Recipes 7 & 8 Greens and Berries page 156 and Maple Candied Pecans page 252
Today I felt like making a salad for lunch, and the strawberries in this recipe were calling to me. I was also dying to make the candied pecans. Here are the ingredients needed for the Greens and Berries Salad:
Not many things to put in the salad which makes it quick and easy to put together. Lots of times when I make a salad I just do the same old thing tomato, cucumber and bell pepper. That combo is good, but it gets old and boring. I honestly had never made a salad using fruit until this week! Now that is crazy huh? I have ordered them in restaurants, but for whatever reason not used fruit in salads at home. This is why cooking your way through a cookbook is so cool. It forces you to do things you don't normally do.
The ingredients for the Maple Candied Pecans:
I really had no idea how easy it would be to make candied pecans. Loved the fact that you could make a salad way more gourmet in about 20 minutes with these candied treats.
It is such an easy way to impress people without really having to try too hard! I love that. My son Quent didn't really care for the chipotle powder. I probably would make it without that spice next time. Maybe add something else instead or just do the maple sugar!
The combo in the salad was really nice. I would use less flax oil next time. It is a pretty heavy oil, and the taste was too strong for me. The salad looked beautiful and was quite good otherwise.
I had a lot of extra candied pecans left over. So I knew the perfect neighbor to send them off to. I put them in a mason jar and it looked really cute. What is it about the vintage cool look a mason jar provides? Everything looks cute in them. I think it would make a great Thanksgiving hostess gift, or maybe a gift to give the neighbors at Christmas. I didn't have any twine, but if I was planning to give it again I would add some to the top of the jar to make it look more festive.
I also wanted to give you a follow up on The Madeira Peppercorn Tempeh. I had posted a comment on Facebook hoping Chef Sarno could help me get my Tempeh crisp. Well I got my answer today! I was told, "Sear it longer at a higher temp." So there ya go in case you have the same problem I did. I am learning! I just think it is cool that Chef Sarno or somebody from his company took the time to answer my question. Very cool Chef Sarno!
Today I felt like making a salad for lunch, and the strawberries in this recipe were calling to me. I was also dying to make the candied pecans. Here are the ingredients needed for the Greens and Berries Salad:
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| Greens and Berries Ingredients |
The ingredients for the Maple Candied Pecans:
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| Maple Candied Pecan Ingredients |
The combo in the salad was really nice. I would use less flax oil next time. It is a pretty heavy oil, and the taste was too strong for me. The salad looked beautiful and was quite good otherwise.
I had a lot of extra candied pecans left over. So I knew the perfect neighbor to send them off to. I put them in a mason jar and it looked really cute. What is it about the vintage cool look a mason jar provides? Everything looks cute in them. I think it would make a great Thanksgiving hostess gift, or maybe a gift to give the neighbors at Christmas. I didn't have any twine, but if I was planning to give it again I would add some to the top of the jar to make it look more festive.
I also wanted to give you a follow up on The Madeira Peppercorn Tempeh. I had posted a comment on Facebook hoping Chef Sarno could help me get my Tempeh crisp. Well I got my answer today! I was told, "Sear it longer at a higher temp." So there ya go in case you have the same problem I did. I am learning! I just think it is cool that Chef Sarno or somebody from his company took the time to answer my question. Very cool Chef Sarno!
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