i so desperately want to be a good cook...

...but i think i need to admit now that cooking is and always will be a struggle. ugh!

I am, however, very inspired by food blogs and food network shows and little martha stewart food magazines and have decided to break down my side bar so that food blogs can have their own place.

I recently stumbled upon a new one called "raising foodies" and it's pretty rad. They linked to an article written in the The New York Times called 101 simple salads for the season . Check this out. there are so many that I want to try, like, right now! Perfect for this crazy hot weather. I don't know about you buy i haven't really cooked dinner for more than a week. And since you can only eat so many sandwiches and otter pops, this list is a welcome sight. {even if some of the food combinations do sound crazy.}

#2 Mix wedges of tomatoes and peaches, add slivers of red onion, a few red-pepper flakes and cilantro. Dress with olive oil and lime or lemon juice. Astonishing.

#38 Cube watermelon; combine with roughly chopped mint, crumbled feta, sliced red onion and chopped Kalamata olives. Dress lightly with olive oil and lemon juice. Despite saltiness of feta and olives, this may need salt.

#41 Halve avocados and scoop out some but not all of their flesh. Roughly chop and toss with black beans, queso fresco, cilantro, chopped tomatillos and lime juice. Serve in the meaty avocado shells.

#59 Sear tuna, or use good canned tuna. Chop it up and mix with chopped olives, capers, tomatoes, parsley and olive oil.

#60 Ditto on the tuna. Mix with chopped apples, halved seedless grapes, chopped red onion, olive oil, a bit of cumin and black pepper.

#77 Combine shredded cabbage or lettuce with bits of good turkey, Swiss cheese and rye croutons. Top with good old Russian dressing, call it a turkey sandwich salad and don’t knock it until you try it.

You get the idea...Go Foodies!