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What Makes an Egg Good…and What Makes Good Egg Salad

Michele — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:54:20 +0000

I was recently out of the country, having breakfast with some friends, when one of the guys announced to the group that he had thrown his eggs out at breakfast because the yolks were so deeply colored that they were almost orange. He was sure they were radioactive or something. At first I thought I had misunderstood him, but then I realized what was going on. He’s one of those poor souls that has never had a really good farm fresh egg.
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La Capunata

Michele — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:51:53 +0000

I came home from Italy this week to a cherry tomato plant that was producing out of control and an insatiable desire to try to recreate the dishes I had while at cooking school in Italy. One of my very favorites is this bread salad from Puglia called la capunata, not to be confused with caponata
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The Simplest Summer Salad

Michele — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:00:58 +0000

I can’t think of two more iconic summer vegetables than tomatoes and cucumbers. Okay, maybe corn and zucchini too, but I’ll save those for another post. Here in Colorado, it’s been a slow start to tomato season, and many friends report that their plants look anemic like mine. So far the only ones ripening for me are the Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. They’re delicious, but honestly they never even make it inside as I eat them in the garden while I work. Fortunately, in my CSA bag this week was the very first tomato from the farm.
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Mexican “Caesar” Salad

Michele — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:24:47 +0000

I spent my Monday as I usually do in the summer, cooking with kids. I always have fun with them, and usually am filled with plenty of stories to entertain my husband when he gets home from work. Today the kids were especially focused and they whipped up a Mexican feast that trust me, any of you would have wanted to eat. Including this Mexican riff on a Caesar salad
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My Sister’s Potato Salad

Michele — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:45:44 +0000

It’s not often that my sister cooks for me or gives me a recipe. I’m the cook in the family – and she’s the photographer. And an incredible one at that. But every once in awhile she surprises me with something delicious, like this potato salad that she brought to Father’s Day dinner at my house recently.
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Berries with Mint and Lemon

Michele — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:30:02 +0000

Sometimes the simplest foods are the very best. Strawberries came into season a bit late this year, but when they hit the stores, man are they good! And this “recipe”, if you can call it that, couldn’t be easier.
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Quinoa and Black Bean Salad – with Bacon!

Michele — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:37:57 +0000

You know what makes a fabulous vegetarian dish even better? Some bacon! You know it as well as I do – bacon is pure goodness on a plate, and the crispy, salty flavor just makes the other ingredients in this healthy salad pop.
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Simple (Sensational) Salmon Salad

Michele — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:12:18 +0000

Sometimes things just don’t go right in the kitchen. You see, I didn’t set out to make this salmon salad – but that’s what I ended up with.
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Broccoli Salad

Michele — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:26:28 +0000

As I sit down to type up this recipe, I know some of you out there are going to turn up your noses. Broccoli. The vegetable senior George Bush didn’t like and made sure the whole world knew it. (His son, W., said he likes the tops but not the stems – I’m kind of with him on that.) Well not so fast. A friend made this when we were visiting recently and it was so yummy that
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Greek Salad

Michele — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:55:31 +0000

Sometimes a food memory inspires me to make something. Like a faint recollection of having an authentic Greek salad in a hillside outdoor cafe in Santorini. It was perfect paired with a crisp white wine from Greece, and while I don’t recall much else from the day – we were with good friends, we lingered an watched the scenery, and perhaps shopped a bit – that food memory has stuck with me. Just like the first pizza I had
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