Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl & blend gently. Refrigerate one hour before serving.

In a large skillet, lightly toast the pine nuts in the butter; drain on paper towels and cool. Cook the alphabet pasta in boiling water; drain and rinse in cold water. (Be extra careful not to overcook the pasta.) Very gently, mix together all ingredients; cover and chill.

Remove heads and tails from radishes; wash. Using bottom of heavy drinking glass, about 2″ across base, hit radishes on side to crack them – not mash them – so dressing can get into flesh. Avoid rendering a crushing blow no matter how you feel that day. Sprinkle radishes all over with salt, put them […]

Combine all ingreds., except lettuce, eggs and shrimp. Chill. Place shrimp on plate of shredded lettuce. Pour remoulade over shrimp and garnish with eggs.

Rinse and drain sauerkraut; chop coarsely. Wash grapes and cut in half; remove seeds if desired. Cut ham in julienne strips. Gently mix these 3 ingredients. Blend dressing ingredients and stir into sauerkraut mixture. Marinate for 10 minutes; adjust seasoning before serving, if necessary.

Combine all ingredients with the exception of the lettuce. Chill before serving. Serve on lettuce. This salad can be made with any of the listed seafoods, if all are not available.

1. Combine VEG-ALL, beans, onion and celery in bowl. 2. Make dressing of oil, vinegar, sugar, basil and garlic; blend well and pour over vegetable bean mixture. 3. Let stand several hours or overnight to marinate. 4. Add olives, tomatoes and parsley before serving.

1) Peel off the tough outer layers of the cabbage and core the remainder. Boil the cored cabbage in enough water to cover for 15-20 minutes, until tender. Drain, then rinse the cabbage in cold water until cool. Drain again, then chop well. 2) Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the chopped cabbage. […]

1.Cut the bread into thick slices and trim away the crust. soak in ice-cold water for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze out water with your hands and crumble. Spread the bread out in a single layer while making the rest of the recipe. 2. Dice the tomatoes, and thinly slice the onion. Core, seed and […]

Cut persimmons into quarters, almost to the stem end, and spread apart. Place on a bed of lettuce. Combine pears, grapes and pineapple and mound within the persimmons. Sprinkle each one with 1 teaspoon pine nuts and 1 teaspoon walnuts. Serve with the mayonaise.