Really...what are baby carrots? You know that those "baby" carrots in your refrigerator aren't really young carrots, don't you? As much as I appreciate the convenience of those pinky-sized carrots, their flavor, and texture reminds me of Styrofoam packing peanuts. Probably because in reality they're mature carrots, machine milled into uniform stubs. Hopeful that all […]
Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
The taste of summer at its best What does summer taste like? For me it is the crisp, clean crunch of cucumber, the blast of flavor from a ripe cherry tomato. Add the exotic flavor of mint that hides behind the other ingredients until the time is right for it to jump out and catch […]
Salad Greens with Apple, Pomegranate Seeds and Maple Dressing
What's a Pomegranate? The pomegranate seeds were viewed with suspicion by the girls in my Brownie troop. One of the Girl Scouts said, "I'm not eating that!", as she stared into the cup of plump, bright red seeds. Another chimed in, "Try them, we eat them all of the time at my Grandma's house - […]
Beet and Arugula Salad with Lemon Dressing
Lovin' Freshies Beet Salad I order their beet salad almost every time I go to our favorite Steamboat restaurant - Freshies. Firm red or orange chunks of earthy beets nestled in a bed of arugula, walnuts and feta cheese, all tossed with a maple dressing - what could be better? My Own (lemon) Twist I […]
Mexican Street Corn Salad
Looking for creative ways to eat fresh Olathe Sweet Corn? There are so many easy ways to cook corn on the cob, but this salad is an off-the-cob recipe for serving sweet corn. This Mexican Street Corn Salad is a lightened version of Esquites, a charred corn salad served in Mexico. The secret ingredient of […]