Oct 25 2008

Salad with Sautéed Mushrooms and Grilled Chicken Breast in Tarragon Vinaigrette

Posted by Gavin

This is an über-dooper easy dinner salad that’s a fun twist on chef’s salads. The only real trick with this one is that you’ve got to be ready to serve it when the mushrooms are done sautéing, else-wise you’ll serve a warm, cheesy, steaming pile of mushy lettuce and mushrooms, not-so-very-much-good… Read more »

Sep 19 2008

Fresh Summer Green Bean Salad

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So, we were supposed to bring a salad to dinner and Mom & Dad’s. The bummer was that we didn’t have any lettuce or greens of any kind. What we did have, though, was bunches of fresh beans from our trusty CSA. And we knew they were delicious because we’ve been getting them for a couple of weeks. We threw in some of the fresh Basil we’ve been getting and had the start of a rockin’ summer salad… Read more »

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Sep 13 2008

Roasted Beets with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette

Posted by Gavin

This is the dish for all those ‘I-don’t-think-I-like-beets” people out there. Trust us, you like beets but you just don’t know it. We stole the basic idea for this dish from Morton’s Bistro and it’s the perfect accompaniment to the Roasted Tenderloin.

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Jul 28 2008

Pear, Pancetta, and Arugula Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette

Posted by Gavin

Yesterday we knocked out a super good vinaigrette to go with nummy Pancetta Pear and Arugula Salad. The salad is pretty basic and is based on this recipe from Epicurious. But the vinaigrette was our own creation… Read more »

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