Salad Recipes

My sister showed up at my back door on a Saturday afternoon in late June, sweating through her sundress, holding a bag of tri-color rotini … Read more

Late August, and the only thing I want is a bowl of creamy cucumber salad with dill and sour cream. The counter is covered in … Read more

The forkful of potato salad that had a little bit of everything—that was the whole point. I was standing at a picnic table last July, … Read more

I was sitting on a cracked vinyl stool at a dusty auto shop waiting for an oil change when the mechanic—a guy named Dale with … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired mechanic named Frank, asked me why I couldn’t just skip the salting step. I was explaining my process … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a slow Tuesday, and I suddenly craved something fresh, zesty, and a little bit wild—something that felt like summer but … Read more

Introduction The summer I decided to repaint my kitchen, I found myself chatting with the building superintendent, Mr. Jensen, while waiting for the paint to … Read more

There used to be this tiny lakeside café nestled just off the main road in a sleepy Wisconsin town that made a creamy deviled egg … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I was helping out at a local flea market booth, arranging vintage kitchenware and chatting with visitors. Honestly, I wasn’t … Read more

Introduction “Why can’t we just toss the cucumbers with the dressing first and then slice them?” my friend asked while I was prepping the cucumber … Read more