Healthy Recipe Box

Since the demise of the recipe book forum, I've decided to post my favorite every day recipes (most of which are Glycemic Index friendly) onto a wiki. You're welcome to have a look around and bookmark it if you think it will be a place you'd like to revisit. I've transferred everything from the forum, all of the recipes I've posted here at GI Way, plus a bunch more.

The reason I chose a wiki is because it's a searchable database. I'm really happy with it thus far. If you think you'd like to leave comments on it, you'll need to register. Otherwise it's publicly accessible.

Here it is: Healthy Recipe Box.

Enjoy! :)

Ranch-Style Dressing

Our favorite salad dressing is Ranch, so I finally decided to figure out a basic recipe for my own version, lower in calories than most commercial versions.

Ranch-Style Dressing
1 cup 1% Buttermilk
1/3 cup light mayonnaise (such as Hellman's Light)
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard
2 tablespoons* chopped fresh or frozen herbs**
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional)
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Pinch of salt

Whisk together in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate at least 2-3 hours and up to a week. It does need a few hours to set up or it will be too runny.

*or 2 teaspoons of dry herbs

**I've tried this with oregano and dill, because those are two herbs we have a lot of and I freeze them in the summertime. We love dill in this. Parsley would probably be closest to a traditional Ranch flavor, though.