Salad Slingin'
I am one of those people who has an idea for a recipe (pizza, oatmeal, salad, etc) and then just totally throws that idea out of whack by dumping a whole bunch of extras on it.
Well, last week, I stuck to my guns. I really wanted to make a spinach, chicken, apple, walnut, goat cheesesandwich salad. So what happened? We had a spinach, chicken, green apple, pecan, cranberry, goat cheese salad and it was delicious!
See? I stuck to my guns (for the most part) and it was a win.
What else happened? We ran out of salad dressing so I made up my own with: a little olive oil, balsamic, rice vinegar, cracked pepper, and lemon juice. It was okay, but mostly I was just glad I had the ingredients to make a halfway decent dressing.
Proof of previous salad mess.
Are you a recipe follower or a more go with the flow kind of cook?
Well, last week, I stuck to my guns. I really wanted to make a spinach, chicken, apple, walnut, goat cheese
See? I stuck to my guns (for the most part) and it was a win.
What else happened? We ran out of salad dressing so I made up my own with: a little olive oil, balsamic, rice vinegar, cracked pepper, and lemon juice. It was okay, but mostly I was just glad I had the ingredients to make a halfway decent dressing.
Proof of previous salad mess.
Don't think the haphazard salad won't ever happen again, but it's fun to see what happens when you stick with a plan.
Are you a recipe follower or a more go with the flow kind of cook?
Comments
I am a total recipe follower. I do not like doing my own thing at all. I did make my own salad dressing when I was in Paris, and it actually turned out super good, though!
I'm definitely a stick-to-the-recipe kind of girl. If I stay off the path, I always mix the wrong flavors and ruin a (once) appetizing meal!
-Christine
http://reminisceering.blogspot.com/
Salads are the perfect meal to modify - anything you throw on there will be just fine, per your taste-buds. I think they both look tasty.