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Luncheon Pasta SaladA refreshing light pasta salad for a main dish luncheon or summer potluck. I like small or medium shell pasta, but elbow, ditalini or bow tie pastas are good choices too. |
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Red Cabbage ColeslawThink outside the box for your next slaw with this creamy deep red cabbage version. The dried cranberries are camouflaged by the cabbage color and provide a pleasant sweet taste surprise, while walnuts add extra crunch. |
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Ham, Peas & Pasta SaladA nice choice for a summer cookout or picnic, this pasta salad can be made up to a day ahead for convenience. My pasta choice for this is ditalini, a small pasta often used in soups (this can be hard to locate but Barilla sells a one pound box.) Or substitute your own small pasta FAV such as elbows or shells. |
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PARSLEY oil sauce topping and its usesVibrant, green parsley mixed with oils turns out a simple and yet versatile sauce. Several recipes benefit from either this sauce as an ingredient or just as a blanket over top. For a dedicated post...refer to: http://www.foodessa.com/2017/03/parsley-oil-sauce-and-uses.html |
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5 Incredibly Delicious Low Fat Salad DressingsFirst, I’m sharing my recipe for a fantastic, skinny ranch dressing. It’s so easy to make with just 3 ingredients, and taste even better than most fattening ones bought at the supermarket! The other fabulous four dressings use this skinny ranch dressing as a base. Amazingly, the dressings themselves are not Ranch dressings but rather… |
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Mom's Pickled Beet and Egg SaladI've fond memories of my mother's salads but have few written recipes of hers. Relying on memory alone for ingredients and flavors, I've come fairly close to her pickled beet salad. Three ingredients - this recipe is way easy! Of course I might add and/or embellish with all kinds of ingredients and garnishes we use today, but for the… |
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Creamy Cucumber SaladThis refreshing salad is a departure from traditional marinated cucumbers, and perfect for summer cookouts and picnics. Cucumbers may be peeled or not. If seeding them is preferred, add an extra cucumber to make up for the loss of volume. |
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Salmon Chopped SaladI decided that we would start the New Year on a healthier note for ourselves and our Carolina HeartStrings “fans” and in an effort to do that I decided to make my first recipe a chopped salad. On a visit to the Big Apple this summer one of my favorite places was called Chop’t Creative Salad Company. OH MY! So much to chose from and… |
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Jean's Potato SaladMy friend Jean makes one of the best potato salad I have tasted. She shared her recipe with me. Here is her easy, quick and tasty recipe. Great for a potluck. I have also modified it several times by adding: diced bacon, diced celery and diced sweet pickles. Both ways, it is delicious. |
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SALMON AVOCADO mousse salad platterSome preps are slightly more time consuming...but well worth the trouble. Salmon Avocado mousse on a bed of escarole and radicchio lettuce. For a dedicated post...refer here: http://www.foodessa.com/2013/08/salad-platter-presentation-and-dressings.html |
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Budget Cooking
I love to cook with fresh, healthy ingredients. But I also live in the real world, and sometimes we all need those quick, easy, processed-food-laden, budget meals. Here's a place to share them.
