There’s just something about homemade mayonnaise — it’s fresh, rich, creamy, and tastes like it came straight from a fancy café instead of your own kitchen. Once you’ve made Mason Jar Mayonnaise using a stick (emulsion) blender, the store-bought stuff just won’t cut it.
Mason Jar Mayonnaise
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. I have most of the ingredients in my cupboard, so it doesn’t make sense to me.
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