Carrot Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon Caraway Yogurt

This Carrot Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon Caraway Yogurt is a perfect fall salad that works well as a meal or as a first course if you like. It’s also a fun one to prepare for guests, because it’s just a little unusual. This Carrot Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon Caraway Yogurt makes a great meal because it’s chock full of good things and is served on filling wheat berries. I served it in small portions for my Scandinavian Thanksgiving Menu, but we were really glad there were leftovers so we could eat it for dinner for the next few days. And I continued to make it all winter long since it feels fresh and light while still being easy to make in the winter. And it’s fun to swap out the root vegetables or mix them up. It’s great with parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, etc. But don’t take my word for it, try out this Carrot Wheat Berry Salad with Lemon Caraway Yogurt and make it to your exact preference. Full disclosure, this recipe is based closely on a food and wine recipe. I made it because of its Scandinavian pallet and I was thrilled that it went so well … Continue reading

Classic Caesar Salad

A few weeks ago I noticed an old jar of anchovies wrapped around capers in my fridge. The truth is, I don’t really like anchovies that often, so who knows how long they had been there. And I only like them on pizza with olives or in Caesar dressing. Then last weekend I made a grapefruit tart with champagne meringue that left me with a lot of egg yolks. Finally, the weather got really hot and local lettuce became plentiful. The perfect storm of anchovies, yolks and hot weather demanded a Classic Caesar salad. So I set to work. Of course, I needed to make homemade croutons, which was fine, since panzanella season follows local lettuce season. And I needed to perfect my Caesar dressing. And I’m pleased to say, I really think I did. At least for my taste, it’s creamy, the good cheese really makes it, it’s salty, and not too fishy, but you know the anchovies are there, all in all, I nailed the balance. I will warn you, this makes a lot of dressing, and it doesn’t keep that long, so you might want to cut the recipe down by a third, or have some company … Continue reading