Wallski Salad with Reverse-Engineered Therese Dressing

Reverse-engineered Therese Dressing:

1/2 cup flaked nutritional yeast
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tblsp cider vinegar
1 tblsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
2 small cloves or one large clove garlic, minced or run through a garlic press

Mix first two ingredients until smooth. Add other ingredients and mix well.
This salad dressing is 10 times better if made the day before it is used. It is also wonderful brushed on vegetables and grilled.


Wallski Salad:

1 tomato, 1-inch dice
1 avocado, 1-inch dice
1/2 English cucumber, 1-inch dice


Salad: Mix ingredients. Add dressing to taste.

Alan's Brandied Cranberries

1/2 cup water
2 cups sugar
10 whole cloves
1 stick of cinnamon
1 orange, diced small
1 lb cranberries
1/2 c brandy or Jack Daniels

Cook water and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add cloves and cinnamon, boil 1 minute, remove cloves. Add orange and boil 10 minutes. Add cranberries and boil until they pop. Add brandy and remove from heat.

Esther Bock's Chocolate Cake

3 cups flour
3 tsp bakng powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa
1 cup shortening
2 cups black coffee
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs

Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, soda, and cocoa. Add shortening, coffee, and vanilla. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased bundt pan and bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.