Tag: salad

Come Eat by Melissa Ben-Ishay
I would totally recommend this book if you like salads. That was my favorite section. I also made one of the stir-fry recipes from this cookbook.

One Plate at a Time by Demi Lovato
I pulled a chickpea sandwich spread to make from One Plate at a Time by Demi Lovato.

Breaking the Rules by Joe Sasto
His Crumble Rumble and Crunchy Caesar Salad and Garlic Streusel may be worth the price of the book. Be assured, there is a lot more than pasta in this book.

Tempted by Love: Movies & Munchies February Film
Wendy from A Day in the Life on a Farm is hosting this month’s Movies & Munchies feature. It’s February. The love month. Tempted by Love was the perfect movie for that. It’s a Terry McMillian “presents” movie so I had high hopes because I have enjoyed her books and adapted-from films like How Stella…

Linger: Salads, Sweets and Stories to Savor by Hetty Lui McKinnon
I’m playing catch up with some of the “best of” cookbooks from 2025. Hetty Lui McKinnon has done it again with Linger. About the book: ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025: The Washington Post, The Strategist, Bon Appétit, The Boston Globe, Slate, Serious Eats, and Saveur“Hetty McKinnon doesn’t write great vegetarian recipes, she just writes great recipes.” —Nigella LawsonIn her…

Cook the Books: Maame by Jessica George
This round for Cook the Books features Maame by Jessica George. I’ve also featured a Ghanaian salad for my inspired by recipe.

Fireproof, For Grace, and Chef Curtis Duffy
I’m using one post to highlight two events: Fireproof is the Lit Happens book for August. For Grace is the August feature for Movies & Munchies. Both feature Chef Curtis Duffy. Read more for a quinoa salad recipe.

Family Style by Peter Som
Peter Som’s Family Style is an inventive and genius cookbook full of family stories (and delicious recipes).

Elf revisited
It’s never too early to start holiday movie viewing! Elf is the November Movies & Munchies feature. Keep reading for an unusual pasta salad (with maple syrup but without candy sprinkles).

A Big Fat Greek Salad and three films for Movies & Munchies
Camilla, the Movies & Munchies host for April, gave us plenty of choices. We could choose any three of the My Big Fat Greek Wedding movies. I decided to re-watch the first one and dive into the other two which I had not seen. Number 1 (2002): I had seen the original one soon after it…