Notes about Recipes in this book

• Buttermilk dressing

  • eroachTN on April 24, 2020

    Normally BF recipes are super flavorful, but I had to make a few additions to zing this up. I do like this as a base for making it my own.

• Blue cheese dressing

  • eroachTN on July 14, 2019

    Delicious! Made it to go with buffalo wings!

• Nutty vinaigrette

  • eroachTN on June 21, 2022

    It came out water. Next time I'll do only one tablespoon oil and no water. Flavor is pretty good, but again, watered down

• Tzatziki

  • wkhull on January 20, 2023

    This was good with the Tomato-Mustard Seed adaptation (Salmon Gyro recipe). I usually can't stand winter grocery store tomatoes, but the roasting method worked out great for this sauce.

• Radish tzatziki

  • eroachTN on October 10, 2019

    Hated it. And we LOVE radishes.

• Vanilla date smoothie with nutmeg and oranges

  • LydiesTable on March 05, 2025

    This is an all-time favorite in my household. I sub the skim milk for vanilla unsweetened oat milk. So good!

• Coffee chunky monkey smoothie

  • eroachTN on September 09, 2025

    Not super flavorful with strong coffee. I'd recommend using more like a coffee concentrate or very strong espresso.

• Vanilla bean and espresso granola

  • todd_0gwp8a on March 07, 2026

    Needs more liquid than the recipe calls for in my opinion - 3 tbsp oil, 2 1/2 tbsp brown sugar, 3 tbsp coffee, plus 1 tbsp maple syrup works well

• Roasted carrot and harissa hummus with dill

  • Londonyankee on October 14, 2018

    Really good. Carrots and harissa gave it nice, tasty twist

  • wkhull on June 14, 2023

    This had good depth. I did throw some whole shishitos in with the carrots on the roasting pan and wish I had thrown more. Has a nice sweet flavor, but not overbearing. I'm not a fan of over-lemony hummus, so I did cut back on the lemon juice.

• Salmon gyro with roasted tomato-mustard seed tzatziki

  • wkhull on January 20, 2023

    This was a really good use of left-over salmon. We served it open-face instead of rolled up. Loved the tzatziki sauce adaptation with the roasted tomatoes and mustard - really complemented the salmon.

• Peruvian ceviche with popcorn

  • eroachTN on May 12, 2020

    This recipe is a little 'extra'. I omitted the clam juice, pastes and calamari then used sriracha and shrimp and it turned out great.

• Shrimp pad Thai salad

  • eroachTN on November 22, 2022

    Pretty good! The dressing recipes called for to much oil and water, so I'll cut those back next time.

• Shredded greens with feta, dill, and green onion

  • wkhull on January 20, 2023

    I don't know that I'd make that as a stand-alone salad side dish, but it was great with the Salmon Gyros. I did mince the white onion bottoms and added it to the vinaigrette.

• Vegetarian chili with roasted sweet potatoes and pepper vinegar

  • hbakke on September 14, 2021

    Great veggie chili. It was very thick at the end of cooking so I thinned it with a little water. The pepper vinegar was too spicy for me so I left it off. I would make this again.

• Roasted carrots with Spanish spices and harissa yogurt sauce

  • LifeofPie on October 27, 2022

    I made this recipe with regular peeled carrots and it worked just fine. The harissa I used is New York Shuk available online and highly recommend. I'd make this again. I watched a video online from Food Network featuring this recipe and they added a pomegranate dressing which would be excellent. I'll try that next time.

  • LifeofPie on October 27, 2022

    Add the pomegranate dressing recipe available on the Food Network if it's not in the book. That would give it a nice little bit of acidity

• Roasted cabbage steaks with caraway vinaigrette

  • wkhull on March 27, 2023

    I found the vinaigrette way to acidic. The cabbage ends up coming apart instead of staying in a nice steak format.

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