Jazzing up our everyday foods!
Date Sweetener In my quest to use less refined sugar, I have been experimenting with raw organic agave, honey and maple syrup. However, after a friend gave me a box of Medjool dates, I have found a new culinary gem! These tasty naturally sugary fruits are delicious on their own but when combined in salads, … Continue reading Date Sweetener
Garlic Paste Marinade I bet you are wondering why a lot of my recipes start with a Costco visit. Honestly with a family of 6 that is where I usually end up. Shopping in bulk is a norm for me since the kids literally eat in bulk. The kicker is that we only have 1 … Continue reading Garlic Paste Marinade
Homemade Ranch Dressing I have to tell you, this particular recipe has been very difficult for me. I really wanted to make a light, tangy ranch dressing that was dairy-free. Ahhhh...now you understand the difficulty in making this particular dressing. First we have to balance all the herbs and seasoning and then figure out how to … Continue reading Homemade Ranch Dressing
Jenny's Basic Balsamic Dressing I know, I know...you are going to say "How hard can it be to make a balsamic dressing? Don't you just add balsamic vinegar and oil together and have balsamic dressing?" Sure, you can do it that way, but if you are trying to make a fat free dressing then you … Continue reading Jenny’s Basic Balsamic Dressing
Jenny's Lemon Dijon Dressing As I am cleaning up my files and creating a special directory for all my dressings. This one comes up as a special one. The first time I had this was on a Salad Nicoise made by my French teacher. To me mustard was what you put on a hot dog … Continue reading Jenny’s Lemon Dijon Dressing
Jenny's Poppy Dressing This recipe might look familiar, thats because you may have seen it before in my Rainbow Salad Recipe. However, feed back for this dressing has been so positive I decided to let it have its own page. To be honest with you, I happen to really like poppy seed dressing, but many … Continue reading Jenny’s Poppy Dressing
Jenny’s Vegan Chocolate Sauce When I set up the dessert table, I always think that it's not complete till there is chocolate. However, if you are throwing a dinner party and there are a lot of guests then it gets expensive buying allergen friendly chocolate. As always "Necessity is the Mother of Invention" and this drove … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Sauce
Bolognese Over Zoodles Many people think that if you eat clean or gluten free, pasta is out of the question. This is not true. With everything in life, you just have to make better choices. There are many clean brands of gluten free pastas out there, that even the pickiest kid would eat. Ahem..... (*cough*) ...hubby! Although I eat … Continue reading Bolognese over Zoodles
Easy Salad Nicoise Salad Nicoise, this sounds so freak'n fancy but the first time I ever had this was not at a fancy French restaurant. It was in 6th grade French class, it was my first taste of this delicious salad. My french teacher was relocated from France and she wanted us to taste some of her … Continue reading Easy Salad Nicoise
Blueberry Sauce My daughter loves blueberries and we always get a huge container from Costco. There are days however that she forgets to eat it. This means I have a large volume of blueberries that needs to be worked with before it goes bad. My freezer already has frozen blueberries, so I didn't want to … Continue reading Blueberry Sauce
