“dinner salads”

FOFF Asian Salad

I’ve had Asian Salad’s before but not like this by Carla Vavala. On page 25 of her book, Fusion of Food and Friends is a delicious and nutritious salad. It’s easily made Vegan to accommodate a meatless diet. Serves 4 8 oz. package shelled edamame, steamed 8 oz. can whole water chestnuts, drained and rinsed 1 package Japanese noodles (Carla’s recipe suggests beef flavor) 1 small onion, minced 1 garlic clove, minced 1 small fresh zucchini, chopped small 1/2 cup cashews (I mixed cashews and peanuts) 1/2 package fresh broccoli slaw Dressing 1/4 TBS crushed red pepper (Carla suggests 1 [...]

By |2012-02-28T19:00:16-05:00February 29, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment

CEimB: Carrot, Apple, Mint Salad

This weeks CEimB recipe was chosen by Jessica of Singleton in the Kitchen.   You can find the recipe at Jessica’s blog site or on page 131 of Ellie Krieger’s “The Food You Crave”.  The very first change I made to this recipe was to omit the mayonnaise.  I used 4 oz of Greek Yogurt instead.   The other change I made, which was a complete mistake, was to add 1 tablespoon of honey to the dressing instead of 1 teaspoon.  Why did this happen?  Because I was taking advantage of Ted asking if he could help and therefore set him to [...]

By |2009-11-11T15:07:47-05:00November 12, 2009|Food, Food thoughts, healthy cooking, Quick Meals|10 Comments
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