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Cob Salad Recipe

Classic Cobb Salad Recipe: Fresh, Hearty, and Easy to Make

A crisp iceberg wedge salad drizzled generously with creamy Roquefort dressing, sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles and crispy bacon

Roquefort Dressing Recipe — Why It’s Sharper Than Blue Cheese and How to Make It

Fennel Salad Recipe

Simple Fennel and Olive Salad Recipe

Tomato mozzarella basil salad, neatly arranged slices of ripe red tomatoes and fresh mozzarella, whole basil leaves

Tomato, Mozzarella, and Basil Salad — Why Three Ingredients Requires More Thought Than You’d Think

Mushroom Salad with Balsamic Fig Vinaigrette

Mushroom Salad with Fig Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe

Watercress Orange Parsnip Salad Recipe

Watercress Orange and Parsnip Salad Recipe

Arugula Salad with Peaches

Arugula Salad with Peaches Recipe

Cole Slaw Recipe

Cole Slaw Recipe

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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