Pounded thin slices of chicken breasts or thighs, marinated slightly in balsamic vinegar and olive oil for a couple hours (or even 20 mins) and grilled to charred and...
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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Sumac Dressing
I have to admit, I’m pretty obsessed with this salad. It combines a favorite of mine – roasted cauliflower – with salty feta, sweet and tart dried currents and a new spice in my cabinet – sumac. There...
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Beet & Orange Salad with Ricotta and Reduced Balsamic Vinegar
My photograph really doesn’t do the recipe justice. This salad is sophisticated and delicious – perfect for a holiday meal or special celebration. Sweet beets with a sticky reduced balsamic vinegar...
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Buffalo Chicken Salad
After the big snow started to melt slightly on Sunday night, I was desperate for an adventure to the grocery store to pick up last minute items for dinner. After being cooped up at home and restricted...
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Carrot CousCous Salad
The combination of lots of beta carotene from carrots and the magic from turmeric makes this salad delicious plus healthy. Crunchy from carrots, a nice spice from the dressing and savory coucous plus...
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Roasted Chicken Shawarma
The beauty of this easy savory Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma recipe from the NY Time is that it’s communal. On a casual Friday night (assuming you woke up early to marinate the chicken), you can...
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