14 better blue Recipes

flour, paprika, coarse salt, skinless chicken drumsticks (about 2 lbs), vegetable oil, ketchup, butter, melted, hot sauce , such as tabasco, celery rib, for serving, blue cheese, crumbled, low-fat yogurt, fresh lemon juice, salt, ground pepper

salmon fillets, blue cheese dressing (the higher quality the better), salt and pepper, blue cheese, crumbles (optional)

eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, heavy whipping cream, sea salt (be careful with this), blue food coloring (looks better with it) (optional), green food coloring (looks better with it) (optional)

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 oz each), salt, garlic powder, pepper, seasoned bread crumbs, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil (half oil half butter is better), mozzarella cheese, butter, hot sauce, honey, vinegar, sandwich buns, split, blue cheese or ranch salad dressing

port wine, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, sugar, canola oil, salt, cinnamon (or more ), cayenne pepper, spinach or 12 cups baby greens , this dressing sticks better to soft lettuces, apples, cut into thin wedges (i like to use pink ladies) or 2 pears, cut into wedges, blue cheese, cut into pieces (or more ), red onions , cut into eighths and sliced (optional) or 1 -2 shallot, minced (optional)

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

red potatoes (about 2 lbs), unpeeled, sliced, blue cheese, crumbled, low sodium chicken broth (homemade even better or vegetable broth), salt & pepper to taste

firm or extra tofu, garlic powder, more (depends on how much you want to make ) of veganaise. (vegan mayo), tahini (sesame seed paste) can be made without this, but it s better with, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar

ice cubes (enough to fill blender 3/4 full), frozen limeade concentrate, tequila (the better the quality, the better the flavor ), triple sec, rose lime juice, blue curacao, margarita salt, fresh lime

cream cheese, creamy blue cheese dressing (i use tyler florence recipe, posted - very quick and easy, better than bottled), chicken breasts, taco seasoning, olive oil, shredded mexican flavor cheese (or your fave, pepper jack, etc), red hot sauce, chili powder (to taste), jalapenos slices

head romaine lettuce, fresh spinach, lightly toasted unsalted walnuts, dried cranberries, ripened tomato, white balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic salt, loaves of thin pita bread, triangle blue cheese (the higher quality the better), chicken breasts or 2 (4 oz)