Making Cents Of It All

Hubby took YD for 2 nights, 3 days to look at 3 colleges that she was interested in.They stayed at a hotel that was very reasonably priced and included breakfast. The hotel also had a coffee / hot chocolate bar and fruit available throughout the day. They enjoyed all of the above and even brought me home some other goodies since I wasn't able to go with them like originally planned.  They went to a Ghirardelli store where YD was treated to a milk shake by Hubby. They always are giving out free samples so Hubby took some for me since he can't have them. YD took some but ate hers. YD was also given  2 college t-shirts and 2 cinch sacks from the colleges for free. They had Chipotle one night and Hubby used a gift card he got for Christmas. I made them sandwiches for the car ride there for lunch and packed the extra cold cuts so they could make sandwiches another day for lunch. We still have several more colleges to visit but we now eliminated 2 of these 3.  The best ...

One of the easiest things to make homemade, in my opinion, is salad dressings. And they taste so much better then store bought. My husband likes to tweek recipes so this is his final recipe. It is SOOOO GOOD! -2 fresh garlic cloves minced -1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (we use Grey Poupon) -1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (we use BJ's brand) -2 Tablespoons of fresh lemon juice (not bottled) -1/2 teaspoon of sugar -3 Tablespoons of red wine vinegar (My FIL makes it and it is STRONG) -2 Tablespoons of white vinegar -1/2 teaspoon of crushed dried basil (I grow a ton in the summer and dry it) -1/4 teaspoon of oregano Whisk all the ingredients together and let it sit at least 15 minutes. Shake well before pouring. Enjoy! *I am on a low sodium diet so we do not add salt. If you would like to, then I recommend 1/4 teaspoon.