Salads – Page 2 – Spencer Family Cookbook

Taco Salad

I could eat this everyday. This has everything I love about nachos, but with a better ratio of chips to toppings, in my opinion. Do yourself a favor and just buy a jar of nacho cheese already. Live, dammit. Helen 1 pound lean ground beef 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cumin 2 teaspoon chili powderContinue reading “Taco Salad”

Bread Salad

One of our favorite Iowa City restaurants was Taste on Melrose and we ALWAYS had the Bread Salad. They used fresh mozzarella before it was ubiquitous, tender lettuce, homegrown tomatoes and large, hot, freshly grilled croutons. When the restaurant closed, I had to recreate it. This is it. Mom Dressing: 1 clove garlic, minced 1Continue reading “Bread Salad”