Italian Dressing Recipe

Who among us didn’t love the everloving crap out of some Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing when we were young? Truly, who among us doesn’t still love it? Ain’t no shame in that game! But it is easy and fast to make your own with higher quality (healthier) oil and honest-to-god fresh garlic to keep vampires…

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Kickin’ Chicken Fajita Salad

So there I was, standing listlessly in the kitchen, staring at a frozen, vacuum-sealed chicken breast and a head of lettuce , trying to figure out how to make them into dinner. Lettuce wraps? Ain’t nothing but taco-impostors. Chicken caesar salad? Uuuggghhh. Sounds like girl-food. Then it hit me! Lime! A lime hit me in the face,…

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Blue Cheese Dressing

Blue cheese dressing (or bleu cheese dressing if the place is classy or TGIFriday’s) is one of my top two favorite dressings that I only ever eat at restaurants. The other one being Thousand Island. At home, I always make a quick vinaigrette, but if I’m out and paying top dollar for a salad, you…

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Grapefruit Salad with Rosemary-Honey Mojo

grapefruit salad

I got FREE GRAPEFRUITS! TexaSweet offered to send me a box of Rio Star grapefruit. I like grapefruit, AND it’s the state fruit of Texas, so of course I accepted. I think that satisfies my FTC blogging requirements. (That’s the first time I’ve ever had to do that!) Also, it’s National Grapefruit Month ALL of…

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