50 Great Salad Dressings

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Growing up, salad was a couple chunks of iceburg lettuce drowned in bacon grease.  With all men in the house except me, somedays the family just considered the tomato on our cheeseburger the “salad.”  Needless to say, we didn’t actually eat a lot of salads in a house where Sunday dinner was a can of Spam. (I’m not joking.) So my salad dressing collection is a bit thin.

So I’ve compiled a few.  Some are family faves and some are new but sound delicious.  Now I can whip up the perfect salad to go with that bacon grease sandwich.

VINAIGRETTE

CREAMY

LIGHT/LOW-FAT

Ginger Carrot Dressing @ What\'s Cookin

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Francie on May 2nd, 2008 | File Under healthy, lists, salad | 3 Comments -

How to add a little George Clooney to your dinner…sigh

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Well, I believe we established that roasted garlic paste puree is on a par with George Clooney…smooth, suave and delicious with just a hint of velvety overtones (don’t ask me how I know, I just know.)

Now we discuss what to do with that bowl of golden deliciousness that you’ve prepared. Roasted garlic paste can be added to most sauces, soups, dips or casseroles. As promised, I suggest myriad ways to add that sassiness to transform your favorite dishes.

  1. Roasted Garlic Paste and Blue Cheese Hamburgers
  2. Piadine with Caesar Salad and Roasted Garlic Paste
  3. Roasted Garlic Prawns at The Great Indian Desi Dhaba
  4. Smear it on bruschetta
  5. Roasted Garlic and Herb Dip at CyberBistroBoutique.com
  6. Rib Roast with Roasted Garlic Sauce
  7. Mix it with a little cream and horseradish and drizzle over grilled steak
  8. Simple Pasta Sauce with Roasted Garlic
  9. Baked Brie with Roasted Garlic and Herbs at Clipped and Diced
  10. Pea and Garlic Soup at Green Gourmet Giraffe
  11. Roasted Garlic Sweet Potato Butter at Cooking at the Pacific Outpost
  12. Roasted Garlic and White Bean Dip at Off the Spork
  13. Roasted Garlic Rosemary Mashed Potatoes at Crafty Diversions
  14. Stir in olive oil, basil and toss with pasta.
  15. Lemon Chicken with Roasted Garlic at Kara’s Recipes
  16. Roasted Garlic Soup at In the Kitchen with Nell
  17. Add it to your yeast bread recipe
  18. Chicken Fried Steak with Roasted Garlic and White Peppercorn Sauce at Stephen’s Site
  19. Mix it into mayonnaise to make a great sandwich topper
  20. Roasted Broccoli with Garlic at Kalyn’s Kitchen
  21. Parmesan & Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Shallots at Everything is Better with Bacon
  22. Macaroni and Cheese Casserole at An Attempt at Cooking
  23. Asparagus with Roasted Garlic Aioli at Epicurious
  24. Roasted Garlic Spread at Divine Domesticity
  25. Add it to cream cheese and sour cream. Warm in the oven until melted.
  26. Chicken and Mushrooms in Roasted Garlic Sauce at The Cooking Diaries of a Wine Loving Soccer Mom
  27. Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce at A Peek at the Perrys
  28. Stir it into your favorite gravy.
  29. Romaine and Blue Cheese Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing at Fennel and Flax
  30. Mix it with butter and spread it on roasted corn

No need to thank me.

Francie on February 18th, 2008 | File Under appetizers, lists, recipes, tips | 1 Comment -

50 Incredible Romantic Chocolate Desserts for your Valentine

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Please don’t lick your screen. These are not edible. Just in time for Valentine’s, I’ve scoured the best blogs for some incredible looking chocolate fantasies to make for your sweetie. These are some serious bites of chocolate love so don’t serve it to someone unless you’re prepared for the consequences….like sudden unconsciousness from ‘heavy chocoliciousness.’ (That phrase must be said slowly in a deep Barry White voice.)

