Salad recipes

A quick and easy quiche, perfect for breakfast or brunch. It was quite rich and flavourful. We had it with a bowl of fresh and light salad that helped cut through the richness and it worked very well.

Breaded and golden-fried goat cheese medallions are a great appetizer served with a drizzle of honey, garnished with sliced or diced peppers and spread on baguette slices. These little beauties would also be great atop a green salad.

These lentil burgers are packed with flavor and goodness.They can be served on top of hamburger bun, with some chutney or whatever your favorite toppings; or just have these tasty burgers with some fresh vegetable salad to complete a meal.

Classic way to grill and serve a great sirloin steak. The mushroom red wine sauce had a perfect balance and was very easy to prepare. I grilled my steak in a cast iron grill pan to medium-rare and served with a stuffed tomato and a green salad.

Ranchera sauce made from scratch with a roux-thickened tomato base, cumin, garlic, and fresh vegetables. A versatile Mexican sauce for rice, enchiladas, and huevos rancheros.

No-egg chocolate cake made with cocoa powder, sour milk, and boiling water for a rich, moist crumb. One-bowl mixing, no eggs needed, baked in a tube pan.

Several kinds of cheeses are topped on the dough that has been brushed with garlic olive oil. After baking in the oven, topped with fresh arugula and olive oil. Enjoy this refreshing white pizza with arugula!

A big-batch brownie sheet cake made with cocoa, buttermilk, and a hint of cinnamon. The boiled cocoa mixture gives the crumb an intensely fudgy texture. Ice it while warm for a glossy, melt-in finish.

Zucchini bread with a wholesome twist: toasted wheat germ for nutty fiber, a hint of maple, and a crunchy sesame-seed top. A moist quick bread that puts garden zucchini to good use.

Moist spiced zucchini cake with crushed pineapple, walnuts, currants, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Topped with an almond-lemon cream cheese frosting. A garden-to-dessert stunner.

Versatile crustless seafood quiche with a blender custard of sour cream, cottage cheese, and Parmesan. Choose shrimp, crab, or salmon as your filling for an easy, elegant main.

Brandy-soaked apples baked into a moist sheet cake with walnuts, raisins, and warm spices. Simple mixing, no mixer needed.

Cranberry sauce cake with pecans, orange zest, and a cranberry butter frosting. Moist, fruity, and easy to mix in one bowl for holidays or anytime.

Louisiana courtbouillon of redfish, the classic Cajun fish stew. Whole redfish or red snapper steaks simmered in a brown roux, holy trinity, tomatoes, herbs, and white wine. Spooned over rice, this is bayou comfort food.

Homemade cornmeal focaccia topped with sweet corn, fresh sage, lemon-kissed red onion rings, and melted Monterey Jack. Golden, chewy, and bursting with late-summer flavor.

Homemade chicken nuggets with ground breast meat, cheddar cheese, and thyme get breaded and fried golden, served with creamy chive-spiked dip.