Enough rants and raves about FF joints for a bit. Today I wanted to talk about a great Dressing ling we found a while back (some time in January). Its called Brianna's Dressings (http://www.briannassaladdressing.com/), if you haven't heard of them or tried them you should. In fact I'll give you a recipe that Sarah and I love to give them a try with at the end of this posting.
When Sarah and I found out that Chance couldn't have anything with Milk or Soy in it we were lost at first. It took us quite a bit of time to figure out how to modify our cooking, purchasing, and eating habits to match the diet that is a necessity to his health. Many hours were spent searching the isles of our local grocery stores (big thanks to the HyVee Nutritionist as she really stepped up and aided us in our searches).
One of the things we though he would have to do without was most types of salad dressings, in fact we couldn't hardly find any that he could have (they all had either Milk, Soy, or a hidden Soy derivative) in them. At our wits end I read the back of a Brianna's Dressing bottle one day and found that they did two things for me: First they clearly marked ALL of their ingredients and second they only used Milk in dressings that absolutely required it (not many). Reading their line I found at least 4 that night that Chance could have. Purchased two (as a starting point) and took them home. The salad was great, but the dressings are what blew my mind! Seriously, these are the best dressings I have ever tasted.
I contacted Brianna's using their published contact form saying just how impressed with their product. Didn't expect any response, but instead got a very detailed and personal response (including some swag that was actually useful).
Longer story short, we use Brianna's for almost everything now and after some learning we have found that we can make everything from an excellent Coleslaw to some of the best Potato Salad you ever had.
Everyone should try Brianna's and the recipes on their site. Again big thumbs up guys (and gals)! And thanks for the top notch products that honestly tell you whats included.
- Jeremy
Our Favorite Potato Salad
This isn't a complete recipe with exact amounts as we find that it depends on our mood as to how much we put in, but this is the basic that is easy to expand:
5-6 medium red potato's
1 cup Brianna's Dijon Honey Mustard
1/4cup Fresh Green Onion's (of course you can cut this down if you like)
5-6cloves Baked Garlic (just take a head of garlic and bake it in the oven at 350 until umpshis)
1tsp+1tsp Paprika
2-4Tbs Yellow Mustard (your choice)
Fresh Parsley and other herbs to taste
Cube and boil the potatoes till they are fork tender (meaning they don't resist a fork too much, about how you would expect them in tater salad).
While your boiling your potatoes; chop (mince, dice, whatever) the garlic and onions. Add them to a small bowl along with the herbage. Give this all a stir to bring it together (its easier if you stir before you add wet stuff). Add the Dijon Honey Mustard, Yellow Mustard, 1tsp of Paprika, and any other spices you so choose. Stir this all until it comes together getting a good coating on all of the herbage, onions, and garlic. You will have to adjust the mustard to your likes, but remember that the tastes come out the longer the salad sits.
Bring the dressing mixture and the potatoes together with a large rubber spatula and place in the fridge. Let this sit at least overnight for the best flavor. You can eat it right away but it's like a fine wine, it gets better over time (well not too much time).
Stays good for about a week (+/- a few days depending on the potatoes).
Before serving sprinkle the top with more Paprika for that finished look. Everyone so far has loved it!
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