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Awesome Ranch Dressing Recipe

September 21, 2015 By Gwen Brown 12 Comments

This awesome ranch dressing recipe is one of my very favorite dressings AND dry spice blends. You know how you’ll make a recipe and like it but then either you get tired of it, or forget about it for years? This isn’t one of those recipes. Once I tweaked this recipe to our liking, it’s…

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Roasted Radishes- a low carb potato sub!

April 13, 2015 By Gwen Brown 8 Comments

roasted radishes are a great low carb potato sub. Get my easy roasted radish recipe here!

Roasted radishes are my new veggie love. Since watching my carb count, I’ve not super duper missed potatoes, but there were times when they were an important part of a recipe and I didn’t know what to sub. Cauliflower is the usual low carb pick, but did you know that you can also use radishes to give…

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Tomato Cucumber Salad

August 13, 2013 By Gwen Brown 8 Comments

Tomato cucumber salad is the quintessential summer salad in the fridge of grandmothers all over the south.  Grandmother Porter used bottled Italian dressing as the marinade, and simply added more veggies to the bowl after each meal, creating an everlasting summer side dish.  It’s best with fresh tomatoes, but the mix even elevates grocery store…

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Dill Pickle Coleslaw Recipe

June 21, 2011 By Gwen Brown 3 Comments

I don’t love coleslaw, but this dill pickle coleslaw recipe is *GOOD*.  My kids even like it!  It’s tart and twangy and pickle-ish.  It’s the perfect side dish for summer eatin’…brilliant with BBQ, delicious on chili dogs, and yummy on fish tacos.This is what you’ll need to make it: Cabbage (or pre-cut coleslaw mix), onion,…

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Dill Pickle Recipe

July 29, 2010 By Gwen Brown 4 Comments

I just love this dill pickle recipe given to me by my friend Jill.  I like to call them Jill Pickles.This is the first time I had ever made pickles, and the beautiful thing about these little dillies is that… 1) it’s a really easy pickle recipe. 2) You can make one jar if you…

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Greek Salad Dressing Recipe

April 2, 2010 By Gwen Brown 36 Comments

greek spice mix recipe

A good Greek salad dressing recipe may not sound life changing.  But please trust me on this…it IS life changing.  This is our very, very favorite seasoning mix.  It makes the most divine and authentic Greek Pizzaria style dressing, but it’s also become our house seasoning blend.  I keep both the ranch dressing seasoning mix,…

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