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Month: August 2016

Homemade Honey Dijon Dressing

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Honey Dijon Dressing – it could be another food group for some kids! My kids put it on everything, so I thought I would try to make it from scratch – no preservatives and full of flavor! Try this tangy version is sure to make everyone happy in your home!

 

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Homemade Honey Dijon Dressing
 
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Sweet & Tangy! Sure to be a hit!!
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Recipe type: Salad Dressing
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1-2 Tablespoons honey
  • ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
  1. Combine the first four ingredients and whisk.
  2. Slowly whisk in the olive oil - you may find you don't want to use the entire ¼ cup - feel free to adjust to your taste.
  3. Serve immediately!

 

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Creamy Feta Cheese Dressing

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Oh yes, I am thinking of my trip to Greece when I make this dressing! This recipe comes together so easily you will be making it every week! Pour it over salad, make it thicker and use it as a dip for veggies and pita chips!

 

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Creamy Feta Cheese Dressing
 
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Creamy Feta Cheese dressing is perfect for a summer time salad and it comes together in minutes!!
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Recipe type: Salad Dressing
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: ½ cup
Ingredients
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • ½ cup feta cheese - use plain or flavored
  • 1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons water
  • Adjust the liquid ingredients to your preference to make it thinker or thinned out.
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend! That easy! Store in an air tight container in fridge for up to 5 days.

 

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

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“Why serve store-bought salad dressing to your family, when it is so easy to make it fresh?”

That is what I kept hearing over the years from different people. I thought, “Who has time for that, when there are such good dressings at my local market?” Besides, my kids use bottled ranch dressing like it is ketchup (and if you have kids, I’m sure you understand!). When I tell you we usually have 4 bottles of bottled ranch dressing in the pantry, I’m not embarrassed – it is a way of life!

Well, after making my own dressing (not just a simple vinaigrette), I realized they are right!! It tastes so much better than bottled!

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So I am sharing a simple and OH SO TASTY Buttermilk Ranch Dressing recipe with you! My kids love it, I love it, and you actually use less because it is so full of flavor!

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
 
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A creamy Ranch Dressing sure to be a hit! Once you taste the difference between fresh and bottled, you may never go back to store-bought salad dressing again!
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Ingredients
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 2 T chopped, fresh chives
  • 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
  • ⅓ cup Buttermilk (plus a little more, to thin out the dressing if it is too thick for your taste)
  • ⅓ cup sour cream (you can substitute greek yogurt here!)
  • ⅓ cup mayo (you can use light mayo)
  • NOTE: Feel free to play around with the amounts of each ingredient to suit your taste!
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients together.
  2. Whisk the ingredients.
  3. Store in an air tight container in the fridge.
  4. Lasts up to 5 days.

 

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Chocolate Covered Almonds With Salted Caramel Sugar

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Any of my friends or family can tell you that I am a chocoholic – and DARNED proud of it! I even had a chocolate-themed Christmas tree in my first apartment! So when I tell you I look for chocolate recipes that I can even remotely say MIGHT be healthy for me, I try to latch on them and use them (sparingly, of course!).

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This recipe is super simple, requires only a few ingredients, and tastes amazing!! Be sure to have napkins handy — you will have messy hands and face after eating these!

If you want to find the Salted Caramel Sugar from Spice & Tea Exchange of St. Augustine, click HERE!

Chocolate Covered Almonds With Salted Caramel Sugar
 
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So simple and so tasty - make sure you have plenty of napkins when you eat these delicious chocolate clusters!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 20-24
Ingredients
  • 2 cups whole, toasted almonds (Toast in 350 degree oven, 5-10 mins)
  • 8 ounces chocolate, melted (I used Ghirardelli semi-sweet, but works great with dark chocolate, too!)
  • Salted Caramel Sugar for topping-You can use course turbinado sugar and course sea salt (I used a product from Spice & Tea Exchange Of St. Augustine, FL)
Instructions
  1. In a double boiler (or microwave), melt the chocolate.
  2. Place toasted almonds into a bowl, then pour chocolate over the almonds. Mix thoroughly.
  3. On a parchment paper covered pan, place rounded spoonfuls of the chocolate/almond mixture.
  4. Lightly sprinkle with sugar/salt topping.
  5. Allow to cool in the refrigerator until set.
  6. When serving, eat immediately! (Of course, they WILL go fast!)

 

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Lemon Mint Martini

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Ah, yes! Hot summers, sitting on the porch, indulging in the summer-fresh flavor of a Lemon Mint Martini!  A little tart, a little sweet – sort of like lemonade, but with a kick! Feel free to adjust the amounts on this recipe – some people like it more sweet, some less! (I’ve been told I tend to go light on the sweet, so you may want to add more simple syrup to the recipe!)

For The Simple Syrup: Go a little crazy and make the simple syrup with fresh mint (be sure to strain the syrup before storing)! Here is my recipe for simple syrup, with several flavor variations: Click Here

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Lemon Mint Martini
 
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The summer-fresh flavor of a Lemon Mint Martini just can't be beat on a hot summer evening!
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Recipe type: Cocktails
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
  • 6 lemons - juiced (approximately 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice)
  • 2-4 Tablespoons Simple Syrup (you can go wild and make mint simple syrup!)
  • 4 shots vodka - I used Tito's Vodka
  • A handful of fresh mint, washed and torn into small pieces
  • Ice
  • Martini Shaker
  • Martini Glasses
Instructions
  1. Combine in the shaker (make sure it is full of ice) the lemon juice, simple syrup and mint.
  2. Shake vigorously.
  3. Pour into chilled martini glasses.
  4. Drink promptly (and responsibly!)

 

 

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