Have you ever seen the movie Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead with Christina Applegate? It was one of my sister and my favorites as pre-teens, and although at the time it wasn’t even close to being applicable to us, our favorite quote from the movie was Sue Ellen, every girl over 25 should have a cucumber in the house! Now that this quote does apply to me, I admit to nearly always having cucumber on hand. And yes, I snagged a couple of slices for my eyes when I made this salad. ;)...
Succotash-Style Pasta Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing
Summer is the season of pasta salads. They feed a crowd and are quick and easy to throw together, which makes them perfect for potlucks, picnics, and barbeques. Plus they’re a great way to sneak more veggies into kids (or adults) who claim to not even like fresh corn (ahem, Mike). Succotash is a Southern dish that usually has lima beans, corn, and bell pepper, and it was the inspiration for my pasta salad....
Pancake Chicken Salad
There is something oddly intriguing about the name Pancake Chicken Salad. I was looking through the index of one of my cookbooks when I first read it, and I couldn’t help but wonder exactly what it entailed. Is it crepe-like pancakes stuffed with creamy chicken salad? Or maybe chicken salad fried into pancake shape? The stranger the ideas that came into my head, the more the recipe piqued my interest…and the name alone just wasn’t enough, I had to read the full recipe....
Poached Salmon Pasta Salad
Mike has been on a real salmon kick lately, and I’m not going to complain since it’s better than him being on a lamb (ugh…lamb is not my favorite), chicken wing, or rice-with-every-meal kick (again). Our favorite way to eat salmon is poached in salted water with onion, garlic, dill, bay, and peppercorn. Cooked this way, we eat our salmon with a little drizzle of olive oil on top, usually with sides like asparagus and wild rice. This meal is fantastic, being both delicious and healthy, but even so, variety is the spice of life and one night I wanted to switch it up a […]...
Stuffed Tomato Salad
Campari tomatoes are deep red, round tomatoes that are usually sold on the vine. They’re sweet and juicy and I think they taste a lot like cherry tomatoes (they also look similar to cherry tomatoes, only larger). Campari tomatoes are the perfect tomatoes for stuffing because in addition to their great flavor, they’re big enough to get a decent amount of filling inside. The filling I use in this recipe is a combination of three cheeses (mozzarella, Parmesan, and cottage cheese), which I puree until smooth. The end result is a cheesy mixture with a consistency similar to ricotta, but much more flavorful. If you’re […]...
Tropical Chicken Salad
I know a lot of people who don’t think salad can be a satisfying meal. They think of it as fine for a first course or a side dish, but never a main course. If you’re one of those people, make this salad. It will change your mind. There are so many different flavors and textures going on…the tender, nutty chicken…the crispy, sweet banana chips…the tang from the yogurt-based poppy seed dressing. It all works together amazingly well. Unsweetened, desiccated coconut was the one thing I wanted to add to this salad but in my haste forgot (it’s so hard to be patient when something smells […]...
Layered Green Salad
I want to give a huge thank you to my very sweet friend Karyn of French Charming. Karyn’s blog is full of beautiful eye candy and nourishment for the soul too. Karyn’s positive outlook and inspirational ideas always bring a smile to my face. She is one of the most truly genuine bloggers I have had the pleasure of coming across, and reading her blog feels like catching up with a very dear friend. In addition to all of this, she is amazingly generous (she recently hosted 5 fabulous giveaways for 5 days in a row!). Karyn recently sent me a stunning tote bag that […]...
Valentine’s Day Menu: Strawberry Spritzers and Savory Strawberry Salad
First up in our fancy homemade Valentine’s Day meal are the cute little drinks and the salad. The two are tied together through strawberry slices, which are perfect for Valentine’s Day since they look just like sweet little hearts. The Strawberry Spritzers are so easy to make that it isn’t even really a recipe…and for very little effort you get something that is absolutely adorable! I made a caramelized onion dressing to serve with the salad (because I also use caramelized onion for the pasta and beef recipes), but you could make it even easier and use your favorite prepared salad dressing…I think anything with a […]...
Cobb Salad
There are several stories as to the origin of this salad. Legend has it that this salad was dreamed up as a late night snack either by or for Robert Cobb of the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood; supposedly, items where just pulled out of the fridge, chopped up, and put together in a salad. When I was younger I always thought it was called Cobb because it’s arranged in rows just like the kernels of corn on a cob. As lovely as this salad is, my favorite way to eat it is all mixed up. So why bother to arrange it in such beautiful […]...
Sweet and Spicy Slaw
Coleslaw is an essential component of summer barbeques, but who doesn’t get bored with the same old slaw? This dish is perfect to serve at just about any BBQ…it can be made in ~10 minutes, its got sweet and spicy flavor components, and its vibrant colors are beautiful. I served this slaw with grilled teriyaki salmon (see here for a homemade teriyaki recipe), and it was a perfect combination. The day after making this slaw I sautéed up the leftovers with a handful of edamame (for ~3 minutes on the stovetop) and served it over brown rice for a quick stir fry. (I love double-duty […]...
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I’m Faith Gorsky, the writer, cook, and photographer behind An Edible Mosaic. My goal is to inspire you to get in the kitchen and try something new! Feel free to 