Salad Recipes

“I wasn’t expecting much when I opened the fridge last Tuesday night,” I admit. The leftovers were a jumble of yesterday’s dinner — a few … Read more

Introduction “I wasn’t planning to make potato salad that Saturday morning,” I confess. The idea hit me when I was rummaging through the fridge, staring … Read more

“I wasn’t planning on making coleslaw that day,” I admit, “but when the power went out halfway through my usual potato salad prep, I had … Read more

“You won’t believe how simple this is,” my neighbor Tom said, sliding a bowl across the fence one sweltering July afternoon. We’d been commiserating over … Read more

“You won’t believe how simple this is,” my neighbor Tom said one steamy July afternoon, waving a bowl toward me as I wrestled with my … Read more

Introduction “I never thought a simple canned tuna pasta salad could steal the show at our summer picnic,” my friend Megan said last July afternoon … Read more

“You have got to try this,” my neighbor called out one humid July afternoon, holding a bowl of something that smelled like sunshine and happiness. … Read more

“The sun was just beginning to dip below the horizon, and the soft chatter from the bustling farmers market filled the air. I wasn’t really … Read more

Introduction “You won’t believe this, but I first got hooked on creamy homemade Caesar salad dressing with anchovies from a little hole-in-the-wall deli in Queens,” … Read more

“I wasn’t expecting to find a potato salad recipe scribbled on the back of a faded farmers market flyer, but there it was—this gem of … Read more