I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
(peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
aged balsamic dressing. The whole bowl only had 110 calories and it
was delicious AND healthy! (okay, the piece of fried chicken I had
with it wasn't healthy, but it was still yummy!)

I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?

"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message
...
>I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
> lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
> (peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
> aged balsamic dressing. The whole bowl only had 110 calories and it
> was delicious AND healthy! (okay, the piece of fried chicken I had
> with it wasn't healthy, but it was still yummy!)
>
> I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
> full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?

Last night's dinner was a tossed salad with homemade turkey potpie. The
salad was very tasty. I just sat out all the fixings and let everyone choose
what they wanted on it, the kids don't like everything that I do. My salad
had a bit of everything; salad mix, sliced mushrooms, garbanzo beans,
kalamata olives, feta cheese, with greek salad dressing. It was really good
and I only ate a few bites of potpie because I ate more salad. Left over
salad is probably on my menu for lunch.

Heck it's only 10:30 and I am craving a salad again.

Cindi

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:

What's your favourite salad?

Hard to say, but.... lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sliced avocado, crispy
bacon bits, and onion rings come pretty close to being a favorite...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote:
>
> I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
> full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?

I like the same kind of salad you made yourself, but with kidney
beans, ranch dressing, and a sprinkle of shredded sharp cheddar!
I also prefer iceberg lettuce for the bulk of the greens, with bits
of darker, more nutritious lettuces and spinach. (I like the plump
crispness of iceberg.)

One time on Usenet, "cybercat" > said:
>
> "Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote:
> >
> > I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
> > full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?
>
> I like the same kind of salad you made yourself, but with kidney
> beans, ranch dressing, and a sprinkle of shredded sharp cheddar!
> I also prefer iceberg lettuce for the bulk of the greens, with bits
> of darker, more nutritious lettuces and spinach. (I like the plump
> crispness of iceberg.)

Sounds like my kind of salad except for the kidney beans (although I
know they're good for you) and I'd use Blue Cheese dressing. A handful
of almonds or walnuts would be good too -- healthy fats and fiber...

--
Jani in WA

"Little Malice" > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, "cybercat" > said:
>>
>> "Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
>> > full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?
>>
>> I like the same kind of salad you made yourself, but with kidney
>> beans, ranch dressing, and a sprinkle of shredded sharp cheddar!
>> I also prefer iceberg lettuce for the bulk of the greens, with bits
>> of darker, more nutritious lettuces and spinach. (I like the plump
>> crispness of iceberg.)
>
> Sounds like my kind of salad except for the kidney beans (although I
> know they're good for you) and I'd use Blue Cheese dressing. A handful
> of almonds or walnuts would be good too -- healthy fats and fiber...
>
> --
Bleu Cheese is the best. Then I would omit the kidney beans and cheddar
and add some sliced black olives!

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
> lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
> (peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
> aged balsamic dressing. The whole bowl only had 110 calories and it
> was delicious AND healthy! (okay, the piece of fried chicken I had
> with it wasn't healthy, but it was still yummy!)
>
> I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
> full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?


Romaine lettuce hearts and chopped broccoli florets, with red onions,
grated sharp cheese, bacon bits, a boiled egg (sometimes), and croûtons.
Dress with reduced fat Thousand Island dressing and Tabasco sauce. If
there's any kind of cold leftover roast meat in the fridge, I'll use
that instead of the bacon bits.

When I was a kid, we grew multiplying onions and I used to love them in
salads -- just iceberg lettuce, multiplying onions, and a little Miracle
Whip. Maybe a few radishes for color. The onions did not taste like
scallions, they tasted more like shallots. I can't find anything like
them anymore. (I wonder if they *were* shallots and just never bloomed
or went dormant in south Texas because the days never got long enough to
trigger it?)

Bob

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
> lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
> (peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
> aged balsamic dressing.

a tablespoon of aged balsamic? How "aged" are we talking here?
I bought a small bottle recently ($85, ouch) but haven't opened it to
see how good it is yet as I'm waiting until I get around to getting some
good cheese or fruit to enjoy it on. I'll just be using drops though and
not spoonfuls. I can't afford spoonfuls.

Little Malice wrote:

> Sounds like my kind of salad except for the kidney beans (although I
> know they're good for you) and I'd use Blue Cheese dressing. A handful
> of almonds or walnuts would be good too -- healthy fats and fiber...
>
I went to this (lousy, but who knew?) at the time casual "Italian"
restaurant recently and for the salads they had only two choices of
dressing- ranch and "Italian with blue cheese"
Huh?! First off, what the hell kind of choice is that for an Italian
themed restaurant? Two gaggy dressings and neither particularly Italian
at that! And secondly, when I asked if I could just get the Italian
dressing without the blue cheese the poor young waitress said "no,
because it is already mixed in." Gads. How could they pass off some
crummy institutional packaged dressing like that? I managed to get her
to bring me olive oil and vinegar but geeez..... Obviously I'll NEVER go
back there. I didn't want to go this night either but I was the guest.
Sooooooooo sad.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
news
> Little Malice wrote:
>
>> Sounds like my kind of salad except for the kidney beans (although I know
>> they're good for you) and I'd use Blue Cheese dressing. A handful of
>> almonds or walnuts would be good too -- healthy fats and fiber...
>>
> I went to this (lousy, but who knew?) at the time casual "Italian"
> restaurant recently and for the salads they had only two choices of
> dressing- ranch and "Italian with blue cheese"
> Huh?! First off, what the hell kind of choice is that for an Italian
> themed restaurant? Two gaggy dressings and neither particularly Italian at
> that! And secondly, when I asked if I could just get the Italian dressing
> without the blue cheese the poor young waitress said "no, because it is
> already mixed in." Gads. How could they pass off some crummy
> institutional packaged dressing like that? I managed to get her to bring
> me olive oil and vinegar but geeez..... Obviously I'll NEVER go back
> there. I didn't want to go this night either but I was the guest.
> Sooooooooo sad.


