You might need to buy:
  • salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
  • Dressing Ingredients:
  • chopped fresh basil or frozen basil
  • purchased or homemade vinaigrette dressing
You might need to buy:
  • mayo
  • light mayo
  • fresh or frozen lemon juice
  • Dijon mustard
You might need to buy:
  • Ingredients:
  • Dressing Ingredients:
  • fresh lemon juice
  • Dijon mustard
  • dried oregano
  • Greek seasoning
  • fresh-ground black pepper to taste
You might need to buy:
  • cauliflower cut into smallish same-sized pieces
  • onion powder
  • salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
  • Dressing Ingredients:
  • mayo
  • onion powder
  • salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
You might need to buy:
  • sliced hearts of palm
  • crumbled Feta cheese
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • Dressing Ingredients:
  • balsamic vinegar
  • fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • olive oil
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • fresh lemon juice
  • olive oil
  • capers
  • caper liquid
  • loosely packed baby spinach leaves
You might need to buy:
  • SALAD
  • For marinated mushrooms:
  • sugar
  • water
  • For salad:
  • baby spinach
  • toasted pine nuts
  • brown sugar
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • CREAMY BASIL DRESSING/SAUCE
  • red wine vinegar
  • tightly packed flat parsley leaves
  • Dijon mustard
  • salt
  • freshly ground white peppercorns
  • mayonnaise
  • vegetable oil mixed with 1/4 cup olive oil
ready in about 30 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • dried dill or 2 tablespoons fresh
  • sugar
  • white wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
  • salt
  • small red onion

To avoid peeling frustration, use the oldest eggs in you fridge for hard boiling. Super fresh eggs are incredibly hard to peel, while the ones that have been around for a week or more will give up their shells more easily.

ready in about 50 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • Transfer eggs to a colander; place under cool running water to stop the cooking. Eggs can be peeled and served immediately.
  • sugar
  • salt
  • cider vinegar
  • hard boiled eggs
ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • nonfat buttermilk
  • white-wine vinegar
  • minced anchovy fillet
  • bite-size pieces green leaf lettuce
  • rinsed and chopped canned artichoke hearts
  • chopped celery