Tag: salad

Eetch (Armenian Bulgur Salad)

Eetch (Armenian Bulgur Salad)

Recently, I got a dozen lahmejun from an Armenian church food sale. Lahmejun are like a very thin crust pizza or flatbread topped with minced meat, vegetables, and tomatoes. If I lived near an Armenian store or bakery, I would make this for dinner more 

Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh

Today, the day before Halloween, we woke up to the first snowfall of the season. You might imagine that we would be having a warm stew or soup for dinner, but when have I ever done things that make sense to other people? I am 

Fruit Salad Dressing

Fruit Salad Dressing

My “go to” side dishes have to be easy. When I’m putting time and energy into making an entree, I don’t have much left in me to give to accompaniments. For this reason, things like frozen and canned vegetables, rice, couscous, roasted potatoes and other 

Armenian Chopped Salad

Armenian Chopped Salad

One of the things I love about summer are the fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. Summer is the time we get to eat a lot of sliced tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and cucumbers sprinkled with salt. This is so easy as a 

Asian Chicken Slaw

Asian Chicken Slaw

Asian Chicken Slaw is the answer. Figuring out what to serve in the hot days of summer is always difficult. I ask the same question at least once a week. “What should I make for dinner this week?” The answer that I usually get? “Whatever”. 

White Bean Tuna Salad

White Bean Tuna Salad

One time when I was in my 20’s, I asked my mother over the phone how come she never made Tuna Noodle Casserole anymore. She told me she had made it because they didn’t have a lot of money back then. I had no idea 

Asian Grilled Steak Salad

Asian Grilled Steak Salad

It was supposed to be in the mid 90’s here today so I didn’t want to do too much cooking. A few weeks ago, my 21 year old daughter asked for “that salad we used to have all the time for dinner in the summer