Salads

Mid to late summer is peach celebration time in Colorado.  Our farmers’ markets and grocery stores hold displays of blushing fruit—Palisade Peaches —from the abundant orchards in the west of the state.  The peaches are heavy and fragrant, calling to be enjoyed at every meal. –Read more

While I have lots of favorite salads to serve at summer dinners, it’s always fun to find a new one.  My daughter Ellen asked me to bring a salad or two to a family dinner over Memorial Weekend. I wanted to bring a salad that–Read more

Citrus brightens this time of year.  When I see a bowl of oranges or satsumas on my kitchen counter, everything becomes a bit sunnier.  That positive energy transfers itself to this salad with its unusual combination of flavors.  Bright green, crisp-tender asparagus is tossed with–Read more

A new year calls for some innovation.  As the pages on the calendar turned, I thought it would be fun to mix up our salad game and try a new salad each week.  This Broccolini Caesar Salad created by Justin Chapple for the June 2021–Read more

Small, bright green leaves are appearing on tree branches around our neighborhood.  Some yards boast golden stands of daffodils, too.  Spring is finally inching its way into our world, and am I ever ready for it.  To celebrate this welcome change in the seasons, I–Read more

Each time I make this Summer Slaw with Blackberries, I am carried back in time. I vividly remember the summertime ritual of picking blackberries when I was growing up.  We would scout out abundant vines along roadsides and pile out of the car with our–Read more