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Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Cider Vinaigrette

Salads aren’t just for summer. Oh no. In fact, some of my favorite salad ingredients come into season as the leaves start changing from lush green to vibrant flame hues and you’re more likely to find me in a sweater than a tee-shirt. Apples. Pears. Cranberries. Pumpkin. Sweet potatoes. Butternut squash. Brussels sprouts. Although not more »

Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

…And all this time I had no idea that caesar salad contains anchovies!  At least, this pretty impressive recipe by Julie includes them. Thom7747 tells us the history behind this popular salad.  It turns out the original recipe doesn’t contain many of the ingredients we use today. Do you make your caesar salad with that more »

Adding More Color to Green Salads

I’ve got a big salad eater at home.  Though I’ve never been a big fan, it just occurred to me that eating a salad with the same premade dressing every day has to get a little old …and that’s exactly what my poor salad eater does! I’m going to change that.  Time to start making our own vinaigrettes and more »