Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing is one of the most frequent recipe requests I’ve received over the past couple years and I’m thrilled to finally have an awesome recipe to share with you! Stinky cheeses and I have had a rocky relationship for a long time. Never my favorite, I always avoided them given the choice. My husband came home from a trip last month and mentioned that he had enjoyed several salads topped with feta and Gorgonzola...
This is a tangy, sweet dressing with a hint of lingering heat that makes you want to keep eating just one more bite. My husband was working out of town last week and he texted me one night to tell me about a fantastic jalapeño vinaigrette from one of the restaurants he visited. His only dinner request this week was that I try to figure out how to make it. Consider it done. He was a very happy camper with dinner last night! I...
Homemade barbecue sauce is almost ridiculously easy to make and I can promise you that it tastes better than anything you can buy at the store. This is a spicy, rich, slightly smoky barbecue sauce that is perfect with beef, chicken, or pork. A few weeks ago, my husband requested a bourbon barbecue sauce. We were making ribs and he wanted to dip them in a spicy sauce. I didn’t get a single picture of the sauce at the time, because we...
This is a sweet and spicy homemade barbecue sauce with just enough heat to linger in your mouth. I’ve been slathering this sauce on darn near everything in my kitchen for a few weeks now! This barbecue sauce is tangy and sweet, it’s perfect on chicken, as a dipping sauce for potato wedges, with steak bites, and mixed into ranch dressing for a spicy kick. Best of all, not only can you pronounce all the ingredients,...
I can not stop grinning over this Crazy Salt spice mix. Why did it take me so long to make my own version of Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt blend? No more searching the stores, no more buying the pre-mixed spices; this blend smells fresher and I like it even more than the original! I’m in heaven with this Copycat recipe for Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt and I’m happily sprinkling it on everything. For as long as I can remember, I’ve...
White Balsamic Vinaigrette is light, sweet, and tangy with just enough oil to coat a salad and not leave it soggy. This vinaigrette is part of my very favorite summer salad recipe, my sister Jenny’s Orange Parsley Salad. I highly recommend that you shake up a batch of this dressing today and have it ready to go for all your salads. This dressing is so good on its own, I’ve doubled the original recipe and given it its own...
Tangy Asian Salad Dressing with a hint of sesame and the sweetness of honey is perfect for topping salads, tossing with cabbage for a quick slaw, or for dipping chicken fingers. Whisk this dressing together now and enjoy it all week long! A couple weeks ago, I asked some friends to share their easiest, most loved summer recipes. I enjoy getting creative in the kitchen, but some nights I simply want to follow a recipe that I know will turn...
Do you love pickles? If so, then this Dill Pickle Dip is especially for you. A couple years ago, I was chatting with my friend Rebecca and she told me that she had a recipe for me to try. She prefaced that with the question, “Do you like pickles?” Well, yes. As a matter of fact, I do like pickles. I’m not sure I would have called myself a serious pickle fan before tasting this dip, but clearly I have become one....
Fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions are combined with a spicy tomato vinaigrette to make this Cucumber Salad. I usually make this salad right before serving, but it can also be made several hours ahead of time and then chilled in the refrigerator until ready to serve. An abundance of fresh vegetables led me to try this Cucumber Salad for the first time many years ago. I wanted something a little different, so I scanned a couple of my...
Do you know what’s in the mix for Pumpkin Pie Spice? It’s incredibly simple to make your own with just cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves! I often add a pinch of cardamom for a little something special too. Have you tried making your own spice mixes? It’s easier than you might think and the possibilities are endless. I was making a batch of pumpkin muffins this morning and realized that I hadn’t shared my...
