Russian Dressing

You can't have a reuben without a proper russian dressing. We've been buying it in the past, but I decided to make my own this year for St. Patrick's day leftovers. I served it with homemade Sauerkraut and instant pot corned beef. Next year, I'll try my hand at homemade rye bread.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/russian-dressing-51182860

Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

This year for St. Patrick's Day, the hubby requested Corned beef and cabbage. In the past, I have usually bought the Corned beef pre-made, but this year, I decided to make my own. I was short on time so I decided to use the instant pot. It still took 2 hours because it takes about 10 minutes for it to pressurize and then about 5-10 minutes for it to de-pressurize after. I followed the directions to cook the beef in the broth first, then remove and cook the veggies in the broth second. It was a great idea! The cabbage, carrots, celery and potatoes tasted delicious with the beef. We ended up adding Sauerkraut and Russian dressing on top, almost like a Reuben bowl. Then later in the week, I cooked chicken to eat with the leftover veggies-twice good! I served a pistachio cake for dessert and enjoyed an evening of green. :)

https://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2017/03/instant-pot-corned-beef-and-cabbage.html

Thousand Island

Today is St. Patty's day and the hubby wanted a reuben. We went to the grocery store deli and had them slice some corned beef and (per the hubby's request) white cheddar cheese. [The hubby's not a fan of swiss--crazy huh? lol] I had sauerkraut from our garden cabbage earlier in the year and I decided to make the thousand island dressing from scratch. Below is the recipe that I spread onto the marble rye bread. I used our handy-dandy panini maker and served it with baked onion rings (see next blog). This one is definitely a keeper. [I used pickles canned from earlier in the year from our garden.]

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/thousand-island-dressing-recipe-2011539