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Honey Mustard Dressing a'la Melting Pot

I'm not a big fan of the Melting Pot restaurant. You know the joke: if I'm spending money on dinner out why would I want to have to cook it for myself? My favorite part of the "Big Night Out" menu is the salad, most especially their house dressing. Years ago I read that the secret to its being not just another basic honey mustard dressing is orange juice.

Written by Jeff Frey on Friday May 12, 2023
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Honey-Nut Banana Muffins

When bananas become overripe they're perfect for a breakfast muffin. I wanted a muffin with a bit more complex flavor: something that reminded me to a bowl of honey nut O-shaped cereal (you know the one) with banana on it.

Written by Jeff Frey on Monday October 8, 2018
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It's-Just-Peanut-Butter Cookies

This is a COVID-19 stuck-at-home recipe Alton Brown published up on Facebook in his usual humorous fashion. No changes made — or necessary. I might add some chocolate chips if I'm feeling adventurous...

Written by Jeff Frey on Friday April 24, 2020
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Italian Dressing

This is a very minor modification to Brian Lagerstrom's recipe, found in this video.

Written by Jeff Frey on Wednesday July 10, 2024
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Jerk Chicken

The first time I went to Buffalo Wild Wings I chose the chicken tenders with a flight of sauces: my favorite among the three was their jerk sauce. Spicy, herbaceous, sticky — it was great. Years later I made-up a jerk spice blend that wasn't quite so strong on the scovilles. Fast forward a few more years and I had some passion fruit pulp on hand that I was having with yogurt. Put it all together, and you get my favorite recipe for jerk chicken.

Written by Jeff Frey on Thursday June 29, 2023
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Juliet's Fried Polenta

Once upon a time, there was a virus that scared the world so much that we were told to stay home for two months and not go anywhere. Juliet and Abby took to helping with dinner from time to time, to the point of Juliet's deciding she would make dinner one night. As a side to go with her mushroom and sausage lasagna she made (with a little help) fried polenta — but only after she found out that polenta is Italian for "grits."

Written by Jeff Frey on Saturday April 18, 2020
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