Tag Archives: Kalamata Olives

Chopped Salad

Posted on July 8, 2022 by tbuzzee

When I was a kid, my mom felt it was very close to rude to serve a salad that required a knife to enjoy at the table. Perhaps why, today, a chopped salad is one of my fave choices eating … Continue reading →

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French ‘n Feta Pasta Salad

Posted on October 15, 2021 by tbuzzee

Why should mayonnaise or Italian dressing or vinaigrettes have all the fun with pasta salad? Loosely based on my old fave retro Jardinière Salad, but without the Kraft Dinner or, in fact, the mayonnaise, this features a combination of French … Continue reading →

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Chick Pea Antipasto Salad

Posted on April 15, 2020 by tbuzzee

I came across the original version of this recipe on a facebook page I quite like: Recipe Clippings. They post old recipes they have come across in newspapers, pamphlets, magazine ads, and the like. At first, this was a layered … Continue reading →

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Antipasto Pasta Salad

Posted on July 18, 2018 by tbuzzee

So, yeh, fergettabout the mayonnaise for this salad; and, while we’re at it, let’s fergettabout the gluten, too, because we’re making this salad with chickpea pasta! Penne chickpea pasta, blanched asparagus, grape tomatoes, chopped marinated artichoke hearts, onion, Feta cheese, … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Honey Mustard Jardinière Salad

Posted on March 10, 2017 by tbuzzee

I thought I would close out this week of adding Honey Mustard salad dressing to egg salad and Catalina salad dressing to steak for tacos by adding the both of them to… wait for it… macaroni and cheese (Kraft Dinner) … Continue reading →

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My New Favorite Cole Slaw!

Posted on January 9, 2017 by tbuzzee

First. Is it coleslaw? Or, is it cole slaw? I’ve seen it published both ways, and I normally go with the two word option, so I guess we’ll go with that. Either way, this recipe, which is not really too, … Continue reading →

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Best! Couscous Salad

Posted on December 14, 2016 by tbuzzee

So. Couscous. Tiny balls of semolina turned into one of our very favorite salads. Pretty quick. Pretty simple. Pretty darned tasty – and – mebbe even a bit better the next day! INGREDIENTS •3/4 cup pearl couscous •1 cup stock, … Continue reading →

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Caponata

Posted on September 21, 2015 by tbuzzee

Back in the day, at my first job out of school, I worked with a great group of ladies from a large Italian East Boston family, and they loved food. Helen and Jebby were the first to introduce me to … Continue reading →

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Chicken Souvlaki

Posted on August 17, 2015 by tbuzzee

Wrapped up in a lightly warmed piece of pita bread, this dish of chicken tossed in a very nice Greek dressing, then cooked (on the stove or on skewers on the grill) and served with a cucumber and yogurt sauce, … Continue reading →

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Artichoke Relish With Kalamatas and Basil

Posted on July 21, 2015 by tbuzzee

Rich brought home a couple of flank steaks and, since I haven’t ever really worked with them before, I did a little research on the web before deciding what, exactly, we’d do with them. In my search, I came across … Continue reading →

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