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Great American Potato Salad

Elizabeth — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:18:23 +0000

source: kraftrecipes.com
Ingredients:
1/2 cup KRAFT Real Mayo Mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. Yellow mustard
1/2 tsp. Celery seed
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/8 tsp. Pepper
4 cups cubed potatoes, cooked, cooled
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
2 stalks Celery, sliced
1/3 cup Dill pickle relish

Directions:
1. Mix first five ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Add remaining ingredients and mix lightly.
3. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

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Copycat Recipe-Olive Garden Salad Dressing

Elizabeth — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:12:15 +0000

Did you know that OliveGarden.com has a recipe section? I didn’t! I was browsing a free samples site and I saw a link for “free Olive Garden recipes”, and I figured there would be a catch like having to sign up for a whole bunch of other junk first, but no! It’s the actual Olive Garden site. The next time I’m in the mood for pasta, I’m making Sausage & Peppers Ziti Marinara, or Meat Ravioli Bolognese. Yum!

They don’t, however, publish the recipe for their delicious salad dressing, or the minestrone soup, or how they make the breadsticks. I found a Copycat recipe for the salad dressing on eHow, it has an interesting list of ingredients:

# 1/2 cup white vinegar
# 1/3 cup water
# 1/3 cup oil
# 1/4 cup corn syrup
# 2 1/2 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
# 2 Tablespoons dry pectin
# 2 Tablespoons beaten egg
# 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
# 1 teaspoon lemon juice
# 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
# 1/4 teaspoon dry parsley
# Pinch each of oregano and crushed red pepper

I would have never guessed the dry pectin (it’s a thickener) or the beaten egg. The corn syrup’s not a surprise since it’s in everything, it would be interesting to see if the dressing would taste okay without it, or with some Splenda for sweetness instead. Yum, I am so hungry for soup, salad, and breadsticks now!

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Four Foods on Friday

Elizabeth — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:56:59 +0000

I am SO late on this, it’s actually 11:44 pm on Sunday! But I wanted to get this in, so here is this week’s Four Foods on Friday questions, and my answers.

#1. What’s your favorite food smell? The smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven.
#2. What’s your favorite kind of apple? Gala
#3. What veggies do you like in your salad? Leaf lettuce, cucumber, tomato, carrot
#4. Share a recipe that uses beef.

This recipe is called “All American Burgers”, I found it on About.com, and it’s the only way I make burgers now. I free-hand the seasonings though, as I find we all like more seasoning than the recipe calls for, and I also add garlic powder as well. I use two pounds of ground round to make six burgers.

Ingredients for four burgers from the original recipe:

* 1 lb. ground beef
* 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
* 2 tsp. water
* 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
* 1/2 tsp. onion powder
* 1/8 tsp. pepper
* 4 sandwich buns

Preparation:

Crumble the beef into a large mixing bowl, add the liquids and the seasonings. Mix gently, divide into fourths, and roll each fourth into a ball, then shape into a patty. Fry or grill until done to your liking.

To see how other bloggers answered these four questions, please visit Fun, Crafts and Recipes.

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