Homemade Ranch Dressing

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

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

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

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

Easy Salad Nicoise

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

Rainbow Salad

Rainbow Salad There are so many versions of the rainbow salad at the delis around me.  Some of them have fruit, nuts, cabbage or bacon bits. I prefer using broccoli slaw because it holds up better overnight and actually lasts in the fridge for 3 days. I also tend to use raisins because the dried … Continue reading Rainbow Salad

Turkey Harvest Salad

Turkey Harvest Salad Many people think eating clean is about preparing every little item with your own hands. However, that's not realistic in the real world.  There is work, family, kids, school, sports and just life that prevents you from standing in the kitchen, washing and chopping your  own veggies for an hr.  Today we are … Continue reading Turkey Harvest Salad

Asian Ginger Dressing

Asian Ginger Dressing My Ma would make this dressing during the summer. We would grill up some shrimp and she would toss the shrimp with some chopped green onions and water chestnuts.  She wrapped the shrimp mixture into lettuce leaves to look like little burritos, while I pull out my favorite bowls with the cats on it. Each little … Continue reading Asian Ginger Dressing