quickandeasycooking

            Grocery store salad bars are the best. Now, I realize there are those of you out there (including my very own mother) who would never, ever eat anything off the grocery store salad bar. Too many germs. You could catch something.

            Well, yes you could. But is it any more unsafe that eating from the salad bar in a restaurant? Or, just eating at a restaurant period?  You just can’t worry about everything.

            My favorite grocery store has an absolutely wonderful salad bar. Everything is fresh, and there’s a great variety. They always have romaine, spinach and iceberg lettuce. You can always find several different pasta salads, and you can help yourself to chopped ham and turkey. Sometimes, they even have fried chicken tenders.  Every day there are two soups to choose from.

            So, here’s an easy entertaining idea. Just stop by the grocery on your way home from work and load up on the salad bar. It’s no more expensive than buying everything from scratch, and most of the time, it seems to be less expensive. That’s particularly true when you realize there’s no waste. You just get exactly what you need.

            When you get home, dish it all up on your best china, slice up that great loaf of fresh bread you also picked up at the grocery and break open a nice bottle of wine. Light some candles, put on some dinner music and you’re set!