New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. This Spicy Cheddar Spread is a perfect addition to your appetizer tray. Spicy Cheddar Spread is accented with pimento and sweet pepper. A lovely spread for crackers or fresh vegetables. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2013
White Chocolate Trifle is a sinfully rich delicious dessert, perfect for the holiday season. Ladyfingers edge a trifle bowl and are coated in a mixture of Limoncello and pomegranate juice and then filled with pomegranates, raspberry jam, whipped cream and … Continue reading
Coquilles Saint Jacques is a recipe for scallops in a creamy mushroom wine sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese and browned under a broiler. You can buy the scallop shells in any cookware or even some hardware stores. Of course, you … Continue reading
Whipped Shortbread is the ultimate Christmas cookie. They are made with just three ingredients. The key to success is that they really do need to be whipped for 7 or 8 minutes. The result? They just melt in your mouth. … Continue reading
Minestrone Soup is filled with a hearty mix of vegetables, sausage and pasta and makes a satisfying main dish for supper. The nice thing about Minestrone Soup is that you can easily vary it according to what you have on … Continue reading
The key to Flatbread with Caramelized Onions and Cheese is the caramelizing of the onions. The word caramelize describes what happens when the natural sugars are drawn out through long slow cooking. Vegetables with a high natural sugar content, such … Continue reading
Vancouver Bars are a nut-free version of Nanaimo Bars, with a chocolate crumb base, creamy centre and chocolate iced top. Nanaimo Bars are a square that is Canadian in origin and are named after the west coast city of Nanaimo … Continue reading
Crispy Potato Cakes are a showy presentation of cooked potatoes. Fabulous with chicken, salmon, pork or Striploin steaks. Unlike potato pancakes made from a batter, these potato cakes are very crunchy and make an excellent base for grilled scallops, steak … Continue reading
Chicken Parmesan is an Italian dish made with shallow fried breaded chicken breast which is then layered with Italian cheeses and tomatoes and baked. Suitable for any season, I love to make this in the cold weather, when I am … Continue reading
Fish ‘n Bits is an easy recipe that makes great hostess or school gifts. The boys were very little when they started to make this recipe. They just needed a little supervision and were rewarded with a great concoction. The … Continue reading