It’s time for another year of celebrating the love of cooking with Ina. This month we have the Soup/ Salads/ Sides. Though I wanted to make a soup in the always wet weather of Seattle, I had to settle for a salad. We are taking a small break and came out to Seattle to visit a friend and his family. After spending a very fun and enjoyable couple of days with them we moved to a small beach town and settled ourselves to enjoy some quite time by the beach and just do nothing. My best efforts to get the husband agree to staying in a place where we had a small kitchenette to ourselves, failed. Miserably. He would have none of it. So I almost didn’t make this post.
Then I got talking to the owner of the B&B we were staying at. We talked about life in general and about food. She told me that she catches crabs right by her front door in season! Talk about fresh sea- food. So while talking about food, I asked her if I could try out a recipe of a Greek salad by Ina in her kitchen and she gladly agreed. There I was, welcomed into the kitchen to make a salad. She added a few touches of hers into the salad and I didn’t object. After all, I was the guest, she the host. We made a wonderful lunch salad and ate it with freshly made Pita bread and a cup of good Seattle coffee. And made plans to cook an Indian meal together. So much for the Husband’s plan of keeping me away from a kitchen.
Food is a unique cultural experience. It brings people from cultures together and new friendships are formed. Check out what some of my blogger freinds have cooked up for the first Ina Friday of 2014.
- Happy New Year and May Each Day of the New Year be the Best!
- Alyce @ moretimeatthetable
- Barbara @ Moveable Feasts
- Bhavna @ Just a Girl From AAmchi Mumbai
- Chaya @ Bizzy Bakes
- Linda @ Tumbleweed Contessa
- Minnie @ The Lady 8 Home
- Mireya @ My Healthy Eating Habits
- Rocky Mountain Woman @ Rocky Mountain Woman
- Veronica @ My Catholic Kitchen
- Mary – Mary @ Everyday Miracles and Mayhem
- Peggy @ Pantry Revisited
- Patti @ Comfy Cuisine
Greek Salad #Ina Fridays
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What a great salad. I love Greek salads and just about anything with pickled peppers. lucky you to spend time in Seattle. Thanks for visiting my blog. Visit any time and I can’t wait to peruse yours!
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I did like Seattle after the first couple of days. It’s almost dreamy with all the rain and clouds.
I always love Pizza Paradiso Orlando’s vegetable pizza and this salad is perfect for my favorite! Thank you so much for the recipe. Really try this!
Ansh,
Your salad is beautiful! I’ve pinned it to my Pinterest board. It’s all the more special since you made it in someone else’s kitchen. It sounds like you had a lovely vacation. What I’d give to live at the beach and eat fresh crab!
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Thank you Mireya. I think I share the sentiment. I would truly love to live near the beach just for the crabs 😀
I thought I had left a comment here, but don’t see it…. Beautiful salad! Happy New Year, friend:)
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Did wordpress gobble it !! Happy new Year Alyce
Yay for Ina recipes and she’s got some great salads. This looks and sounds delicious. Really nice photos.
What a wonderful way to start the new year! always love salads. Happy New Year, Ansh!
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Thank you Balvinder!
Seattle is one of those cities on my list to visit and I’ll have to get tips from you we we get around to planning a trip. Glad you had some time away and how nice that you connected over food with the owner of the B&B. Happy New Yea, Ansh!