Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’

(Optional) Chopped Salad

This is what I would very loosely call a recipe for the salad I’ve been making all summer, and I’ve named it “(Optional) Chopped Salad” because all the ingredients are optional, depending on your taste and what’s available that day. I’ve brought it to BBQs and served it to company, and everyone wants the “recipe,” which makes me giggle. It’s just what you like and what you’ve got, all chopped up nicely in a bowl.

Don’t like olives? Fugettaboutem! Have a few Kirby cukes around? By all means. Rather use goat cheese or no cheese at all? Be my guest. The key is to wind up with a fresh, crunchy, lightly-dressed salad that makes you happy and is…


Oh my. I have gone and spoiled myself forever. I have stumbled upon the most perfect breakfast/brunch dish and now I want to eat it every day. And I don’t even like eggs!

I don’t remember where I first saw a version of this recipe, but for some reason it stuck in my head. Ratatouille. Yum. Eggs. Not-so-yum, but Iacono chicken farm is right near us in East Hampton, and the farm-fresh eggs continually beckon to me. I eat them occasionally because I think they’re good for ya and I just should-always poached-but there’s nothing enjoyable about it for me.

But the idea of masking an egg with ratatouille? Brill. I looked at a bunch of recipes…