I am so excited to be sharing this recipe for homemade Buttermilk Chive Dill Salad Dressing with you. It is spoonful-worthy! One of our favorite restaurants in Oakland serves the best buttermilk salad dressing. It is tangy, creamy and bursting at the seams with spring ingredient flavor. Whenever we see it on the menu, we …
Remember our Argentina inspired dinner? While Silva’s Beef Empanadas were the star of the evening, this recipe for Chimichurri Sauce was a very close second. We invited some friends over for dinner and they were practically licking their plates clean after tasting this Chimichurri, and they said it was the best they have had. …
I feel funny sharing a recipe for a whipped cream, especially a non-heavy cream recipe. We love a big bowl of whipped heavy cream, but we are trying to cut back on dairy, so I decided to play around with non-dairy options. I have tried a few variations but this one has worked the best. …
Last weekend we had some friends coming over for a grilling session. I wanted something simple, that was a kid-friendly meal, where there was the chance for the adults to catch up. We opted for burgers and fries; one cannot go wrong with either. A couple of hours before our friends arrived, I panicked. I …
The first time I had a good blue cheese dressing, the kind that did not come from a bottle, I was in my early twenties out on a date. He took me to a fancy spot with cloth napkins. I ordered salad with blue cheese dressing as I had not had that since I left …
A few years ago a friend gave us a jar of pumpkin butter. It wasn’t homemade, but it was amazing, and I fell in love with it. Smothered over a warm piece of butter toast, it reminded me of my great grandmother, great aunt and grandmother slaving over a hot stove, churning out jars of …
Oh Beet, how I love your bright jeweled color as well as your rich earthy taste. While most people, push you off to the side of the produce aisle, I toss you into my cart. As I push you around the store gathering inspiration I keep thinking about this recipe for Easy Pickled Beets. Whenever I …
Nutella is a guilty pleasure for us, and one that does not make an appearance that often in our home. To be honest, I do not think I have ever bought a container of it. Usually, I enjoy it when I am taking care of MEM, or when we are wandering the streets of Paris. …