Salad Recipes

Third time in a week and I finally stopped adding things. That’s the thing about fall salads—they beg for more. More cheese, more nuts, more … Read more

The farmer’s market bag was overflowing. I’d gone in for a loaf of sourdough and walked out with three massive bunches of kale, two pounds … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—my car had made a concerning noise … Read more

I was at the farmers’ market last October, completely overwhelmed by the mountain of butternut squash at every stall. I had already grabbed two, but … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a car seat—our toddler had outgrown the infant one overnight, it seemed—and the smell … Read more

That sharp, clean snap of a cucumber – the kind that echoes in your ears before the coolness even hits your tongue – still takes … Read more

Ripping open a bag of arugula with my teeth while trying to keep a wheel of burrata from sliding off the cutting board — that’s … Read more

My friend Jen had been looking for a fall salad that actually felt like a meal. Not a sad pile of leaves with a few … Read more

Meredith wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to drop off a garden trowel I’d borrowed and the smell hit me before … Read more

“This is the best thing you’ve brought to a barbecue in years,” my brother-in-law said, reaching around his wife for a second scoop. I had … Read more