Tomato, Fig, Avocado Salad for a Memorial Day Party

Memorial Day gets short shrift on the culinary front. There is no traditional dish that Americans make for the day, and the rule of thumb seems to be anything goes. In some parts of the country it’s still too chilly for an outdoor barbecue. So with the anything-goes as the operative idea this tomato, fig, […]

4 Quick Tricks Banish Boring Summer Salads

The grill is blasting away, people are licking their chops, and you’re asking yourself, “what sides?” A great approach is a salad, of course. But why stop at merely one salad? And too often that salad is one of the heavy mayonnaise-based standbys, macaroni salad or potato salad. An approach I love is four salads, […]

Eggplant and Tomatoes for a Summer Salad

There’s something about those summer vegetables especially tomatoes and eggplant that just beckon to be prepared over and over in endless variety of cooked dishes, side dishes, salads, appetizers, or any which way. I  lean towards an Italian style when preparing them and in this rendition I serve it as an antipasto usually al fresco […]

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