One of the things I like best about dinner (or lunch for that matter) at Olive Garden is the big bowl of their house salad that accompanies every meal. Sharing that salad for some reason makes me thing of sharing a family meal, instead of just eating out. And let’s face it … the Olive Garden house salad is just plain delicious. I just had to come up with a version at home that we could have with some of our own favorite meal, right in my kitchen at the dinner table. Here’s my version of this popular salad dish.

Olive Garden House Salad Dressing Recipe

1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup white vinegar 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 2 tablespoons corn syrup 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons Romano cheese 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes 1 tablespoon lemon juice (more…)

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Sometimes we all have to get a family meal on the table in a matter of minutes. While we don’t condone sandwiches on a daily basis for dinner or supper, whichever you call it in your area, we believe it doesn’t hurt on an occasional basis. For a quick, hearty meal try these Easy Meatball Sandwiches served with fresh carrot and celery sticks. For a quick and easy dessert, serve the fondue below with pieces of cake or fresh fruit. This is a quick, easy, and yummy meal.

EASY MEATBALL SANDWICHES

This recipe is quick and easy because it uses meatballs from the grocer’s freezer.

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Family Dinners are a beneficial way to increase the overall commitment of each family member to the other. In a world of two income families that translates into both parents having to work outside the home and the kids are at daycare or home alone. If both parents get off work after 5pm, getting dinner on the table any earlier that 6:30 is a dream or the night the family eats takeout while seated at the dinner table. In a world that moves this fast, kitchen gadgets make getting dinner on the table that much easier.

Pampered Chef is a kitchen company that strives to create products and recipes for the family that promote and facilitate the family meal every night of the week. Pampered Chef focuses their recipes and kitchen gadgets on the idea that every family should have dinner together every night. Many of their items are job focused kitchen gadgets that help the family chef get dinner on the table fast.

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Top 5: Dinner comes with a view
Imagine you’re coming in from a long day on the hill. A little wind-burn. Some frozen toes. You sit down to dinner and out comes the seared ahi tuna. A glass of pinot noir from the Okanagan Valley is on the table. Now you’re watching the sun sink over Vancouver Island. Tourism BC offers five places for fine dining with a view.

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