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Tag: olive oil

easy lemon salad dressing recipe | writes4food.com

The best lemony vinaigrette.

Bottled salad dressing is just so icky. Here’s a homemade salad dressing that’s super easy and delightfully lemony.

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orange olive oil cake recipe | writes4food.com

Simple orange olive oil cake.

This orange olive oil cake is super easy (and can be made ahead); with some fruit and whipped cream, it’d be a perfect treat for Mom this weekend!

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recipe for classic French salad dressing | writes4food.com

The Clara Project: classic French salad dressing recipe.

If you think French dressing is a sweet, ketchupy mess, think again. This recipe for classic French dressing is simple, flavorful and perfect on a light green salad.

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Better than store-bought: Homemade mayonnaise.

I don’t like mayonnaise. Never have. Not on sandwiches, not in cole slaw, not in potato salad. I don’t even typically keep it in the fridge. I’m thoroughly grossed out by it. Then I had homemade …

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grilled blue potatoes recipe | writes4food.com

Fave ingredient: blue potatoes.

Have you ever cooked with blue potatoes? You should! They’re super flavorful and easy to roast for a tasty side dish.

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