CUCUMBER LEMONADE CHILLER and SPRING SALAD WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE and WHITE PEACH CRISP

We were really looking forward to having some of the most fabulous people we know for dinner. What started out as a small gathering, grew to...

GREEK SALAD WITH AVOCADO, SHRIMP AND CAPER VINAIGRETTE and HELLO DOLLY BARS

The kids were out of school Friday, for Parent-Teacher conferences. Thankfully there were no surprises to be had during the meetings, and we...

GREEN BEANS WITH TOASTED WALNUTS AND DRIED CHERRY VINAIGRETTE

I have made this dish several times before, and have always loved it. We had friends over for dinner, and I thought this would fit perfectly...

THREE SALADS, ONE VINAIGRETTE FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

On today's episode of Food for Thought, I made three very different salads with one vinaigrette.  Once you have the ratio down of 1:3, y...

OYSTERS, TWO WAYS

My love of this delicious bivalve is pretty well documented, and I couldn't help but return to it. I've been digging through cookboo...

MIDAS SAUCE

Midas, meaning everything it touches turns to gold. This sauce, which I first discovered as an accompaniment to oysters on the half shell a...

Quinoa Spring Salad

photo credit: alive magazine Recipe from Vive le Vegan ! My mother was visiting from Newfoundland when I was testing this recipe. She was th...