MFM
Manchester
However – it was so long ago that I am adding this as a new place and not marking it off yet. A friend saw Bobby Flay go there on a show this weekend and asked me about it. Since I’m a BIG maple lover (did you try the Maple Latte at Starbucks? hope it isn’t seasonal) I recommended it and will try to check it out again soon.
MFM
Manchester
But when you do make it there, this would be a good stop.
Snookie
London
I love maple syrup too!
I went to a Maple House (or sugar shack it might have been called?) here in NY when I was younger and I went to a different one a few years back. It brings back lovely memories and I will love to take Mark here when he moves to NY. Several of the maple houses here in NY have Pancake Breakfast once a year in the spring. This usually includes all you can eat pancakes, sausage patties, juice, and maple syrup! Mmm mmm mmm! I simply must find one this spring with Mark. I wonder if the one I went to a couple years back is here on 43things :-)
MFM
Manchester
There is something so delicious about sausages and maple syrup. When we were kids there was always a school field trip to a local sugar shack. I remember the heady maple smoke and little samples of warm maple syrup that we would pour onto a handful of snow and eat.
Here is a recipe for a salad dressing using maple syrup that is always a huge hit:
Maple Cream Dressing
Ingredients:
¾ cup oil (combo of olive and salad)
2 ½ TBSP Dijon mustard
3 TBSP maple syrup
2 TBSP balsamic vinegar
¼ cup half & half
Salt & pepper
1 clove garlic – scored
Directions:
Whisk together all ingredients except the garlic. Add the garlic, let dressing sit overnight then remove.
MFM
Manchester
It is easy to make, tastes incredible and stores for a couple of weeks.
Let me know if you make it.
Mary
Snookie
London
I’ve yet to make it and with a New Year’s Resolution of losing weight I’m not sure if I will as it calls for half and half :-) But maybe I’ll have it anyhow! What sorts of salad does it taste good with spinach or lettuce? Do you put a variety of veggies on the salad or would that taste funny with such a sweet sounding maple cream dressing?
Also, it says to use 3/4 cup oil… olive and salad. I’m wondering what kind of oil to use… all olive oil? I’m not sure what salad oil is.
I have a good spinach salad dressing recipe that calls for vinegar, olive oil, honey, and cinnamon. It’s quite good and I wonder if this maple cream would be along the same lines. Also, wondering if I can substitute that fat free half and half crap instead of using the fattening kind?
Thanks, Mary!
Sissy
