I tend to think of salads as being boring. After all, aren’t they what you eat before a meal to feel better about the decadent meal that you’re about to have?
They’re typically a starter or side course when eating out that’s drenched in bulk ranch dressing. Or the thing that you eat to make you feel better about eating an enormous amount of gravy for Thanksgiving. Maybe one of those sides drenched in mayonnaise during a summer barbecue? That ones that are really just mayonnaise disguised as something edible!?
While ranch drenched calorie drain and I don’t even know if we can legitimately call ambrosia or potato salad an actual salad, I do in fact eat a lot of salads! I just don’t make what you would typically consider a side or appetizer dish.
Generally speaking, a salad is any cold dish that’s served with a dressing or dip.
Knowing me, this oftentimes means making something that’s large enough to be a meal in and of itself. It’s packed with enough protein to be filling and flavorful enough to be worth it.
I don’t want to cook today. We all have those days where you have absolutely nothing to eat and have to do something, but just do not have the energy to make curry over the next four to eight hours. Which is entirely reasonable. I […]
I’m sure that someone else has made a Vermicelli Salad before. Having a new idea in food is kind of a rarity. Everything that we make has culinary influence, even if it’s subconscious. I’m incredibly fond of these vermicelli salads. I don’t quite remember what […]
Every now and then I pick up something fun from the grocery store with absolutely no idea what I’m going to do with it. Today, that item is fennel. Well, it’s actually a plethora of things that I picked up from the not one, not […]
Over the last couple of days I’ve been making Ahi Tuna Steak Salad and Salmon Salad w/ Quinoa & Pears. I still have a bit of the quinoa and avocado medley in the refrigerator. Currently I reside in the middle of the country where, for […]
Seafood was on sale yesterday. I started out making an Ahi Tuna Steak Salad. Although I only had so much tuna! So, today I decided to recreate the same kind of salad dish with salmon. Salmon is ordinarily my go-to. I’m from the West coast […]
Ahi tuna steaks were on sale at my local grocery store. They’re not necessarily my go-to seafood. Although I’m not exactly great at turning down a good deal! The seafood section is in the back of the grocery store, which meant that I then had […]
Quinoa is one of my go-tos. It’s hands down one of my favorite things to make. In the winter, I eat a lot of lentils and sweet potatoes. In the warmer months, though? I crave something a little bit brighter and oftentimes opt for quinoa. […]
I didn’t necessarily go into this expecting that I would make Peanut Butter Quinoa. I’ve been having quite the experimental assortment of food lately, though. I’ve made Curry w/ Multicolored Potatoes, Peanuts, & Sprouts, Cheesecake w/ Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ganache, and Curry w/ Bananas, […]
I’m a big fan of vermicelli salads. I make them all of the time as a way to toss all of the produce that I have on hand into a single thing all at once. Curry is another non-boring option for this. Especially since I […]
I’ve been making a lot of curries lately. The weather is turning to summer and I suppose that I wanted to get in all of my hot food fixes all at once! Although it’s finally pretty warm. Wisconsin routinely hovers around the 80s and 90s […]
