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Onion-Dill Croutons

Onion-Dill Croutons

1 loaf of whole grain bread, 1/2″ cubes
1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 tablespoon dill weed
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Combine all ingredients and toss together thoroughly, so none of the seasonings are concentrated in one area. Taste; adjust seasonings.
Spread out on 9″ x 13″ baking pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, [...]

A Healthy Salad Habit

When we first married, Jeff told me how much he loved salads and how he would love to eat salad every day. I’m sorry to admit that I didn’t take him at his word until about five years into our marriage. After repeated encouragements from him and a desire growing in me to provide healthier [...]

Our Favorite Olive Oil & Vinegar Salad Dressing

I take my glass salad dressing container with a plastic removable pour spout (or a pint size jar with lid). In it, I put a little sweetener (raw honey or raw agave syrup), about 1/2 teaspoon each of sea salt and onion powder, along with 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. I also add dried herbs, [...]

Summer’s Bounty Cabbage Salad

This salad gets its name because it is so good with summer garden produce. The salad we enjoyed yesterday contained patty pan squash from our garden; perfectly ripe tomatoes from our friend’s garden; and local cabbage and bell peppers from a farm stand.

Summer’s Bounty Cabbage Salad

1/2 head green cabbage — thinly sliced
2 bell peppers — cored and thinly sliced
2 patty pan squashes — quartered, then [...]

Cabbage Salad

1 or 2 heads Napa cabbage or green cabbage, thickly shredded
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
4 carrots, shredded
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
other veggies as desired: cherry tomatoes, small pieces of broccoli or cauliflower, etc.
balsamic vinegar — start with 1/8 cup
extra virgin olive oil — start with 1/2 cup
salt & pepper
2 to 4 tablespoons of raw honey or raw agave syrup

Toss all vegetable ingredients — cabbage, green onions, carrots, [...]

Judy’s Chinese Chicken Salad

Judy, Jeff's mom, taught me how to make this Chinese Chicken Salad recipe while she visited us. This is how we did it.

Judy's Chinese Chicken Salad
1 whole chicken, deboned and cold
1 to 1-1/2 heads shredded cabbage (Napa or green)
4 carrots, shredded
1 bunch green onion, sliced thinly
1/2 to 1 cup slivered almonds (we had chopped)
chow mein noodles
mandarin orange [...]

Quinoa Tabouli

Last week our grocery store had organic parsley, which I haven’t seen all winter. I bought 4 bunches to make tabouli. Tabouli is a Middle Eastern salad traditionally made with parsley, green onions and bulgur wheat, and dressed with extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice and salt. I enjoy making our tabouli with quinoa [...]

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