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Mango Nectar Dressing From Savory Raw Dressings & Sauces

chow — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:33:27 +0000

Delicious salad dressings without oil or vinegar. Nuh-uh, you say. Yeah-huh, I say, after receiving a review copy of the ebook Savory Raw Dressings & Sauces by Andrew Perlot. I tried the very first recipe, the Mango Nectar Dressing. Since it’s only two ingredients, it’s ridiculously easy and simple. But the taste is so light [...]

Fuyu Persimmon Salad

chow — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:16:37 +0000

With persimmons all over the farmers market, I just had to get some. There’s two types: Fuyu is the squat, round, firm, eat-whenever kind and the Hachiya is the soft, pointy end, eat-only-if-ripe-or-you’ll-be-really-sorry kind. I went with the Fuyu for it’s crispness and because I was going to use it in a salad. Cutting the [...]

Minty Summer Fruit Salad

chow — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:47:14 +0000

While I’m not a big fan of heat waves, I do enjoy what else summertime brings – a bounty of fresh, delicious, sweet fruit. Since I got all of the fruit (except the lychees) from the local farmer’s market, it doesn’t really need much more to make it any better – just a bit of [...]

Chinese Veggie Chicken Salad

chow — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:09:48 +0000

Like so many other places, it was rather warm here last week and I haven’t felt like firing up the kitchen because of the heat. Or if I do, I’m try to limit the use of the stove and the oven is definitely a big no. So, salad is good. Chinese Veggie Chicken Salad is [...]

King Oyster Mushroom Salad

chow — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:56:10 +0000

I first tried oyster mushrooms at Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco. They were amazing and a real eye-opener. Up to that point, I’ve just been cooking with the usual portobellos, shiitakes and white button mushrooms. Years later, I spot a package of king oyster mushrooms at the grocery store. They look sorta like oyster mushrooms [...]

Thai Salad With Strawberries

chow — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:00:11 +0000

With my overabundance of luscious strawberries, I wanted to try something new, something spectacular, something worthy of such fresh and sweet strawberries. I made a salad. But not your ordinary run-of-the-mill salad, I made a Thai salad with a little spicy kick to it. It’s got the tasty flavors associated with Thai food, but with [...]

Cold Soba Noodle Salad

chow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:20:05 +0000

Once upon a time, there was a Japanese restaurant in downtown Palo Alto, California. It was one of my favorite restaurants and I think one of the first East-West fusion restaurants around. They were very innovative yet the food was very simple. They had some of the best vegan dishes. So sad when they closed [...]