“You’re making ambrosia again? That old thing?” my cousin teased the first time I pulled out this recipe at a family potluck. Honestly, I wasn’t … Read more

“Hey, we need something fresh and fast for the barbecue,” my friend texted me just an hour before guests arrived. Honestly, my mind raced through … Read more

“Hey, you gotta try this fruit salad I just tossed together,” my friend texted me on a random Wednesday afternoon. I was knee-deep in a … Read more

“You’ve got to try this pasta salad—it’s got a kick,” my coworker said, sliding a container across the breakroom table. Honestly, I was skeptical. Pasta … Read more

“You really have to try this tortellini pasta salad,” my neighbor said, handing me a container on a sweltering afternoon. I was skeptical—pasta salad often … Read more

“Can you toss together something quick for the potluck?” my friend texted me last minute, right when I was just about to collapse on the … Read more

“You’ve got to try this salad,” my friend texted me one hectic Friday afternoon. I was skeptical—Greek pasta salad? Zesty sun-dried tomato vinaigrette? Honestly, it … Read more

“Hey, you gotta try this pasta salad,” my neighbor called out one humid afternoon, holding a bowl that smelled like crispy bacon and fresh herbs. … Read more

“You can’t be serious about mixing grapes with broccoli.” That’s what my friend chuckled one afternoon as I tossed together what would become my go-to … Read more