Salad Dressings

Roasted Sweet Onion Salad Dressing and Musings about Weetabix and Cobb Salad

Do you get the dreaded “midnight munchies?” Me, too. Here’s a photo. OK. Maybe that isn’t me. But, alas, my refrigerator raids seldom get more inventive than a bowl of Weetabix and just enough cold milk to keep the Weetabix crispy. I’ve had many a…

Foolproof Vinaigrette

  I pride myself on preparing some complicated dishes. Sometimes, though, the simple stuff trips me up. Like vinaigrette salad dressing. Here is a vinaigrette recipe I’m loving. Recipe: Foolproof Vinaigrette 2 T. white balsamic vinegar 3 T finely minced shallot 1 t. mayonnaise 1…

Roquefort Dressing (or Dip)

A long time ago in a galaxy as close as a whisper there was a full and creamy salad dressing other than Ranch.  No. Really. It was called Roquefort and it was wonderful. I have been making this Roquefort dressing for about forty years. Here is…

French Vinaigrette

  Sometimes the simplest things in life are the most elusive–a good toaster, a potato salad with a bright flavor and a really good vinaigrette, for example. Although I cook a lot and put salads toward the top of the list of foods I enjoy,…