I had a craving for French onion dip, but wanted to try a version using fresh ingredients. We tried this recipe, which combines full-fat sour cream with fresh lemon juice and zest, salt, and 1 clove microplaned garlic: https://www.allrecipes.com/3-ingredient-sour-cream-dip-11989936. Despite not having dried onion, it does evoke French onion dip and is very tasty. (June…… Continue reading Lemon-garlic sour cream dip
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Japanese salad dressing (wafu dressing)
We recently had a deliciously refreshing salad at a Korean-Japanese restaurant called Maru. I found the dressing addictive and tried to recreate it with this recipe: https://www.justonecookbook.com/wafu-dressing-japanese-salad-dressing/ Our modification: for the onion, we used a small shallot grated on a large-hole grater. (May 2026)
Colombian spicy, acidic aromatic garnish (aji)
We tossed together this quick and refreshing condiment to garnish our Colombian lentil and rice soup. This recipe is simple and delicious: https://www.food.com/recipe/aji-colombian-salsa-377331 We used 2 cherry tomatoes and 1 small jalapeño from our garden. (Sept. 2024)
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