Cool, creamy, tangy, and garlicky; our Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing is bursting with fresh flavors! There is nothing like a good, fresh buttermilk Ranch dressing. You might suppose that good, fresh, homemade Ranch is a relatively simple thing to make – and turns out, it is! But first, you have to have a great recipe. So just what is a perfect Ranch, anyway? In my mind, it's creamy and cool, with a fresh, light, buttermilky tang. It has a bright, clean flavor with absolutely no bottle … [Read more...]
How to Make Hearty Homemade Chicken Stock (Bone Broth)
Delicious, healthy, Homemade Chicken Stock for all your soups and sauces. Make it for just pennies with a leftover rotisserie chicken carcass and vegetable scraps. This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. Soups are a personal specialty of mine, but I never would have learned to make delicious soups if I hadn’t first learned to make a good soup stock. Canned broths and stocks just don’t cut it. Homemade chicken stock can be made entirely from scraps: … [Read more...]
Carrot Ginger Dressing (Japanese Restaurant-style Salad Dressing)
Naturally sweet and slightly tangy, Carrot Ginger Dressing is a light, refreshing salad dressing that is simply irresistible! (It’s like your favorite Japanese restaurant dressing, only fresher!) This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. There's a little place near my house – Mr Bento’s – that serves the best teriyaki salmon burger! I always order it in a meal, which arrives on a quarter-sheet pan with four pot stickers and a cold, crisp green salad on the … [Read more...]
Authentic Thousand Island Dressing
Authentic Thousand Island Dressing is a tangy, sweet, creamy concoction of fresh ingredients, including onions, sweet pepper, and even a hard-boiled egg! It takes minutes to put together, and once you try this homemade version, you'll never want store-bought again. This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. Every year, Mr B and I celebrate St Patrick's Day with a big, extravagant corned beef dinner, which naturally leads to a brief post-holiday … [Read more...]
Muhammara (Red Pepper Walnut Dip)
Muhammara - Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip - is a versatile, savory-sweet Middle Eastern dip. Delicious spread on pita or veggies, or as sauce for kabobs, this gluten-free, vegan version is amazing! This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. Muhammara, or Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip, originated in Aleppo, Syria, and its principal ingredients traditionally include red peppers, ground walnuts, breadcrumbs, spices, olive oil, and a . However, this … [Read more...]
Original Taco House Fiesta Dressing {CopyCat Recipe}
You can't buy the legendary Original Taco House Fiesta Dressing at the restaurant or in the store anymore, but now you can make it at home! Perfect sweet heat for tacos, salads, sizzling meats, party dips - and much, much more! On December 31, 2017, the Original Taco House, Portland's first "Mexican" restaurant and a fixture on the Eastside for more than fifty years, abruptly closed its doors forever - yet another old-school Portland restaurant lost to the mists of … [Read more...]
27 Quick Pickle Recipes for Your Garden Bounty
Quick Pickles are delicious, small-batch friendly, and super easy to make. Plus, they require no special equipment and are usually ready to eat within a day or two of preparation. This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. Quick pickles, also known as refrigerator pickles, are simply vegetables that are pickled in a vinegar, water, and salt solution and stored in the refrigerator. (Depending on the recipe, the solution may also include sugar and other … [Read more...]
Pacific NW Dungeness Crab Cakes (+ Roasted Red Pepper Sauce)
The perfect Dungeness Crab Cake recipe is not much more than a big pile of crab and a few cracker crumbs, with a kicky little sauce on the side. With crab cakes, less is more. This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. You can have your King and your Snow and your Chesapeake blues: I'll take the delicate sweetness of a Dungeness crab every time. Dungeness crab... is sheer, unadulterated crab heaven. The Theory and Practice of Cooking, James … [Read more...]
California Quinoa Salad {with Piña Colada Dressing}
California Quinoa Salad is bright, light, amazingly healthy combo served with a delicious tropical piña colada dressing. This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. Finding a lunch spot that sources locally grown products and serves up fresh, healthy (and affordable) plates in Portland is usually no harder than walking around the next corner. In fact, when it comes to finding a great place to eat in our town, we are downright spoiled. Idaho Falls, … [Read more...]
Strawberry Freezer Jam {Step-by-Step Tutorial}
Strawberry Freezer Jam is one of the best (and tastiest!) ways to preserve the fresh taste of summer! Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial and you can have fresh strawberry jam ready to eat about an hour! This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite. Strawberry freezer jam is one of the best, easiest (and tastiest!) ways to preserve the fresh taste of summer. Strawberry freezer jam is super-easy to make and takes only about an hour, including the time … [Read more...]
