salads

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powerhouse quinoa salad

May 23, 2012

I’m sorry. I know we just talked about salad last week, but it’s been over 100 degrees here all week. We’ve been trying to use our oven as little as possible, and one of the most filling no-oven meals I know is salad.

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roasted asparagus salad

May 14, 2012

I always feel sad for people who say they don’t like salad. To me, if you don’t like salad, you aren’t putting enough goodies in it.

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fruit salad with honey lime sauce

April 4, 2012

Last weekend, Michael and I made breakfast for dinner. It’s one of my favorite things. (I just. love. brinner.) Since Easter weekend is the perfect opportunity for brunch (which is similarly wonderful), I thought it was a great time to share the delicious fruit salad we just tried.

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green bean and fingerling potato salad

October 18, 2011

I love healthy food, but when I hear the word “salad” I often picture limp leaves of pre-packaged iceberg lettuce. Salad can be so much more! I love having a big salad for dinner, whether or not lettuce is involved.

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confetti quinoa salad with lime vinaigrette

August 1, 2011

Back when I was first pregnant with Sophie, in combination with morning sickness, I had really blurry vision for a few weeks that gave me really bad headaches. For the most part, it was really manageable, but for one rough week, I was more or less couch-ridden. It was then that I discovered The Biggest [...]

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German potato salad

January 24, 2011

So, I can’t exactly vouch for the super-duper authenticity of this dish to the same degree I could with the rotkohl. What I DO know is that this is Michael’s family recipe for German potato salad, and I’ve had a few other versions that are similar–potatoes with hot bacon dressing. Yes, dear reader, I did [...]

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fusion salad with sesame-ginger dressing

January 19, 2011

I would like to say that I am not a coleslaw person. And that’s why I’m calling this a salad instead of a coleslaw. I looooooove this salad. If you like Asian foods and/or are trying to eat healthier, I’d like to recommend this to you. You’ll love it. I’ve had my eye on making [...]

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mom’s curried chicken and rice salad

October 18, 2010

There have been very few cravings in my pregnancy so strong I actually needed to do something about them. That isn’t to say I haven’t had loads of cravings, I just usually know I can’t do much about them (i.e. that sun-dried tomato Caprese wrap I had in the airport that one time, my favorite [...]

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