What a great weekend to fire up the grill. And what goes better with burgers and dogs than pickles? Was the store out of them? No problem, refrigerator pickles only take 24 hours to make and you can use up some of the vegetables in your fridge – no food waste! It’s been a rough spring and I’m so ready for summer! In addition to “the virus” and staying at home, it’s been pretty chilly and rainy here in “the burgh”. Finally, this weekend we’ve had sun and temps in the 60s, 70s, and even the 80s! Woo Hoo! What a perfect weekend for the unofficial kick-off to summer! Time…
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Jazz up Your Salad in less than 5 minutes
If you found the store shelves empty, or your favorite dressing out of stock, making it at home with a few pantry staples is quick and easy. Homemade salad dressing is one of the simplest things you can make from scratch. Once you know the simple ratio to make it, you will jazz up your salad in less than 5 minutes! Most vinaigrette style salad dressings are simply a ratio of 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar with a little salt and pepper added in. From there you can build and swap in other ingredients and flavors One of my favorites is Honey Dijon Dressing. I use it on…
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Chimichurri Sauce
Last week I spent a few days working in the Strip District – an old historic market area in Pittsburgh, which is one of my favorite places (but that is for another day). I came home with a huge bunch of parsley and not wanting to waste it I decided to make a chimichurri sauce. It could also be that we ate lunch that day at Gaucho Parrilla, an Argentinian restaurant that is absolutely fantastic. Worth the wait if you happen to be down there! Anyway, I guess I had South American cuisine on my mind…and had a skirt steak thawing in the refrigerator, so it was meant to be!…
