At SPA a bunch of us went to dinner at a fabulous restaurant called the Azure Cafe. The decor was funky, the food fabulous and the company even better. :)
Some of us ordered the Inhalator Mescolare as our salad and let me tell you it was scrumptious. The grrls were trying to figure out the dressing when I told them I thought it might be an apple balsamic vinaigrette, as I have a recipe that is very similar in taste. Guess what, I was pretty darn close :).
I found my dressing recipe on the internet a while back and recognized the flavors in the restaurant dressing, as this is my new favorite dressing here. I told the grrls I would post the recipe for the salad and the dressing I make, so here it is. 🙂
Salad: (amounts vary for number of people, so use your best judgment)
Mescalin lettuce mix
crushed walnuts
red onions sliced ultra thin
Gorgonzola cheese
currents
thinly sliced grilled chicken
Dressing: serves 3
2T apple juice concentrate
1T cider vinegar
1T white balsamic vinegar
1tsp Dijon mustard
garlic salt to taste
1/3 cup Olive Oil
Place all ingredients except for the olive oil in your small food processor or blender. Drizzle Olive oil in as you blend.
YUM……………………
Acer is just about finished now, so I have been letting myself knit a few rows of Maplewing, and I have to tell you this pattern is wonderful to knit. With a cast on of 522 stitches, I wasn't sure how it would go, but I have been pleasantly surprised.
My first cast on attempt was a mess, but second time around I used the cast on that I knew Vanessa had used and this time….bingo……..perfection. It is a knit cast on that will give some stretchiness when blocking.
By the 3rd row, I picked up the rhythm in the pattern and it is nice. Easy to pick out errors which sure beats having to tink back rows when you are working with this many stitches. I am finding that each row takes me a good 20 minutes.
Nan, one of the test knitters for this pattern has finished her shawl. Go take a peek…I will wait.
It is so beeutiful! Nan used Oakmoss for her shawl and I have to admit I was sorely tempted to use that for mine after seeing hers, as all know that those golds have my heart.
This time however, I really wanted to try something a bit off of my usual color radar so I am staying with my first choice, Mama Mia. I am not quite sure how this will turn out as it may be a wee bit busy for this shawl, but I am trusting my instincts here. (we will see where that gets me…..LOL).
The funny thing…….the more I knit, the more gold I am seeing in this colorway…haha! I guess even when I try to move away, I end right back at that beautiful honey gold I love.
The Woolen Rabbit 
I love honey gold too! And thanks for the dressing — my salads need something yummy!
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Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to make this for my husband. I’ll bet it becomes his new favourite.
The honey golds make knits look so warm rich. Love them too, but they look awful on me so I just use them for gift knitting. lol
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I read Anne’s post tonight and I’m not sure that I could pick a color for Maplewing. They’re all so beautiful and look great in the shawl!
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Oh thanks for the promised salad dressing recipe! Can’t wait to make it. Your Maplewing is going to be beautiful in Mama Mia.
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That salad was great – thanks for posting your recipe so I can recreate it at home. I’m still trying to decide what color I want for my maplewings shawl.
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I love the finished shawls floating around out the ‘net already – I’m sure yours will be equally gorgeous!
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Ooo, that Mama Mia colorway! Have fun with your Maplewing.
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Perfect timing on the recipe – I’m on my way to the grocery store, so will just add a few items to the list… Sounds wonderful!
Can’t wait to see your Maplewing. How on earth can anyone decide on a color? Will I live long enough to knit one in every color I see? (I’m going to have to live to be 300 in order to finish the projects I already have started. What’s another couple of decades…)
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Thanks for the salad dressing recipe…it sounds so delish! Maplewing is so lovely…the honey gives the color so much warmth. 🙂
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oooohhh.. I forgot about the salad! Num. Gotta try it. Thanks! How come I didn’t know you had a colorway called Mama Mia? I hope we can get tickets. The guys will have fun even if they don’t admit it.
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Thanks for sharing the recipe. I love the yarn, Kim!
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Kim- The salad dressing sounds lovely- anything with walnuts, I love.
That’s one of the things I adore about your dying- it’s full of surprises.
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Salad looks great! Thanks for the recipe. Btw,I followed Vanessa’s link and saw the Wood Beams wax I’ve been looking for. Do you use it and if so where do you get it?
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That salad looks delicious! Maplewing is going to be gorgeous!
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yum!
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