It’s June and on the West Coast that means two things: the unofficial start to summer and the official start to berry sesason; strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and later on blackberries. I just happen to live about 10 blocks south of one of the most prolific berry growing regions on the Lower Mainland in an area called…
Salads
Cobb Salad
BACON! Is there any other food, on the entire planet, that makes everything else taste better? No, there is not! This tasted like a bacon lettuce tomato sandwich and potato salad all mixed up together thanks to the super easy Ranch style dressing I poured all all over it. Now, even though I love a…
DIYS (Do it Yourself Salad) This
About 2 months ago I started channeling a salad artist. You’re thinking “a what?” Yeah, I know. I had no idea such a person existed either but they must have because I have never, in my lifetime, created one salad that has looked even sightly like the ones I have been whipping up lately. So the only logical explanation…
Chicken Fajita Salad
There is something to be said for the simplicity of a salad. There’s a lot more to be said for the sheer versatility of them! I mean, would you look at this? It’s a flavour explosion of epic proportions. Chili powder, oregano, garlic, shallots, onion, cumin, paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, bell peppers AND jalapenos?…
Mexican Beef Taco Salad
The first bite of this salad reminded me so much of Mexico all that was missing was a shot of tequila and a Mariachi band. I have vacationed in Mexico three times in nine years and the fondest memories I have, besides the sun and sand, are the food (so fresh) and the people who live…
Winter Salad with Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
The idea for this salad all started the other night when, as I was drifting off to sleep, I was thinking about a bottle of blueberry balsamic vinegar that was languishing on my kitchen counter. I really wanted to do something fabulous with it. Something that was deserving of the fruity, smoky, tanginess of it….