The Kitchen Sink Salad

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I have been doing a lot of traveling these days - some for work and some for play...nonetheless it keeps me happy and open-minded to the world.  It makes me realize that there is life outside the bubble that I exist in among work, friends, family, and my home.

Most recently I returned home from a trip to CT, where I saw my best friend from childhood get married to her high school sweetheart.  Having grown up in CT, it was great to be back in familiar territory.  Moreover, I was surrounded by a select few friends from my childhood who knew me at my core.  And while a little less than a decade had passed since I had really seen these friends or spoken with them, it was as if only a day stood between our last conversation and the ones we were engaged in over drinks and dinner at this wedding.  Amazing - that even as kids we all saw each other and knew each other at our core.  We were as transparent to each other this past weekend as adults having found their identities as we were to each other as kids in elementary school.  How beautiful :-)

Upon returning home, I had little in my fridge to make for dinner.  A head of romaine, beans, olives, tofettes, and some other ingredients.  Nonetheless it was enough to craft a salad, even if the ingredients were a bit of everything, sort of like the kitchen sink!  The beans had filling, colon-cancer-fighting fiber; the tofu full of protein for muscle and metabolism boosting goodness; the olives full of healthy fats; and well...you get the picture.

Kitchen Sink Salad:

• 1/2 cup peas
• 1 heart of romaine, chopped
• 1/2 c kidney beans
• 3 spicy tofette patties (or ~1/3 of a package) (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tofettes/97825364607)
• 2T gorgonzola crumbles
• 5 black olives, sliced
• garlic powder, to taste
• cumin, to tastse
• 3T dressing, of choice (I used: http://www.bolthouse.com/html/cs_thousand_island_n.html)
• 1/4 c cottage cheese (a delicious boost of protein, but I understand if it sounds too weird to add to a veggie salad...give it a try in a small amount - it's delicious and you can thank me later)

Mix all ingredients and enjoy!

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