I’ve been mildly obsessed with Asian salads for a couple of months now. Temperatures are rising as spring segues into summer, and I really needed to branch out from my usual leftover-grilled-chicken salad. So I started experimenting with Asian flavors—cilantro, ginger, fish sauce. This current version makes a lovely midweek meal: it’s light but satisfying, [...]
08
Aug
2008
It all started when…
I’ve always enjoyed cooking (I was the designated salad chef in the family from about 12 on), but I never really had much motivation to pursue it seriously. After graduating from college, I moved to Sonoma County, California—a food lover’s paradise. It was so easy to, say, stop off at the local pasta shop on [...]