There are endless possibilities for mixing and matching ingredients with whole grains to create dynamite salads and pilafs. Barley is often overlooked and that’s a shame. It’s full of nutrition and has the most agreeable chewy texture that I love to bite into. As if that weren’t enough of a recommendation, it is ridiculously inexpensive […]
Salad greens from the garden with grated carrot, cherry tomatoes and leftover hard-boiled egg. Preparation time: 10 minutes Shopping: none Season with extra-virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, a little salt, freshly ground black pepper. Here’s a question: Why are brown eggs more expensive in the grocery store than plain white eggs? The only difference […]
The inspiration for this potato salad came from our recent garden cleanup. Where I wanted to plant okra, potatoes were growing, apparently from spuds I had missed during last year’s harvest. I dug up the new plants (hated to do it) and in the process gathered a bucket-full of potatoes. Could they possibly be edible? […]
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