In July we had the pleasure of taking a vacation to Tennessee to meet up with a bunch of friends from all over the United States -- our annual 4-H reunion. It all started in 1994 when there were ten people from different states chosen to be National 4-H Congress advisors. We were in charge of planning the annual congress. Throughout this process, we became close friends and decided that we would have reunions in each other's home states.
Now many years later we are still in close contact, and our 4-H family has expanded as many of us have gotten married and have children. In Tennessee we all stayed in a big log cabin. There were ten adults and eight children under the age of six. To help cut costs and maintain our sanity from eating out too many times (see number of children), we set up a plan for each family to be in charge of breakfast and dinner one day. This worked really well and was very cost effective. Every meal was delicious, and I got to sample many tasty new dishes, some with a regional flair, from a variety of cooks.
My friend Heather made a Ceasar salad that had such a great homemade dressing I'm going to share it on my blog. It is easy, refreshing, and low cal. She said it is a South Beach Diet recipe. I have since made it many times at home and even Troy eats it! It's really nice with grilled steak, warm or cold. Dressed up or down with more veggies or none at all, it is now a favorite dish for us.
Ceasar Dressing
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 minced garlic (Pampered Chef garlic press is great for this!)
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 c oil
1 Tbsp parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
Mix ingredients and toss with romaine lettuce. It is so good! I bet you will have more than one helping. :)
Now many years later we are still in close contact, and our 4-H family has expanded as many of us have gotten married and have children. In Tennessee we all stayed in a big log cabin. There were ten adults and eight children under the age of six. To help cut costs and maintain our sanity from eating out too many times (see number of children), we set up a plan for each family to be in charge of breakfast and dinner one day. This worked really well and was very cost effective. Every meal was delicious, and I got to sample many tasty new dishes, some with a regional flair, from a variety of cooks.
My friend Heather made a Ceasar salad that had such a great homemade dressing I'm going to share it on my blog. It is easy, refreshing, and low cal. She said it is a South Beach Diet recipe. I have since made it many times at home and even Troy eats it! It's really nice with grilled steak, warm or cold. Dressed up or down with more veggies or none at all, it is now a favorite dish for us.
Ceasar Dressing
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 minced garlic (Pampered Chef garlic press is great for this!)
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 c oil
1 Tbsp parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
Mix ingredients and toss with romaine lettuce. It is so good! I bet you will have more than one helping. :)
2 comments:
Sounds yummy...have you ever made extra & used it a later date?
Saving the salad with the dressing on it gets a little soggy, but if you keep a little dressing on hand that works well.
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