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Tarragon Chicken and Spinach Salads

Summer is still several weeks away. Yeah, try telling that to residents living along the West Coast of the U.S. where record-breaking heat is saturating the region. Highs in the mid-to-upper 90s are predicted for cities from Oregon to Arizona, which means you can bet that most household ovens will remain off today. Rather, today might be the perfect time to try out one (or both) of the following recipes for cool and simple salads. I grew up in Hawaii and my parents prepared hearty salads for dinner on a regular basis. The following recipes do not require turning on … Continue reading →

Super Summer Salads

It’s not exactly summer in my neck of the woods. Heck, it doesn’t even feel like spring. Today’s forecast calls for a mix of rain and snow with temperatures barely above freezing. (Don’t ask about the windchills.) I don’t know if Mother Nature can read but the calendar says it’s April 28th. Regardless of what it might look like out my window, I realize that in other parts of the world the mercury has already hit 100 degrees. And believe me I am not letting this batch of nasty weather stop me from looking ahead to the summer months. I … Continue reading →