Posts in Salad/Side
Food as Energy, Part III (Ghee-Roasted Carrots & Lentils with Smoky Green Sauce)

Humor me for a minute and think back to your high school science class. You'll remember learning about chlorophyll being the pigment that gives plants their green color and allows them to derive energy directly from the sun. And that eating these chlorophyll-rich plants increases production of hemoglobin, the molecule responsible for carrying oxygen in our blood. You probably were also told that oxygen-rich blood is the most essential element for cell energy because unlike plants, we humans cannot derive energy directly from the sun. Or can we?!

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Lunch Power, Part 2 (Kale Snacking Salad)

This is a no-recipe recipe. But it's one of those rare green salads that is hearty and keeps exceptionally well in the fridge for a few days, making it perfect to add quick greenery at lunch, serve as a dinner side salad, or have as a snack. And yes, I really mean a snack! 

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Lunch Power, Part 1 (Farro with Balsamic-Roasted Brussels + Kale)

This is the sort of hearty, chewy, sweet, tangy, crunchy, green, delicious salad I love to find hanging out in my fridge. Our trusty winter farm stand is still selling Brussels sprouts and kale, so I'm milking their availability for all they are worth because I know their time is limited.

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