Roasted sugar snap and shallot salad.

Here’s a fresh new take on salad, which skips the lettuce and instead focuses on a few vegetables, both raw and cooked, in a simple dressing.

Fabulous wild rice salad with chicken.

I love a really hearty salad for dinner, one with roast chicken, perhaps, and some grains for structure … and, of course, cheese.

The Clara Project: Simple, beautiful orange-avocado salad.

This simple salad combines winter’s best produce: creamy avocado and sweet-tart orange; a little drizzle of good olive oil is all it takes to bring it all to life.

Awesome ways to use roast chicken.

Store-bought roast chicken (if you’re not in the mood for roasting your own) can star in a whole range of easy meals that are perfect for this time of year.

Winter salad with butternut squash and arugula.

This seasonal salad was inspired by a recent lunch at Jean-Robert’s Table in Cincinnati. Try this wintery combination of sweet butternut squash and peppery arugula.

Kitchen tip: the last of the Dijon.

Here’s an easy little kitchen tip: When the jar of Dijon mustard is empty, don’t just toss it. Use it to make a quick vinaigrette.

The Clara Project: classic French salad dressing recipe.

If you think French dressing is a sweet, ketchupy mess, think again. This recipe for classic French dressing is simple, flavorful and perfect on a light green salad.