I tried a few different Copycat Olive Garden Dressings over the years, until I finally went rogue and developed this one. First, a disclaimer: I know you can buy a bottled version at the store, but I’ve never tried it. I just don’t do commercial grocery store dressings.
Copycat Olive Garden Dressing
Let me tell you about a dish with a lot of flair and a dash of fire. Lomo Saltado Steak Stir-Fry. It’s a classic dish of Peru, and somewhere, sometime, some crazy genius Chinese chef combined stir fry techniques with Peruvian ingredients.
Lomo Saltado Steak Stir-Fry The sauce is EVERYTHING!
Recently I made a marvelous Garlic Steak Bahn Mi inspired by a Diner’s Drive-Ins and Dives episode. One of the key components of that recipe was what the owner called a Black Pepper Onion Vinaigrette.
The Black Pepper Onion Vinaigrette is fire! It should go right over the beef – my bad adding it last!
I have no garden this year other than my pots of herbs, but I’ve been seeing pics and posts from friends who do. And everywhere, it’s tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes! They love this heat! This simple Green Bean Tomato Salad is a fabulous way to put a few to good use.
Green Bean Tomato Salad with Chickpeas and Red Wine Vinaigrette
Sampling at Costco is always an adventure, with some hits and some misses. Yakisoba was a hit, and I grabbed a box of the frozen packets, envisioning quick lunches for my favorite octogenarians. Surprise – both folks not only loved it, but managed to eat it without difficulty, a rare victory. I had to double down on this success with a homemade version, and so this Simple Steak Yakisoba manifested into existence!
Simple Steak Yakisoba