Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken: Monday, August 4, 2025

Hail to the Chef! Chef Caesar Cardini that is. He created this classic American salad back in 1924 when his restaurant was running out of food. As Chef Cardini was low on supplies, his salad consisted of only Romaine lettuce, anchovies and croutons. However, since I’m usually not running low on groceries when I make it, I add a few additional items to make it even more refreshing. The dressing’s what makes this salad so great and this eggless Caesar Dressing will not dissapoint.

I could live on this salad during the summer months. Buon Appetito!

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Barbecued Chicken with Creamed Peas and Potatoes: Sunday, August 3, 2025

The seasonal foods tonight include corn on the cob, fresh peas and new potatoes! You’ll find them all at grocery stores and farmer’s markets this time of year.
As a kid, one of my favorite summer side dishes was creamed peas and potatoes. Mom made this old-world dish with fresh ingredients and lots of butter and whole milk. My “new-world” version tastes like mom’s and still has the fresh ingredients, but the yogurt-based cream sauce has a fraction of the saturated fat.

The barbecued chicken can be either plant-based or meat. I love the plant-based version with barbequed Chick’n strip kabobs.

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