When you make your own ranch dip, you can control the ingredients - no more additives or plastic bottles. We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us. Most of us could probably be eating more of both. The smaller humans among us often need coaxing and this … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Quick Black Bean Salad
Quick Black Bean Salad can be put together in the time it takes you to chop your vegetables. It will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, so it's great for lunches. If you make it ahead of time, use dehydrated onions instead of fresh to keep the onion flavor from overwhelming … [Read more...]
Poppyseed Salad Dressing
The original recipe for this Poppyseed Salad Dressing made a vat-sized quantity suitable for catering, and I think also included egg yolks. At one time (many moons ago - before Vancouver, and teaching, and children) my friend and I would carry small bottles of it with us when … [Read more...]
Sweet Chili Salad Dressing
If you have to eat salad, it helps to have a something like this Sweet Chili Salad Dressing on hand. Because (let's be honest) sometimes salads are a chore. A vitamin-filled, fiber-full, micro-mineral abundant chore. This dressing is super fast and easy to make, so you … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Lentil Barley Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
Times are changing. There's a good chance now that if you have house guests, one or more of them may have dietary restrictions or preferences that might (if we're being honest) stress you out a bit. You need a recipe like this Lentil Barley Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette. … [Read more...]