No, no, there’s no need to thank me. I know what you’re craving. I know how weak you are…how you can almost smell the chocolate and you desperately want to lean in, just open your mouth and try to take a …OW!! I thinth I thipped a tooth. Trusth me. Don’th do ith.

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  1. Black and White Chocolate Cake at Culinary Conconctions by Peabody
  2. Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes at Our Sweet Life
  3. Chocolate Espresso Cake at Eat Drink Live
  4. Gâteau au Chocolat Aérien, Glacé Ganache at Chocolate and Zucchini
  5. Chocolate Espresso Mousse Cake at David Lebovitz
  6. Hot Fudge Pudding Cake at Nook & Pantry
  7. Flourless Chocolate Cake with Espresso Whipped Cream at Erin Cooks
  8. Heirloom Chocolate Cake with Ganache at Gels Kitchen Blog
  9. Black Forest Cake at Lily’s Wei Sek Hong
  10. Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake with Chocolate-Ginger Mousse at The Personal Bee
  11. She Ain’t Heavy Chocolate Cake at Good Eats ‘n Sweet Treats
  12. Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake at My Cake Wardrobe
  13. Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes with Marscapone Cream at I Heart Cuppycakes
  14. Baci Kiss Cupcakes at Couture Cupcakes
  15. Mochachino Cupcakes at Not Quite Nigella cookies.jpg
  16. Chocolate Macaroons with Cognac Ganache at Ice Cream Ireland
  17. Fudge Brownie Cookies at The Cookie Life
  18. Chocolate Almond Biscotti from sugarlaws
  19. Chocolate Macaroons at The Laughing Gastronome
  20. Homemade Samoas at Baking Bites
  21. Chocolate Cashew Espresso Biscotti at Culinary in the Desert brownies.jpg
  22. Peanut Butter and Fudge Brownies from The Kitchen Sink
  23. Chocolate Marscapone Brownies at Bake or Break
  24. Espresso Fudge Brownies from Simple Daily Recipes
  25. Cream Cheese Brownies at Cooking in a Southern Kitchen
  26. Triple Espresso Brownies at Cookie Madness truffles-copy.jpg
  27. Kahlua Truffles at Delicious Days
  28. Chocolate Chili Truffles by VegCooking
  29. Pistachio Black Currant Truffles at A Mingling of Tastes
  30. Spicy Aphrodite Truffle at Brownie Points
  31. Raspberry Chocolate Truffles at Cherrapeño desserts.jpg
  32. Espresso Donut with Ganache Glaze at Pretty Taste Cakes
  33. Sea Salt Caramel & Chocolate Fudge Hearts with Fleur de Sel at The Passionate Cook
  34. Chocolate Fondue for Two at Coconut and Lime
  35. Cranberry Chocolate Tart at What’s For Lunch Honey?
  36. Raspberry Ganache Pie at Ideas Come from Brownies
  37. Mint Chocolate Cheesecake at Sugar Plum
  38. Chocolate Love at Cream Puffs in Venice
  39. Cafe Mocha Tart at Sweetnicks
  40. Cappucino Love Bites by Annie’s Eats
  41. Individual Mocha-Toffee Crunch Cheesecakes at Culinary in the Country
  42. Sogooditshouldbeillegal Triple Chocolate Nutella Semifreddo at Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy
  43. Strong Hot Chocolate Perfection at Cookie Baker Lynn
  44. Mousse au Chocolat at Just Hungry
  45. Death by Chocolate at Lifeflix
  46. Amaretto Spiked Chocolate Mousse at 101 Cookbooks
  47. Caramel Pecan Chocolate Tart at The Domestic Goddess
  48. Almond Joy Martini at The Delicious Life
  49. Soft Centered Chocolate Tortini at Milk and Cookies
  50. Dark Chocolate Tart at Lex Culinaria
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Francie on February 7th, 2008 | File Under chocolate, desserts, lists | 14 Comments -
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