Mediterranean Couscous Salad
This vibrant, fresh tasting salad is the perfect accompaniment to any warm weather picnic. It also makes a great change from the standard potato salad and macaroni salad that seems to be present at...
View ArticleSummertime Steak Dinner
Let’s face it, steak is great all year round, but it’s even better in summer when you can get outside and cook it over a live fire. As much as I love some of the more traditional accompaniments to...
View ArticleBlack Bean and Jicama Salad
Well, my first art showing is off the ground and running, which I am very excited about. Haven’t sold any pieces at the gallery but, I have gotten a couple of commissions off of the show so far which...
View ArticleRamen Noodle Salad
If you are like me then Ramen noodles played an intregal part of your college days. When the vast majority of my budget went towards beer and booze $0.19 packs of ramen was a godsend. Even after...
View ArticleWilted Spinach Salad
I realize that I have been kind of lack in posting recently. I had all intentions of posting well before this, but things happen. On Friday, I confess, I just wasn’t in the mood to sit in front of the...
View ArticleMelon Salad – And Yes, I’m Back!!!
Finally, I’m back!!!! What a rough couple of weeks it has been, both on the home front and at work. Work has been rough-hired a new supervisor just to have her quit 3 days into the job so now I have...
View ArticleChicken Salad-A Lesson in Presentation
One of the most important lessons I learned as a young, professional chef was that presentation is everything. Even in the finest of restaurants you can serve the most mundane of foods if you create a...
View ArticleSpinach & Arugula Salad with Grapefruit
It’s a typical March week here in Wisconsin. One day it’s up to 40°F (short sleeve shirt weather up here) and the next it’s cloudy, gray, foggy and snowy. But what do you expect, it’s Springtime in...
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