

Arugula Pesto
Last weekend my cousin Ben texted me, "Can you send me the pesto recipe you made at Christmas? Amber will be gone for two weeks, and I'm...


Cous Cous Salad
Brenna Tally lived next door to me in Vaughan 2 during my freshman year at Vanderbilt. With her birthday so close to Christmas, it was...


Seven Layer Salad
Pretty rare to have any meal at Riverpoint Farm without this salad. While my grandmother Margaret and her sister Kitty might have handed...


Macho Salad
A favorite restaurant in Chicago was Bandera, perhaps because Hillstone owns it - the same people that bought and own Houston’s. But they...


Asian Vinaigrette
This dressing came from a mother of one of my students in Switzerland. My Outward Bound group had chosen the team name, “Raindrops.” Our...


Balsamic Vinaigrette
I have some go-to dressings for different types of cuisine. This first dressing is all purpose and was invented in Chicago while trying...


Winter Panzanella
The part of Switzerland where I lived was an Italian canton. This meant the culture - language, food, and customs - were Italian flare on...