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Showing posts with label Dressings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dressings. Show all posts

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Easy Homemade Sour Cream

My husband likes sour cream and he has been asking for it for awhile but he also likes homemade everything.  I finally got around to making it and it was so easy that we'll have homemade from now on.  The taste was far more superb than store bought and the color was a soft cream yellow color as oppose to the white color from the store's.   This means of course a healthier choice.  But you do need some milk kefir grains to make it.   You can get some from a friend who has some.  Some farmer's markets would sometimes have them.  You can order from Cultures for Health or straight from me.  I now have some dehydrated ones.

You will need:


A 2 cup glass jar

1  3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

About 1/2 Tablespoon of milk kefir grains

Instructions:


Pour the whipping cream in the jar and add the grains.  Cover with coffee filter, cloth or napkin and secure with rubber band.  Leave in kitchen counter for 12-24 hours.  Check to see if it's done.  When it is the way you like it, simply remove the grains with plastic spoon from the jar.  The grains would tend to stay on the top.  Cover cream with lid and put in the refrigerator.  Yumm!

 

Make Kefir at Home

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Herb Vinaigrette and Children-Friendly Salad Dressing

imageThe real secret to appetizing salads is the dressing.  But, you probably know that store bought dressings are loaded with strange unwelcome ingredients.  To put a dressing together is really easy!  This one is my favorite because it is quick and, of course, easy.

You will need:

A 2 cup glass jar

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup raw apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder or 2-3 minced garlic cloves (I use the powder for a kid-friendly version)

1 tablespoon mustard

1 teaspoon dried herbs like thyme and basil

1 teaspoon unrefined sea salt

Instructions


1. Combine all ingredients in the jar.  Give it a vigorous shake.  Store in the refrigerator. Enjoy!

I make this dressing on Monday and use it through out the week.

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Children-Friendly Salad Dressing


For the Kid-friendly version, I combine this basic herb vinaigrette with my leftover berries syrup I used for our pancakes.  I make enough to have left over for salads during the week.

Combine half the vinaigrette with half the berries syrup.

Or, 1/2 cup of berries syrup with 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt.

My kids like to eat the salad when I serve it with this berry dressing.