Articles Archive for 14 December 2009

Leftover Chicken Salad

One of my favorite things to do with leftover chicken is to use it cold in a salad. It’s a healthy and fast way to get some good protein and lots of greens. Here’s a recipe I often use, especially at this time of year when root vegetables are in season.
This recipe serves 2 for a sizeable lunch, and is delicious paired with a nice soup such as the butternut squash soup shown in the photograph here.
Ingredients:

leftover chicken, sliced into bite-sized chunks
1/2 bag mixed greens
1 large carrot, grated
1 small beet, …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 14/12/09 pm31 09:56 PM

 

Local, organic groceries right to your door

I tell anyone who will listen that I love everything about food: eating it, cooking it, growing it, healing the world with it. I have to stand corrected on this “everything”, though, as I realize there is one piece of it that I really don’t enjoy: grocery shopping.
In fact, I actually quite loathe grocery shopping. Ironic for someone as preoccupied with all things food, I know. But the fastest way to convert me from happy-go-lucky-foodie to grumpy-reluctant-whiner is to ask me to go grocery shopping. This has been the bane …

Written by Margaret Floyd on 14/12/09 pm31 02:29 PM