Leola’s Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad Recipe

My husband has an aunt named Leola, that makes this beautiful fruit salad. I have known Leola ever since Jim and I started dating thirty-seven years ago.  I will never forget the first time we went to Aunt Leola and Uncle Al’s house in Fredericksburg, Texas, for Thanksgiving. Leola made this fruit salad, and I […]

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Balsamic Vinaigrette

This is the recipe for the house dressing I served at the Acme Cafe.  We went through it like crazy! It was used for the salads, it was also what I marinated my chicken breast in, and it is the base for the wonderful pasta salad we served.   Simply Maurie Kay’s Balsamic Vinaigrette Yield = […]

Asian Dressing

Asian Salad with Asian Dressing

The menu at my restaurant had numerous salads to choose from.  One of the most popular was the Asian salad. It was a wonderful combination of mixed greens, mandarin oranges, crunchy chow mein noodles, almond, sesame seeds, and grilled chicken breast.  But, the thing that set it apart from all the other Asian salads out […]