When warm weather arrives, I start craving crisp, fresh salads, and this Shaved Broccoli Apple Salad is one I come back to again and again. Thinly shaved broccoli, crunchy apple, and a light tarragon dressing come together to create a salad that’s fresh, flavorful, and surprisingly satisfying.
Shaved Broccoli and Apple Salad – topped with bacon.
It’s been years since I last ate at a little bistro/steak house in Georgia, Aqua Terra. I had their shrimp and grits, and it’s haunted me ever since. I have to give them a shout-out, because that meal is the inspiration for this Shrimp and Grits with Bourbon Cream.
Shrimp and Grits with Bourbon Cream
Sumac Onion Salad is basically a pickled red onion with a ton of zippy flavor, a little lemony, and a little crunchy, and is an essential condiment/relish for so many Middle Eastern dishes.
Sumac Onion Salad
I know there are a lot of Copycat Olive Garden Salad recipes out there. Maybe thousands. The world might not need another one, but I do! See, not only do I write this site for you, I write it for myself, too – it’s like a personal archive of family favorites.
Copycat Olive Garden Salad
Recently I made a marvelous Garlic Steak Bahn Mi inspired by a Diner’s Drive-Ins and Dives episode. One of the key components of that recipe was what the owner called a Black Pepper Onion Vinaigrette.
The Black Pepper Onion Vinaigrette is fire! It should go right over the beef – my bad adding it last!