Spice up your life by using herbs for cooking. Instead of just drinking herbal teas or using the same old spices shaken from a bottle, try inventing a new and unusual dish. My boyfriend refuses to eat any kind of salad unless it is a Caesar salad with the dressing always on the side. Sometimes he will settle for a grilled chicken Caesar salad with the dressing on the side.
Now, I am just the opposite, so it is a wonder that we are still together after three years. For me, variety is the spice of life. The same old recipes lose their interest for me.
Well, one day, I was getting ready to make a great lunch meal but could find no lettuce. I was in the mood for an interesting and delicious salad, so I put together a pretty unusual mix. I took one pound of small leaf spinach, cut up two good size fresh mangoes, two medium red peppers and one-half cup of almond slivers. Then, I peeled and cut two kiwis and mixed it all together. Then, I thought very carefully, what else could really make this salad sizzle? Then I thought of herbs for cooking, ran outside to my garden and picked five sprigs of very fresh peppermint. I washed it and put the peppermint leaves in the salad. I made the assessment that it was ready to be eaten.
I showed the “Piece de resistance” to my boyfriend and he said, “disgusting.” I showed the salad to my daughter and she declared “YUK.” Some of my friends also had the same reaction. However, when they tried the salad, they were delighted and they all wanted more. All except for my boyfriend, who said that he would rather just have a Caesar salad with the dressing on the side.
I use a rasberry vinaigrette dressing on mine but you can choose whatever kind of dressing you prefer. The addition of fresh peppermint made an already wonderful salad “over the top.” Include organic herbs for cooking
with as many meals as possible for taste as well as for health reasons. It’s worth it.