June 22, 2016
Marinated Zucchini Salad with Grilled Halloumi.
The joy of travelling has just been usurped by the joy of coming home. Oh, and a slightly unusual green salad...
June 29, 2015
Spinach, Strawberry, Quinoa Salad
I was 22 years old and moving from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Destin, Florida. My roommate in Baton Rouge gave me the book-on-tape of Maya Angelou's "The Heart of a Woman" for my journey and as I set off, late at night, for my 300-mile drive east,...
September 3, 2014
Green Bean Sesame Salad
I'd love to say Louisiana food is all about contradictions, like balancing sweet and spicy, or fat with lean, or excess with moderation. That, though, would be one big fat lie. Louisiana food is all about excess. More is more down here in the Sticky Hot...
August 9, 2014
Kale, Quinoa and Herb Salad
I am keenly aware that Kale, Quinoa and Herb Salad is unlikely to rope you in. I mean, not like Ooey Gooey Chocolate Brownies or Best Ever Rum Pound Cake (I do have a recipe for that but it calls for boxed cake mix so...