I'm not Linda, but I have her recipe. I thought I'd go ahead and share it with you so you could make it Right Away, just in case she doesn't see this by the time you need Blue Cheese Dressing. It's the best I've ever had. I'm going to go ahead and post the ''story'' she had to go with it, so you know of her true culinary genius. ''Funny....I had a salad for lunch with my blue cheese dressing. The story goes is that there was a restaurant in Tiffin, Iowa where lots of people went after an Iowa game, and their blue cheese salad dressing was legendary. Their salads were enormous....they stood a leaf of iceberg lettuce up at the back of a salad bowl and filled that bowl full of chopped greens and dumped on easily half a cup of blue cheese dressing, made with Maytag Blue of course!!. Every time I went there I tasted the dressing and wrote down something I noticed about the dressing...Mayo based....sweet and sour, thin enough to coat every leaf, parsley...and a "bite"....horseradish. Finally my DH and friends said! That's IT!....here's the recipe...I recommend doubling it....or quadrupling!'' DonnÂs Delight 4 oz Maytag blue crumbled 1 cup of mayo ( I use Kraft) 3 oz ( about 1/3 cup) milk or cream 2 tsps sugar 2 tsps dried parsley 1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice 1 ½ Tablespoons cider vinegar 1 Tablespoon fresh grated onion 2 Tsp Lee and Perrins worchestershire 1 tsp horseradish ½ tspoon garlic powder. Mix gently so as to leave some lumps, and serve over a green salad or on sliced tomatoes or cukes and onions or as a dip for raw veggies. Serves about 6 to 8

The House of Prime Rib in S.F. has a wonderful salad and I found a copycat recipe for it. The dressing would be wonderful on a wedge salad, though I'd probably leave out the water to make it a bit thicker. I've included the salad recipe for anyone who might like it, because it's a terrific salad. Original Spinning Bowl Salad Copycat recipe from House of Prime Rib, S.F. 8 ounces romaine lettuce -- washed, dried and torn into 1 1/2" pieces 2 ounces iceberg lettuce -- washed, dried and torn into 1 1/2" pieces 2 ounces spinach -- Baby spinach; washed, dried and torn into 1 1/2" pieces 4 ounces canned beets -- drained & julienned 4 ounces chopped hard-cooked eggs 4 ounces croutons -- sourdough best 4 ounces Classic Vintage Salad Dressing 8 each tomatoes -- Teardrop or grape variety Place salad greens in a large salad bowl. Arrange beets over greens; sprinkle with chopped eggs and top with croutons. Prepare ice bowl, if desired: Fill a very large shallow bowl with crushed ice, making a depression in the center. Place salad bowl with ingredients on top of ice, settling it well in the depression. Pour dressing over greens. Toss with a large salad fork and spoon until ingredients are well distributed and evenly coated with salad dressing. If using the ice bowl, toss with a circular motion to spin the salad bowl. Portion onto four places, heaping high. Garnish each plate with two teardrop tomatoes. For the Dressing: 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 3 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons applesauce 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon Sweet Hungarian Paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 pinch parsley -- flakes, a pinch 2 drops Tabasco sauce 1/2 cup vegetable oil In a large salad bowl, combine lettuces, spinach or watercress, beets and egg. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. Toss with dressing (recipe below). Garnish each serving with cherry tomatoes and croutons. In a blender, combine vinegar, water, applesauce, Worcestershire sauce, sherry, seasoned salt, sugar, Sweet Hungarian Paprika, garlic powder and hot pepper sauce. Blend on high until combined, about 30 seconds. With the motor running on high speed, slowly add oil through the pour hole on the lid (remove center of lid) until combined, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate several hours before serving.

Sorry to bring this back up, but this is where the comment is that got me into trouble... Did you ever have a "cooking forum" moment? Mine came last Saturday. I was in our ethnic aisle innocently looking for coconut oil, when I reached the Italian section. Scanning the shelves, I notice the orrichiette and had the conversation Lpink had with her BF. I totally agree with the BF. I just stood there laughing thinking they do, they do look like it! There I was, trying my darndest to regain my composure, as I realized I must've looked like a loon in the middle of the store giggling to myself. You know how when you try to stifle a laugh at an inappropriate time and it just gets worse? Yep. I knew I had to get out of there fast or risk looking ridiculous, but walking towards the register, I glanced up and saw this: That was it, it was over, composure was not going to return. I burst into roarious laughter, tears streaming down my face. I had to hang my head in shame as I trotted out the door. Thanks L! It was fun. Oh, and I had pork stew for dinner last night. There, it's about food now.

Terri: It was hard to find Velvety Smooth Cottage Cheese. LOL Even hard to find this Post, it went South. Shame no one picked up on the recipe, it is good. My computer still isn't working right. Keeps going light and dark. Lou