Salad Recipes

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my car keys, when the smell of someone’s apple … Read more

Last October, I was at the farmers’ market, completely overwhelmed by a massive bin of butternut squash. I stood there, squinting, trying to remember which … Read more

Marta watched me fumbling with a pomegranate at the farmers’ market, seeds scattering across the wooden stall like crimson confetti. She didn’t say anything at … Read more

There used to be a little German butcher shop tucked behind the old hardware store on Main Street that made the most incredible creamy cucumber … Read more

I was sorting through a dusty box of old cookbooks at a church rummage sale last spring when the woman running the booth—a retired schoolteacher … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-blown taco night. I had the tortillas warming, the chicken marinating, and I was feeling pretty smug about my … Read more

The power went out halfway through a July heatwave three years ago, and my kitchen turned into a sauna. I was supposed to be roasting … Read more

My neighbor Rosa watched me fumbling with a pair of tongs at my first backyard barbecue of the season, trying to keep six ears of … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow her extension cord—mine had mysteriously vanished into the garage abyss—and the smell of … Read more

There used to be a tiny Mediterranean cafe on the corner of 4th and Main that made this chickpea pasta salad I still dream about. … Read more