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My Aunt Eloise’s salad dressing has been a favorite of my husband since he tried it the first time. Of course, many of my family love her salad dressing. I feel very lucky that she shared her recipe. This creamy, old-fashioned recipe is quick to make and does not require many ingredients. In fact, many […]
Sausage gravy is a quintessential comfort food. It is warm, substantial, and evokes contentment. It is one of those things that you make occasionally when you and(or) the weather are gloomy. It is great for breakfast when you need to feed a crowd. It holds very well in a slow cooker, which is great for holiday mornings […]
The plan was to make the chocolate peanut butter sauce that I found in my Taste of Toronto (Ohio that is) Cookbook to take to an ice cream sundae giveaway. I made the sugar syrup and let it cool, placed the peanut butter in the bowl, and went to the refrigerator to get the chocolate syrup only […]
My dad had quite a sweet tooth. During the summer months, we would often go out for an evening drive and get ice cream. He LOVED chocolate and so did my little sister. My mom and I could take it or leave it…mainly leave it. While they usually ordered some sort of chocolate ice cream, […]
It would be nice to tell you that this meat sauce was one handed down in my family, but it would be a lie. My dad was, um, limited as to what food he enjoyed eating. He was not picky per se; he just did not like to try new things. Italian food was probably […]
I remember my maternal grandmother making mayonnaise; it was the only mayonnaise I would eat. My family, including my grandmother, used Miracle Whip for just about everything where you might use mayonnaise. On the occasions where actual mayonnaise was needed my mom would just buy a jar, but my grandmother made her own. I think […]
When I think of an Amish salad dressing, I think of Amish Sweet and Sour Dressing. The celery seed-laden dressing with vinegar and oil has long been one of my favorites. The first time I ever remember eating this style of sweet and sour dressing was at a Dutch Pantry restaurant on a garden salad […]
In West Virginia, we take hot dog toppings very seriously. There are many great places in the state to buy deliciously topped hot dogs. What you say when ordering one of those toppings is dependent on where you are in the state. There is a demarcation line that lies somewhere between the cities Parkersburg and […]
I am just going to say it: Homemade salad dressing is so much better than the bottled stuff that I would make it even if it did cost more…and sometimes it does when there is a sale and coupons that make the bottled stuff almost free. When you make it yourself, you have more control […]
Lemon curd has always been something of an enigma to me. It is tart yet sweet. It is light yet rich. It is complex yet simple. I decided to take my dairy-free version a step further and make it egg-free as well. The vegan-friendly version still tastes rather rich despite the omission of egg yolks […]