I'm on to them; I try to remember to order it 'on the side.' I usually get
it -- but not so most of the time on Greek salads; it's part-and-parcel.
Dee Dee

"Goomba38" > wrote

> I went to this (lousy, but who knew?) at the time casual "Italian"
> restaurant recently and for the salads they had only two choices of
> dressing- ranch and "Italian with blue cheese"
> Huh?! First off, what the hell kind of choice is that for an Italian
> themed restaurant? Two gaggy dressings and neither particularly Italian at
> that! And secondly, when I asked if I could just get the Italian dressing
> without the blue cheese the poor young waitress said "no, because it is
> already mixed in." Gads. How could they pass off some crummy
> institutional packaged dressing like that? I managed to get her to bring
> me olive oil and vinegar but geeez..... Obviously I'll NEVER go back
> there. I didn't want to go this night either but I was the guest.
> Sooooooooo sad.

One time we all (my inlaws etc) went to some storefront Italian
restaurant. The people barely spoke English, they really were from
Italy. The food wasn't authentic at all, just the usual red sauce type
of pasta. My bil asked if they had balsamic for his salad. I don't know
why he was disappointed to find out it was some jarred balsamic
vinaigrette type stuff.

Hope springs eternal, I guess.

nancy

"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message
...
>I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
> lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
> (peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
> aged balsamic dressing. The whole bowl only had 110 calories and it
> was delicious AND healthy! (okay, the piece of fried chicken I had
> with it wasn't healthy, but it was still yummy!)
>
> I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
> full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?

I can't eat eggs or cheese, but both are good on a salad. And my salads do
vary. One favorite starts with some taco meat if I have it. I then use a
mix of greens, some raw corn, bell pepper in assorted colors, plenty of
onion, tomato, black olives, kidney beans and some salsa.

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:06:37 -0500, Karen AKA Kajikit
> wrote:

>I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
>lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
>(peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
>aged balsamic dressing. The whole bowl only had 110 calories and it
>was delicious AND healthy! (okay, the piece of fried chicken I had
>with it wasn't healthy, but it was still yummy!)
>
>I'm eating a salad almost every day because it's so diet-friendly and
>full of vitamins and fiber. What's your favourite salad?

I do have an absolute favorite. Fresh baby spinach leaves, dried
cranberries and crumbled bleu cheese. Then a bit of poppy seed
dressing on top. It is a fantastic combo and good for you. I think
the baby spinach leaves tend to fill you up because they are far more
healthy than any kind of lettuce and your body knows it.

Just my long time favorite.

aloha,
Cea
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farmers of Pure Kona

> wrote :
>
> I do have an absolute favorite. Fresh baby spinach leaves, dried
> cranberries and crumbled bleu cheese. Then a bit of poppy seed
> dressing on top. It is a fantastic combo and good for you. I think
> the baby spinach leaves tend to fill you up because they are far more
> healthy than any kind of lettuce and your body knows it.
>
> Just my long time favorite.

That sounds really nice. Do you use "Craisins?"

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:06:37 -0500, Karen AKA Kajikit
> wrote:

>What's your favourite salad?

Cucumber and tomato marinated for a while in Italian dressing. Maybe
add a few slices of onion or a sprinkle of parsley. It tastes like
Summer.

Tara

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:40:18 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
>> I just made a really simple but delicious salad for lunch - 1 cup baby
>> lettuce mix, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 boiled egg, an inch of cucumber
>> (peeled and diced), half a dozen baby mushrooms, and a tablespoon of
>> aged balsamic dressing.
>
>a tablespoon of aged balsamic? How "aged" are we talking here?
>I bought a small bottle recently ($85, ouch) but haven't opened it to
>see how good it is yet as I'm waiting until I get around to getting some
>good cheese or fruit to enjoy it on. I'll just be using drops though and
>not spoonfuls. I can't afford spoonfuls.

Not THAT aged... only 6 years old, but better than that crap they sell
in the supermarket with 'grape must' added to it! I had a gorgeous
bottle of 12yo balsamic awhile ago and you only needed a TEASPOON of
that one it was so strong! I couldn't afford another bottle when that
one ran out so I downgraded.

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:

>> I bought a small bottle recently ($85, ouch) but haven't opened it to
>> see how good it is yet as I'm waiting until I get around to getting some
>> good cheese or fruit to enjoy it on. I'll just be using drops though and
>> not spoonfuls. I can't afford spoonfuls.
>
> Not THAT aged... only 6 years old, but better than that crap they sell
> in the supermarket with 'grape must' added to it! I had a gorgeous
> bottle of 12yo balsamic awhile ago and you only needed a TEASPOON of
> that one it was so strong! I couldn't afford another bottle when that
> one ran out so I downgraded.

LOL "downgraded". Where did you get your vinegar if not from a
supermarket? Is this a good source out there...?
I cracked open the 15 yr stuff last night and had it with some Rembrandt
Gouda I had on hand and it was delicious! Almost honey sweet, and thick
as oil. Hmmmm.. it actually looks just like automotive oil. My husband
enjoyed it also but would probably freak a little if I told him how much
it cost. I shan't bother him with those trivialities....

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
My husband
> enjoyed it also but would probably freak a little if I told him how much
> it cost. I shan't bother him with those trivialities....


Soemtimes it's good to have separate monies.
'What's mine is mine ................"
Dee Dee

My husband
> enjoyed it also but would probably freak a little if I told him how much
> it cost. I shan't bother him with those trivialities....

I shop and cook. He eats and enjoys. The rest is just unnecessary details.


Cindi