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Posts Tagged ‘salad

15 Feb, 2014

Lunch #599 – Spinach and strawberry salad

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food

I’m one lunch away from 600 lunches! I wanted to post number 599 here because it involves a salad dressing that is too good not to share. It only take a couple of minutes to make, and beats the bottled stuff by a mile. This one is great on spinach and strawberries. You can add some […]

23 Jan, 2014

Maple kale and sweet potato salad

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food

I’m not sure if this really qualifies as a salad, but I SHALL CALL IT A SALAD AND A SALAD IT SHALL BE. (That being said, I think this it could also make a very nice side dish too. Maybe served with a pork chop?) This made an excellent lunch – a veritable cornucopia of […]

09 Jul, 2013

Keeping cool… with watermelon!

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food

Nothing says SUMMER like a cold slice of watermelon, doesn’t it? Even Piper enjoys a lick of watermelon now and then: As much as we love watermelon, for some reason we find it challenging to eat a whole one. That’s why I wanted to jot down some ideas for the next time I have extras […]

17 Jun, 2013

My favourite new salad – and yes, it’s KALE.

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food

A great new recipe for kale salad. It’s our new favourite!


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