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salad

Fattoush (the Remix)

May 7, 2010

I know what you’re thinking . . . a salad? I need a recipe for a salad? If you’ve ever had a great fattoush salad in a restaurant, you were probably surprised to discover that despite its resemblance to a romaine salad, there was something. . . different.

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the unsung celery

March 10, 2009

Always the bridesmaid, but never the bride? That’s probably how celery feels in the vegetable kingdom. I don’t blame it; I was never a big fan. Truthfully, I hated celery. It would find its way into everything we ate and I just never understood why it had to be invited in the first place. To [...]

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blood orange fennel salad

February 24, 2009

The idea for this salad marinated in my head for a few weeks after I saw a recipe for a citrus and onion salad over at apartment therapy dot com. While shopping recently for fresh produce I spotted some gorgeous blood oranges and immediately wanted to go home and try to create my own version [...]

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vinegret salad

February 17, 2009

This was one of the traditional salads my Mom would prepare. If we were lucky, Mom would make it for no good reason, but she usually made it for family celebrations or get togethers. Like so many Russian salads, it takes far less time to eat it than to prepare. If you’re making a [...]

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valentine’s weekend

February 16, 2009

With an unusually warm week in New York and Spring visible on the horizon, I decided to hurry up and make some comfort food I wouldn’t yearn for once Winter was over. After too long an absence, I invited a friend and her daughter over for a Valentine’s weekend lunch. Not knowing how picky my [...]

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