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Watermelon Poke
Ok, before the last of this season’s watermelon is replaced with pumpkins, make this. If you’re in Northern California right now, make this because it’s so dang hot outside. Thanks again the The Ranch chefs for this recipe. Watermelon Poke 2 cups watermelon, diced 3 Tbsp coconut aminos 1 Tbsp sesame oil 2 tsp rice…
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Spring In A Bite
Spring is just around the corner and these are a perfect first bite of the season. I made them for a party and they held up perfectly. The stored ones for lunch got a little dry. I’d recommend making them fresh or try wrapping them with a damp towel if you’re storing them for tomorrow’s…
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Best Pesto Potato Salad
Spring is here and my belly wants crisp salads and fragrantly fresh from the garden herbs. Winter is hanging on a bit so this salad is a perfect marriage of comforting potatoes and herby pesto with crisp green beans. It’s a good pot luck hit too. Pesto Potato Salad Smitten Kitchen Recipe – no adaptation…
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The Best Potato Salad Recipe
I have to admit it. I’m the picnic-er who always passes on the potato salad (I also always want to spell potato with an “e” but that’s a whole other post). It’s just not appealing to me to eat mayo and cold, smashed potatoes and pickles in one dish. That is until I ate…
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Burrata in my pasta and salad
I ordered a salad at lunch a while back and was so disappointed. It was a Burrata salad and the chef had added garlic salt to the cheese. The salt and powdery garlic flavor was so over powering, my salad was ruined. On Sunday, we were shopping for the week’s meals and I saw Burrata.…
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Salad Hugs
Did you know salads are capable of giving hugs? I had no idea either – until I had this salad and every time I’ve eaten it since (which has been a lot). The roasted jalapeño in the dressing is the key to the warmth. But the richness of the avocado, the refreshing jolts from the…
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Coastal Kale Salad
Warning: this recipe is extremely addictive for “healthy eaters.” Healthy eater definition: Someone who loves salads, snacks on fruits, has eaten kale and liked it. This does not however mean that they don’t indulge in the double-double every now and again. And this doesn’t mean that they ever skip dessert for any other reason than…
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Orzo Salad
The weather can’t make up its mind. We went from comfort food earlier this week to pasta salad and grilled ribeye last night. And this wonky weather has given the whole family a nasty cold. I don’t mind either weather type. It’s really this cold that sucks. Who wants a stuffed up nose when all…
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What underground dives inspire
There used to be a set of Asian food stalls underground on Kearny St. many, many years ago. You know, the kind with a central dining area and a bunch of 10 x 10 stalls bordering it? The tables were wobbly and often sticky but the food was great. It might still be there. I…
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Summer’s bounty as a Mediterranean and quinoa salad
The other night was a warm one (I know, it’s Summer and it’s supposed to be warm). Well in our little hometown, we’re usually blanketed in coastal fog June through August which makes it super chilly and wet. So given the rarity (and desire not to “cook”), our family celebrated the Summer’s bounty with a…
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