Tag Archives: Salad

The Bleu Cheese Dressing Drama Continues

Without my trusty taster at hand to encourage me, to smack his lips in pure joy, and mostly to eat up the results, I am finding that I don’t have enough of an outlet for the food to really support … Continue reading

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Behind the Scenes

Instead of just showing you the final result, I took an extra moment (even though I was starving!) to lay everything out first and take its portrait. So two pictures today. The pound-size of mixed salad greens that seem to … Continue reading

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NOLA Boy is Eating Us Out of House and Home

Just a quick update to celebrate NOLA Boy’s gain of two pounds in only ten days. Here we have a typical lunch these days.  He actually consumed this bowl of home made soup sprinkled with pizza topping cheese, a salad … Continue reading

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Morocco, Marzetti, and Beyond Bread

Probably not the first combination I would have thought of, but by golly – this really did turn out great! Back story: NOLA Boy had a cardiac procedure in Tucson on Thursday, and while he was kept overnight for observation … Continue reading

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Snap Pea Treat

Our soup, salad, and sourdough lunch was much unchanged except for these delicious baked snap pea treats today.

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Burger ‘n’ Onions

We seem to be on a cheeseburger kick again.  Today’s delight included a slice of jalapeño pepper cheese and grilled onions.  DH had a slice of bacon on his – hiding under the cheese. You can see mine above.  It … Continue reading

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Seven Friends

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Seven Friends

    Sometimes it doesn’t take much to turn a ho-hum lunch into something REALLY spectacular!  These seven friends help me with that.  They are all pretty potent, so not much is needed, thus very few calories are added to … Continue reading

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Mix ’em up Salad

No tortellinis in this salad! Just field greens, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, strawberries and tangerine sections. After the photo, I drizzled on a bit of the Sesame Ginger Coleslaw dressing that I am finding many uses for, and gobbled it down. … Continue reading

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The End of the Rana

This was far more delicious than it appears, and it is the last seven little tortellinis from a package of refrigerated prepared pastas. Yeah, I know – not something I usually get. But it had a special magic aura about … Continue reading

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Turmeric Salad

   They say turmeric is good for joint pain.  Anyone with experience on this subject? I’ve been putting it in a lot of foods as I eat them.  It wasn’t too bad on this cottage cheese, but certainly isn’t a … Continue reading

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Remnants

   The last of two delicious soups, and the last of the cornbread.   Also, no more bone broth on hand.  I may need to go out to forage tomorrow!

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Feta Dust

   There has been the merest suggestion of feta cheese left in the container for several days.  Every day I think I will finish it off, but it seems to regenerate when I am not looking.  This is a new … Continue reading

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You Say “Ceci” and I Say “Garbanzo”

So nourishing! We both felt like a million bucks after downing this lovely lunch.

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Soup – Salad – Sandwich

The three “S’s” of good eating. After a morning of slinging boxes around in our storage room, this late lunch proved to be just right. How can you go wrong with a roast chicken, pepper cheese, and tomato panini on … Continue reading

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The GPS and the Lunch

The plan was to go to either Tenneco Well or Whitewater Draw today on a photographic outing. The GPS wanted to be updated, but then refused to be cooperative. Time passed, and it was too late to go, so we … Continue reading

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Salad Season

There’s more here than meets the eye. The photo of this delicious salad does not come anywhere close to showing how super delicious and nutritious it was. Beneath the visible base of Romaine and bok choy, and the layer of … Continue reading

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Meatloaf for One; Spaghetti for Four

Time was tight; leftovers were plentiful. What to make? I had enough leftover meatloaf for a single, generous serving . . . OR . . . I could add onions, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes, and some Classico Spicy Red Pepper Pasta … Continue reading

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Lunchus Interruptus – Roadrunner

I was chowing down on this delicious salad of Romaine, Roma tomatoes, avocado and Havarti cheese (with jalapeño dressing), when DH spied Lazarus swooping down from the top of our storage shed, on a direct glide path with an invading … Continue reading

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Kale-bonara

CARBONARA is a generic term that we use for any dish that has myriad stir fried vegetables, a bit of meat and/or cheese, and is served over pasta. This kale looked so wonderful, particularly after it was cooked, that I … Continue reading

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