How to Make Your Own Salad Dressing At Home

How to Make Your Own Salad Dressing At Home

A healthy lifestyle consists of getting regular exercise, doing things that make you happy, and maintaining a healthy diet (for the most part). Salads have always been a huge cheat code in the healthy lifestyle game because they provide so many benefits, check tons of healthy diet boxes, and can be made a million and one ways. Personally, my favorite part about a salad is a great dressing. It’s the most important aspect to make your salad reach its fullest potential. Have you ever eaten a salad that you would have paid any price to bring home a jug of the dressing that was on it? Yeah, me too. Well, your days of searching for the perfect salad dressing are over. Here are some salad dressing recipes that you can make at home to compliment just about any salad you whip up!
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How to Make Gazpacho

How to Make Gazpacho

Gazpacho or Gaspacho is a Spanish and Portuguese dish that is mainly eaten in the summer because of its refreshing qualities. There are many variations of Gazpacho, ranging from its traditional form, to substituting cucumber or watermelon for some ingredients. No matter how you make it, Gazpacho reigns supreme as the #1 soup/appetizer choice during the warmer months. In this blog you will find a traditional Gazpacho recipe, along with a variation recipe. 
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How to Make Vegetable Lasagna

How to Make Vegetable Lasagna

Everyone loves lasagna, am I right? The only downside to traditional lasagna is that not everyone can eat it. It seems quite unfair if you ask me that vegetarians, pescatarians, or vegans, cannot indulge in a hearty lasagna. However, that is not the case. Here I will share with you how to make a vegetable lasagna, safe for any dietary restrictions, and quite possibly even better tasting than a traditional lasagna!
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National Hamburger Day!

National Hamburger Day!

Happy National Hamburger Day! Today is a great day, do you know why? Because we are celebrating FOOD *insert drooling face emoji*. Summertime is grilling season and nothing is better than a juicy burger fresh off the grill. Make sure you pick up our Premium Angus Beef Burgers along with our Carmine’s Butcher Blend patties to properly celebrate with only the best.
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How to Cook Steak Perfectly Every Time

How to Cook Steak Perfectly Every Time

Never over or under cook your meat again!

Whether you are just starting out or have have been grilling since you could say "filet mignon", everyone has had a little trouble getting their steaks perfect every time. First things first, before being able to never over or under cook your meat again, you have to understand the factors that go into cooking meat. For example, the grade of steak you are working with. 

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How to be The Perfect Host for Your Summer Holiday

How to be The Perfect Host for Your Summer Holiday

Delicious and fun foods and activities to fill your 4th of July

Growing up for me, the Fourth of July has always been family, food, and fun. Nothing screams this holiday more than hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill and an intense game of corn hole. In order to achieve “Perfect Host” status, try adding a special element to your Fourth of July this year with some unique and unbelievably delicious burgers and sausages.

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How to Make Limone Linguini Allo Scoglio (Lemon Linguini with Seafood)

How to Make Limone Linguini Allo Scoglio (Lemon Linguini with Seafood)

Have you ever dreamt of visiting the sunny South of Italy? So have I. Although teleportation has still not been invented yet, this Limone Linguine Allo Scoglio (Lemon Linguine with Seafood) recipe is the closest you’re gonna get. The pasta’s citrus aroma will transport you straight to Southern Italy. Combined with the saltiness of the seafood, the delicate flavor of the Lemon Linguini is effortlessly complimented. Here I will share with you how to prepare your Limone Linguine Allo Scoglio. 
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Squid Ink Pasta with Scallops and Shrimp

How to Make Savory Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp and Scallops

Summertime is when seafood shines and a mouth-watering meal from your favorite ocean-side restaurant sounds better than ever. Summer is my favorite time of the year. The weekends are meant for rest and relaxation, and holidays like Fourth of July, are meant for vacations to the beach. Nothing sounds better to me in the summer than a meal that encapsulates the savory flavors of the sea. The best dish to make, whether you are on vacation or daydreaming about it, is a seafood pasta dish that packs the perfect hint of sea saltiness. Don’t forget, you don’t always need to be at the beach to eat like you are! Here is a recipe and “how to” for a squid ink seafood pasta dish. 

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How To Make A Summer Time Pizza Everyone Will Love: refreshing and light summer vegetable pizza; eggplant, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, and balsamic glaze

How To Make A Summer Time Pizza Everyone Will Love; Refreshing and light summer vegetable pizza

Whether it is the outdoor pizza oven that is fired up or the pizza stone is nice and hot pizza in the summer-time creates, laughs, memories, and full bellies. In my family every Friday night is pizza night, but in the summer instead of ordering from our local pizza place we heat up our pizza stones and roll up our sleeves. Memories have been made, laughs have been shared, and flour fights have ensued. The best pizza to make in the summer-time is a pie that is light and colorful with vegetables. Not to mention many of the vegetables can/should be from your own garden! Here is a recipe and “how to” for a pie I will name: Melanzane Dolci Estive translated to English Sweet Summer Eggplant.  
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