Tomatillo Ranch Dressing

One of the biggest things I miss about home is Cafe Rio.  They have the best salad dressing ever.  I have tried so many recipes and I haven't found anything that has the right consistency or flavor.  One of my former co-workers sent me an amazing recipe for tomatillo ranch dressing which I modified a bit.  I think it tastes pretty close to cafe rio.  I really like that it isn't runny like a lot of recipes I've tried.

Even if you have never tried cafe rio's tomatillo ranch... you still should try this.  It actually makes me want to eat salad.  I also use it as a veggie dip. 


Tomatillo Ranch Dressing
1 regular ranch dressing packet 
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. mayo (i used best foods fat free mayo and it was fine!)
1 tomatillo, peeled

1/2 bunch cilantro

1-2 garlic cloves (I usually use one large and one small clove)

Juice of 1 lime (2 if you like it more on the limey side.. but make sure to taste test as you go if you decide to add more lime)

1 jalapeno seeded (if you like spicy dressing you can leave some seeds in.  But fair warning- I tried making it with all the seeds in once and my tongue was in a great deal of pain)

Put all ingredients in blender or food processor.  Blend until mixed.

Will's Lemon Chicken

After the most bi-polar weather I've ever experienced... we are finally set to have some consistently nice weather here in DC.  Well, hopefully.  My roomie and I decided to take the charcoal out of storage and fire up the grill.

Tonight I will be making my step dad's amazing lemon chicken.  It's very simple and ohhh so delicious. :) All you need are four ingredients. Chicken breasts, butter, lemon juice, and garlic salt. 

For 4-6 chicken breasts:

One stick of butter

4 -6 oz of lemon juice

One teaspoon of garlic salt 

Melt butter.  Add lemon juice and garlic salt. Mix together.  Save part of it for basting the chicken.  Add chicken and let it sit in the mixture while the grill gets hot. 

Sear (high) chicken on both sides

Turn the heat down to med or low, 

baste chicken every time you flip it over

Don't over cook the chicken.

That's it.