If you need a quick meal on the table in 15 minutes, this recipe is your saving grace. The sauce takes the same amount of time that it takes to boil the pasta. Ingredients: 6 c cooked pasta 1/4 c butter 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp flour 2 c half-and-half cream 1/2 c parmesanContinue reading “Simple Alfredo Sauce”
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Netasha’s Chicken Rice
This family recipe is courtesy of my good friend Netasha. Like any good family recipe it didn’t have any measurements so I did my best to interpret. My family absolutely loves this dish so I am confident I did it justice! Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil 5 whole cloves 5 cardamon seeds, whole 1 cinnamonContinue reading “Netasha’s Chicken Rice”
Crockpot White Chicken Chili
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 onion, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 3 c chicken stock 1 (19 oz) can white kidney beans, drained and rinsed 1 (10 oz) can corn kernels, drainedContinue reading “Crockpot White Chicken Chili”
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”
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