A Fall Salad

Here it is....one of my favorite salads....crunchy pecans, creamy goat cheese, tart dressing...and so delicious!

Maple Dressing

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

2 T sour cream

2 T white wine vinegar

1 t horseradish (prepared in a jar)

1/3 cup olive oil

salt and pepper, to taste

In a medium bowl, combine maple syrup, sour cream, vinegar and horseradish. Slowly whisk in olive oil until emulsified (or whisked together well!) Season with plenty of salt...and pepper.

greens (of your choice)

goat cheese, crumbled

bacon, sliced thin (pre-cooked bacon is available in many markets)

chives or scallions, sliced thin

pecans (sweet and spicy at trader joe's)

on your plate, place the greens in a mound, crumble goat cheese with a fork to your desire, top with bacon, chives and pecans. Drizzle with maple dressing and serve immediately.

make it and let me know what you think!

eat up,

d

Fall has Arrived on the Patio

Aloha!

Welcome to my latest 'follower'....all the way from the islands! my dear brother, daryl, has joined us 'non-cooks'! however, i must tell you that my brother is a very talented cook. and i say cook, 'lightly'. this guy knows what he's doing in the kitchen! always using fresh ingredients... which are readily available to him....on the Big Island of Hawaii. love you, daryl!

tomorrow is ny times day....again! how quickly a week goes by. pick it up, get inspired and look for my latest recipe....which will involve a tasty maple dressing for the fall season. you will love it! guaranteed! great for a halloween get-together!

my favorite olive oil- Laudemio

making comments

there seems to be some sort of issue with the 'comment' section. and i'm not sure how to fix it! perhaps when making a comment, do not use 'apostrophes'. let's try that! 'exclamation points' are ok....don't know why! weird, huh?

tell me what you're eating these days! hmmmm??? what are you feeding the fam?

and thanks for joining us, rhonda! yipee!!! where's kymmie?

guest list

p.s. today's birthday celebration included...kym showers, (who is darling, even after a facial and massage!) she was well rested and relaxed....lorrie brown, always a help to me and a fine educator...rhonda slegers, my dairy connection and only friend that knows how to knit... cari balfanz, a sweetheart and girl after my own heart (ready to drink wine at any given time, when appropriate!) and the birthday girl....sweet sweet debbie! ready to party at a minutes notice! thank you all for being here!