Category Archives: Salads & Dressings

Maggi White Balsamic Salad Dressing

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Marilyn

This easy to make salad dressing has all the flavors: a little sweet, salty, umami…and it’s uber easy to make and keep at room temperature.  It doesn’t seem that special or different, but I seem to use this dressing often … Continue reading →

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Taco Salad Forever

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Marilyn

My original post for Taco Salad circa 2013 mentions how incredible this is for winter lunches.  However, it has been warmish in Seattle this past month which means temperatures in the mid-70’s during the day.  I know, I know, it … Continue reading →

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Coleslaw One More Time

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I first posted my coleslaw recipe almost 15 years ago while spending a lot of time in Belize.  I’ve moved on and now am in Guatemala, running a small Guardaria program for 40 children.  Every … Continue reading →

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Anytime Tuna Orzo Salad

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Pasta tuna salad is a little different but not much more difficult than making a plain old tuna salad.  Since I always have cans of line-caught tuna on hand, this “recipe” goes into my dinner … Continue reading →

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Hector’s Salad

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: one of my superpowers is being able to order just the right thing at a restaurant – dishes that I simply love and want to re-order … Continue reading →

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Greek Salad My Way

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Marilyn

Click here  to view recipe. Mediterranean food is, hands down, my favorite in the whole wide world.  There, I said it. If I am ever on death row, I might ask for a Greek Salad with a piece of baklava … Continue reading →

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Tangy Noodle Salad – Redux

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Marilyn

Hey people. I feel compelled to repost this one (it’s been almost 10 years!). I keep a double batch of the dressing here on my pantry shelf (no refrigeration needed) and make this whenever I need a side salad or … Continue reading →

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Broccoli Pecan Salad

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. You know me.  Whenever I stumble upon a soup or a salad or a dessert I love, I immediately want to try to make it in my own kitchen.  Recently I was visiting my middle … Continue reading →

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Summer Vegetable Slaw

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My sister Susan mentioned the original version of this slaw, (Poolside Sesame Slaw) published by Smitten Kitchen.  Her photos looked so appealing and after reviewing the dressing ingredients (miso, tahini, sesame oil, etc.) and the … Continue reading →

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Mothers Day Vegetable Salad

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I hosted Mothers Day brunch this year, partly out of necessity and partly out of “where can we go with 12 people, three of whom are under the age of 4?”  Instead, I pretended that … Continue reading →

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