My Favourite Thing In My Kitchen

I have a favourite kitchen item.  It keeps me healthier and saves me money.  What is it? Watch this weeks MF @ the LP and see!

That was a fun segment. I have to be honest I had never spent much time in Stokes before now and I realllly like it.  There is so much “kitchen candy” as I like to call it.

 I did end up buying two of these beautiful mugs (only $2.98 each!) Which as you can see, are PERFECT for chai tea lattes!

So now that you know I LOVE my salad spinner I thought I would share my salad dressing recipe with you.  I eat a ton of salad.  I love it because it can be as hardy or as light as you want it.  I NEVER buy salad dressing because I find it easier to make my own and quite honestly most salad dressings are FULL of crummy ingredients like sugar, preservatives and extra stuff your body doesn’t need or want.

I never measure out my ingredients, I learned from my Mother-in-Law who made the best salads and always just eyeballed it.  The general rule of thumb is double or even triple the oil to the vinegar mixture:

• Olive Oil (approx 1/2 cup)
  
• Apple Cider Vinegar (approx 1/4 cup)
  
• Salt/Pepper (tsp each)

Seriously it is that easy.  Now you can vary this recipe  depending on what kind of salad you’re making.  For example I will swap the apple cider for balsamic vinegar or regular vinegar.  You can also add honey, agave or maple syrup if you are looking for a sweet kick.  I have also added the juice from feta cheese as well (i love feta in my kale salad).  It is salty and gives a great kick to the salad (works really well with kale). If you would like, I can whip up a video and post it this coming week to show to you how easy it is.

Get cooking and eat healthy, I promise your mind and body will thank you!

MF