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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

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Orzo Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Variations

Orzo Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Variations -- A Pinch of Joy

Chilled Orzo and Tomato Pasta Salad is a great way to keep cool on a hot day. This delicious side dish tastes even better after the flavors have melded, so make it a day or two in advance for your next picnic or family get-together.   So I read while looking for new pasta salads to serve this summer.  This recipe sounded intriguing – except for a couple of ingredients. The recipe calls for a couple of tablespoons of capers though I also remembered olives could be substituted for capers.  Now somewhere I also remember reading that only the super intelligent like celery and olives.  Well, I am half way there.  (Does that make me a half wit??)  I like celery.   Olives, not so much.  And capers, even less.  Just not a fan of vinegary, salty, acidic, or such flavor bursts.  But one of them ... [Read More]

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Curried Egg Salad Sandwich

Curried Egg Salad Sandwich - A Pinch of Joy Serve as a salad or as a sandwich!

Egg salad is my very favorite sandwich -- as I have mentioned a time or two.   But even favorites need a new twist now and then.  I like curry as in this Curried Chicken Salad.       Mixing the two together in a Curried Egg Salad seemed the perfect marriage.  I happened to have light and fluffy Kaiser rolls from my favorite grocery bake shop.  A croissant would be great complement to egg salad, too. I already had hard boiled eggs.  Click the link to find instructions to make the easiest perfect hard boiled eggs.  Use older eggs if you keep several dozen on hand as I do.  Older eggs will peel much easier than the most recent ones.  Mix the dressing first so the flavors can begin to meld. Slice and dice onions and celery, respectively.  Stir them into the dressing so they are well ... [Read More]

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Sparkling Fruit Salad

Sparkling Fruit Salad -- A Pinch of Joy

Sparkling Fruit Salad is delightfully refreshing.  Especially in the hot summer, it’s fruity flavors straight from the refrigerator are wonderful.  It is colorful addition to a party menu any time of year – great for a shower, a potluck or any other get together.    And so easy to make! The sparkling dressing is a light combination of your choice of white wine or grape juice mixed with club soda or a lemon lime diet soda.  We had grape juice from Short Stuff’s last visit in the refrigerator.  And a mini can of Sprite Zero (no carbs).  So that became the dressing.    I used canned pineapple because I had it on hand and the pineapples at the market looked a little too firm to be used immediately.  I have a thing about grapes – they MUST be sweet or my face just folds up in a “wow, that ... [Read More]

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Ham and Orzo Salad

Ham and Orzo Salad with creamy mustard dressing -- A Pinch of Joy

Oh yes, I am still a mustard wimp.  And yes, Ham and Orzo Salad has a mustard dressing.  Buuuuut  it’s mellow and just right, after the salad sits for half an hour or so -so results are worth it!  Of course, if you are a mustard aficiando you can always add a squirt or two extra mustard to your serving :-) I just met orzo pasta last winter – sheltered life, I know – and I loved it in Chicken and Orzo Skillet.   When I was looking for a recipe to use the ham I had in the refrigerator, the orzo won out over the mustard.  I am so glad!!   Cook the orzo according to package directions.  It should be firm, but not crunchy, when you bite it (al dente).  Generally that takes about 11 minutes after the water returns to boil.  I did not have red onion so I used the Vidalia onion I had on hand.  ... [Read More]

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Loaded Coleslaw aka Pasta Veggie Coleslaw

Loaded Coleslaw aka Pasta Veggie Coleslaw -- A Pinch of Joy

I like to make a big salad in the summer that will last for several less-work, cool eating meals.  Three fourths cup is a standard serving size and Pasta Veggie Coleslaw makes 16 servings.  Make it once and serve it three or four times is less work in my book!  We generally have a salad as a main dish once or twice – usually two servings each -- and as a side a time or two more.   Big salads are great contributions to a potluck, too. We love coleslaw and pasta is a big favorite so mixing the two was a no brainer!  Ring pasta is great with this salad.  Small so it doesn’t overtake the salad visually or taste-ally.  Yeah, totally made that up, but I bet you know what I mean!  I can’t always find that in the stores so I use small shells if I have them on hand, but also have used the small ... [Read More]

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Fruit Salad with lemonade dressing

Fruit Salad with lemonade dressing -- A Pinch of Joy

Fruit Salad with lemonade dressing makes a huge salad to feed a crowd.  It will serve 25 people easily. Children love it -- and so do their moms!    Add it to the menu at your next big potluck.   A buffet dinner or casual potluck, this healthy dish will shine! Sometimes called Punchbowl Salad, this Fruit Salad can be made ahead with the fruit refrigerated in separate zip bags.  I took it to a recent family reunion a couple of hours away  in a cooler filled with ice.  I was a little concerned that the fruit would be squashed with the weight of the other fruits AND the ice, especially since the cooler would set overnight before the actual dinner.  No problem.  I assembled the salad in a punch bowl quickly at the site, added the dressing and it was on the table quickly!   It would work ... [Read More]

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