Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas

Santa Fe Salad with Peanut Lime Vinaigrette

October 26, 2021 Salads

After all the treats of Thanksgiving and my birthday, I found myself at the office one day in search of something fresh for lunch. I was trying to think back to my pre-pandemic, pre-non profit days in the Financial District and what my go-to moves for lunch were and the Santa Fe Salad from Earls […]

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Rhubarb Poppy Seed Dressing

June 24, 2016 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas
Rhubarb Poppy Seed Dressing

I’m boldly going where no Planet Byn recipe has gone before today: a savoury rhubarb recipe. I tried to make a rhubarb chutney once and it was a disaster, so I’ve given other savoury rhubarb recipes the side eye ever since. Rhubarb barbecue sauce? No thanks. Raw rhubarb in a salsa? Nah. However, a rhubarb […]

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Simple Stewed Rhubarb

June 20, 2016 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas
Simple Stewed Rhubarb

Last week I got a text from my friend Nicole wishing me “Happy Rhubarb Season!”. She knows me so well! It is truly the most wonderful time of the year. I was in a momentary panic a few weeks ago looking through a Buzzfeed gallery on rhubarb recipes, thinking that I had reached the end […]

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Bread & Butter Pickles {The Canning Kitchen GIVEAWAY!}

August 26, 2015 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas
Pickle Close-up

I grew up watching my Mom make countless jars of strawberry jam and mustard pickles, but never really had any interest in canning myself. Over the last few years, I’ve been making skillet jams that I can keep in the fridge, but recently I’ve been a bit jealous of my friends who are total canning […]

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Taco Dip {Gastropost Mission #71}

October 5, 2013 Gastropost
Nacho Dip

Our Gastropost Mission this week was Mex to the Max, which gave me the perfect excuse to remix my favourite mexican guilty pleasure. There are recipes for mexican layer dips all over the place; you probably have an aunt or cousin or neighbour that brings this to potlucks or other gatherings. The way I always […]

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Jalapeño Lime Dressing

August 27, 2013 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas
Jalapeno Lime Dressing

I mean this in the best way possible: I am so sick of searching for this recipe on Jan’s blog! Every time I’ve made it this summer, I’ve looked it up on Family Bites and then thought to myself that I need to post it here. So finally, finally, here it is. When I make […]

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Roasted Pepper & Goat Cheese Dip

October 31, 2012 Appetizers

Yesterday I saw a Christmas commercial for Pot of Gold. Attention Hershey Canada: Please let us all enjoy our Halloween candy in peace before you bombard us with holiday propaganda. And Pot of Gold is so gross you guys! At least it could have been a commercial for the Festive Special or something! Anyway, I’m […]

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Mediterranean Layer Dip

September 25, 2012 Appetizers

Watching the Emmys in a hotel room, alone, on a work trip, with gross room service is just no way to live. That was my reality last year, and it was just so sad. Thank goodness I was home this year, with my amigas, and many delicious snacks. There’s no better way to watch […]

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Sundried Tomato Basil Pesto

May 30, 2012 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas

Homemade pesto with fresh basil is one of the simple foodie joys of summer, in my humble opinion. I’ve jumped the gun a little this year, because I found a huge bag of bright green, beautiful basil leaves at my grocery store last month. Still a little early for local basil, but this did the […]

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Caesar Salad Dressing

May 16, 2012 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas

Here’s the reason why I was celebrating Cuatro de Mayo last weekend instead of Cinco de Mayo. My friends Hsien & Katie threw their first dinner party at their house last Saturday; it was a potluck, and the theme was Italy. I’ve had a lot of experience throwing potlucks in my office, so I know that […]

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