I so enjoy chatting with Matt Swaim each Thursday morning on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. Today it was all about Fattoush – that Lebanese salad that incorporates toasted pita and sumac in the recipe. Fattoush, the word, is from the Arabic word “fatt,” meaning “crushed” or “crumbled,” referring to the bread pieces in the salad. It’s actually the root word of fattoush. It’s an … Continue reading Fattoush!
Well, guess what turned up at my back kitchen door yesterday? Fresh sugar snap pea salad, that’s what. Our friends, Bob and Bert Villing, who live in an old farmhouse down the road and grow long rows of snow, sugar snap and English peas, brought us a bowl of Bob’s sugar snap pea salad. Simple and sensational – fresh sugar snaps in a cream dressing of … Continue reading Sugar Snap Pea Salad
During the holidays around here, we focus a good amount of time on food gifts from the kitchen. Like the limoncello, nut brittle and quick bread recipes I’ve shared with you. So why today am I excited to give you a recipe, for, of all things, ham salad? Well, ham is ubiquitous on many a holiday table, including mine, and that means leftover ham. I’ve … Continue reading Ham Salad: Plain & Fancy
I’ve been hungry lately for a real substantial salad. Not the ones like we’ve been eating all summer with light textured greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and the like with a simple garlic lemon dressing. What made my tummy happy was a salad with crisp dark greens, apples or pears, toasted nuts, a few pumpkin seeds, bacon, cheese and dried fruit. How does that sound to you? … Continue reading Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing for Fall Salads
Well, it’s festival time here in Southwestern Ohio. That’s what Matt Swaim and I chatted about today on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. Hospitality isn’t new and Jesus was a sociable person. I love how He encouraged sociability and the church communities honor that by their summer festivals. Hebrews {13:2} And do not be willing to forget hospitality. For by it, certain persons, without … Continue reading Two Festivals and Two Kinds of Food
I so enjoy chatting with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. Today we talked about mustard! Yes, there’s a passage about mustard in the Bible. MUSTARD We’re all familiar with: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed….Matthew 13:31“… Yes, the Romans made the first “mustard” by grinding the seeds into a paste and the Greeks used in both medicinally and … Continue reading Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
LIKE MARX’S BAGELS TUNA SALAD I was once asked to clone the tuna salad from Marx’s Bagels. Although the restaurant wouldn’t divulge how to make the recipe, they did give me the ingredients, which include albacore tuna, onion powder, white pepper, carrots, celery and seasoning salt. Chris S. has been looking for this recipe. Try this: Mix together: 1 can, approx. 6 oz, albacore tuna, … Continue reading LIKE MARX’S BAGELS TUNA SALAD
During the holidays, I had my girl friends over for lunch. Each of them brought a salad and I made the main entre, a grilled flat iron steak, served room temperature. Even though I didn’t specify what kind of salad to bring, they were all different! My friend Lainie brought a very unusual, winter fruit salad. Spicy and sweet and so refreshing. Since … Continue reading Spicy Fruit Salad and Pineapple Infusion
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