amy chaplin

celebrating the art of eating well

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salad for a crowd

POSTED ON March 26, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

salad for a crowd

This salad is a perfect way to use up the odd root vegetable or few that may be lying around your kitchen or fridge drawer. I’ve used red and gold beets, carrots and sweet potatoes here but winter squash, parsnip and turnips work really well too. As the title suggests this is also a great [...] continue reading ->

Valentine’s Salad

POSTED ON February 14, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Valentine’s Salad

This time last year my friend Bianca suggested I make an all red salad for a Valentine’s dinner I was preparing. When I saw blood oranges, radicchio and baby beets at the store yesterday I was reminded of her idea and began gathering other ingredients that would turn shades of pink when combined with the [...] continue reading ->

Lemony french lentils, herb roasted vegetables and browned shallots over Baby Spinach

POSTED ON December 31, 2011

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Lemony french lentils, herb roasted vegetables and browned shallots over Baby Spinach

I always savor the last week of the year.  To me it’s the ideal cozy and reflective time, where you can stay home, read, write, take baths and catch up with yourself. This is the first year in a long time that I have actually done any of those things, as there is usually travel, guests [...] continue reading ->

Herbed baby potato salad

POSTED ON August 31, 2011

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Herbed baby potato salad

I rarely make potato salad, but when I saw these lovely little colorful potatoes, I couldn’t resist bringing them home from the market. They sat on the counter for a few days, looking like lovely river pebbles and I thought I’d taken their picture at least once; now realize that I had not.

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Panzanella sans bread and a story

POSTED ON September 20, 2010

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Panzanella sans bread and a story

Each time I buy a pint of cherry tomatoes I think it’ll be the last of the year, but they seem to be hanging on even as the cool weather infuses the air, and apples and squash arrive at the farmer’s market in weighty abundance.

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