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Summer Vacation Potato Salad

August 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

I know I’m a little late to the party, but Please Pass the Peas finally joined Instragram (@pleasepeas, in case you want to follow along).

Lately, my feed has been nothing but pictures of other people’s vacations: Hawaii, Maine, Michigan. Sun everywhere.

Not here though. Here the rain is pouring down, the lights are flickering and I’m racing to get this post up before the internet goes out.

Fortunately, we had much better weather for our own vacation a few weeks ago. We stayed in a beach condo owned by the parents of some friends and did nothing but swim, read and play board games for days….

Ottolenghi’s Farro Salad

March 26, 2015 Leave a Comment

Two and a half years ago, Paul and I flew to London, rented a car and drove around Wales for about a week, during which we somehow got into the habit of pausing each afternoon for scones with jam and clotted cream.

By the end of the trip we could hardly fit into our clothes.

But before we started in on all the scones Wales had to offer, we stopped to pick up lunch from Yotam Ottolenghi’s eponymously-named take out joint in Notting Hill.

This was one of those food excursions that I had been looking forward to for months and which Paul had been not-so-secretly hoping I would forget about so that we could head on our way without a detour.

But I didn’t forget, and after a minor parking fiasco we ended up at the tiny counter, picking out an array of colorful salads and other treats, both sweet and savory, which we savored at a nondescript rest stop somewhere along the way….

Preserved Lemon and Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing

December 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

This is what I did with the last of my preserved lemons.

It’s a simple little dressing with a lot of lemony flavor.

This recipe makes a pretty thick dressing, about the consistency of mayonnaise, although it does depend on the brand of yogurt that you use. I think I used Cabot, but I can’t say for sure. We go through a lot of yogurt around here and the brand varies depending on where I do the shopping.

If the dressing is too thick for your liking, you could definitely thin it down with a little water, but I like it the way that it is. …

Apple, arugula and avocado salad

October 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

Apple, arugula and avocado salad from https://test.pleasepassthepeas.com

I thought it might be time for a salad.

We’ve been eating a lot of dessert around here. The cooler weather makes me want to bake.

Also, Paul and I used to eat dinner around 8 p.m. or so, but now we eat much earlier so that we can have dinner as a family before E. goes to bed. That means we’re often ready for a snack by 8:30 or 9 p.m.

I like winding down in the evenings with a slice of cake or a brownie, but I like a little balance too. …