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Coconut Chicken Soup

This soup is my attempt to replicate something similar I tried in a Thai restaurant, and I have to say, it’s pretty darn close! Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger 2 tsp red thai curry paste 5 1/2 c chicken broth 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1/2 lbContinue reading “Coconut Chicken Soup”

Boxing Day Turkey Soup

This soup is so good I always buy a big enough turkey to guarantee leftovers for it, and it’s a perfect healthy meal after too much indulgence over the holidays. I’m usually too tired to deal with the turkey on Christmas day so I just throw the whole thing in the fridge until Boxing day.Continue reading “Boxing Day Turkey Soup”

Christmas Sugar Cookies

These are a really nice, soft sugar cookie, perfect for decorating. A good decorating tip when using royal icing is to outline the cookie first, allow it to harden, then fill in the rest, that way it doesn’t spill over the sides. Yield: 24 cookies Cookie Ingredients: 2 1/4 c flour 1/2 tsp baking powderContinue reading “Christmas Sugar Cookies”

Mark’s Almond Cookies

This recipe came from a good friend of mine who is a great home-chef in his own right. They are up there with the Copycat Big Soft Ginger cookies as my favourites to make at holiday time – soft and chewy! Yield: 30 cookies Ingredients: 1 c salted butter, softened 1 c white sugar 2Continue reading “Mark’s Almond Cookies”

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

Use a seedless jam for these yummy thumbprint cookies. This recipe makes a small batch of 12-14 cookies, feel free to double it! Yield: 12 cookies Ingredients: 1 c flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 c salted butter, softened 1/4 c packed brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp water 1/4 c finelyContinue reading “Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies”

Cherry Balls

I’ve seen these called “snowballs”. A little maraschino cherry wrapped in shortbread, they’re one of my mom’s oldest recipes and were on every Christmas cookie platter. Yield: approx. 25 cookies Ingredients: 1 c salted butter, room temperature 1/4 c white sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 c flour 12-15 maraschino cherries icing sugar Directions: Preheat ovenContinue reading “Cherry Balls”

Chocolate Caramel Squares

My mom has been making these squares since I was a little girl, they are ALWAYS everyone’s favourite. But, at around the age of 12, I completely overdosed on them and couldn’t touch them for decades after that. Only in the last couple of years I have ventured to have one, and I forgot howContinue reading “Chocolate Caramel Squares”

Copycat Big Soft Ginger Cookies

It’s like they’re from your favourite barista bar! These cookies are so deliciously spicy they are one of my favourites to make at the holiday time. The best kept secret to big, soft, chewy cookies is refrigerating the dough! If you don’t refrigerate the dough is too warm and it will spread out to thinner,Continue reading “Copycat Big Soft Ginger Cookies”

Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coffee and Irish Cream is my all-time favourite drink treat and this is like having it in cookie-form! Ingredients: 2 1/2 c flour 3/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder (I use Nescafe Gold) 1 c salted butter, room temperature 1 c brown sugar 1/2 whiteContinue reading “Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies”

Soft & Chewy Snickerdoodles

A classic snickerdoodle recipe … my husband’s favourite. A little known cookie secret – the key to big, soft chewy cookies is refrigerating the dough before cooking! Yield: 24 cookies Ingredients: 1 c salted butter, room temperature 2 c white sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 c flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2Continue reading “Soft & Chewy Snickerdoodles”