Simple Food. Good Ideas. Great Fun.
One of my relatives used to make this salad and bring it to covered dish gatherings. I remember always being very pleased to see it among the many dishes lining the tables. My mom did not make this dish, but I loved it. It took me many years to figure out how to make it. […]
I love chickpeas (AKA. garbanzo beans). I love how easy it is to whip up a chickpea salad sandwich on a hot summer day. I also have a soft spot for Arby’s Pecan Chicken Salad that they sell in the summer (Yeah, I know…it is embarrassing to admit). So, I was inspired to make a […]
Inspired by a pasta salad that was frequently found at family gatherings when I was younger, this easy pasta salad is made from ingredients that are easy to keep as staples to have on hand for unexpected guests, a potluck, or even just lunch. Using canned pantry ingredients means that this pasta salad can be […]
Chickpea Salad came to my attention last year when I found myself watching YouTube videos of van-dwelling vegans documenting their lives. (Yes, I have found myself continuing to watch such channels despite stumbling across the first one. No, I am not proud of this fact.) Knowing that my daughter and I both love chickpeas(aka. garbanzo beans), […]
On a whim I decided to try and recreate a chicken salad that I have not tasted in over a decade. They used to make it at a natural foods store and restaurant in Marietta, Ohio. Although they have been out of business for years, I used to love their food. Their chicken salad was […]
According a teenager eating this Amish Macaroni Salad for the first time, it is “the best thing I have ever eaten.” I am not sure everyone would agree as I know some people do not appreciate the sweetness of the dressing. However, I think many people would at least agree that they love Amish Macaroni […]
Gelatin salads remind me of my grandmother. I think she made a different one for every holiday. I loved ones with fruit and without cottage cheese. Cottage cheese in any gelatin salad was always a dissappointment to me and was not something I would usually eat…despite liking both Jello and cottage cheese seperately. I was […]
My mom used to tell me that German potato salad was her favorite. As a young adult, she had boarded at the home of an older woman who had immigrated to the United States from Germany. I believe this is where she developed her affinity for the warm potato salad. My mom would rarely make […]
It stikes me as rather odd that a simple taco salad now holds many memories and takes me back to practically another lifetime. I have no concept of how many taco salads I have consumed in my lifetime, but I do know that there were many. Almost all of them were ordered in restaurants and […]
My sister found a package of Rossi’s Black Olive Linguine on sale and brought it from Ohio to us knowing how much my daughter loves olives. It took me months awhile to figure out what to make with it. You see, I don’t like black olives. However, I have loved Rossi’s Pasta since the first […]
