Salad Recipes

My dad swore he hated salads. For thirty years. He’d push them around his plate, muttering about “rabbit food” and how a proper meal needed … Read more

The neighborhood fall potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing the usual suspects—slow-cooked braises, bubbling casseroles, elaborate pies … Read more

The first time I made this grilled corn and black bean salad, I was standing in my tiny apartment kitchen, trying to figure out what … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a dripping pipe and a man who insisted … Read more

My neighbor, a retired guy named Frank who gardens like it’s his job, knocked on my door last July holding a watermelon the size of … Read more

My friend Jenna asked me last summer why I couldn’t just skip the step of salting the cucumbers before mixing the dressing. She watched me … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to stay for dinner. I’d only stopped by my neighbor Dave’s place to grab a package that got delivered to his house … Read more

This was supposed to be a tzatziki sauce. I had the yogurt, the garlic, the lemon, the dill—everything lined up for a beautiful, thick Greek-style … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder (mine had mysteriously vanished into the garage abyss), and … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last July when a car door slammed shut and the air shifted—suddenly I was hit with … Read more