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Pear-Walnut Sandwiches
By krystallondon
1. Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese evenly over each of 8 bread slices
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) tub-style light cream cheese
- 8 (1.1-ounce) slices cinnamon-raisin bread, toasted
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted
- 2 Bartlett pears, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
Black Bean Soup
By krystallondon
In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; fry onion, carrots, celery, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper, ...
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 minced cloves of garlic
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cumin
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 cups (500 mL) vegetable stock or sodium-reduced chicken stock
- 2 cans (each 19 oz/540 ml) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh coriander or green onions
Macaroni Cheese with Bacon
By krystallondon
What's your own personal definition of Comfort Food? You know, the kind of thing you can whip up in the space of ha...
- For the cheese sauce
- 750 ml/1pint 7fl oz milk
- 50 g/2oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the dish
- 50 g/2oz plain flour
- 1 bay leaf
- 175 g/6oz strong Cheddar Cheese
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper
- For the rest
- 300 g/10½oz macaroni
- 4 Bacon rashers
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
By krystallondon
The origins of this confection go back over a century and a half, and even then Boston cream pie was actually cake,...
- Cupcakes
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (125 mL) butter, softened
- 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp (5 mL) pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (500 mL) sifted before measured
- cake and pastry flour
- 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
- ¾ cup (175 mL) milk
- Cream
- ½ cup (125 mL) sugar
- ¼ cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups (375 mL) whole or 2% milk
- 1 tsp (5 mL) pure vanilla extract
- Icing
- ½ cup (125 mL) chopped-into-bits semi-sweet
- chocolate or chips, about 3 oz (90 g)
- ¼ cup (50 mL) whipping cream
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) pure vanilla extract
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
By krystallondon
Immerse cabbage leaves (heavy center vein of leaf may be cut out about 2 inches) in boiling water for 3 minutes or ...
- 12 large cabbage leaves
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup cooked long-grain rice
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Oat Scones
By krystallondon
I made these oat scones for my cooking class, and they really enjoyed them
- 1/3 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
- 1/2 cup oat flour (or more as needed)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup currants or raisins
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
Cream Cheese & Butterscotch Pumpkin Pies
By krystallondon
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 9 inch pie shell, softened (I use either Pillsbury or Trader Joes has nice pie shells)
- 4 Tablespoons softened cream cheese
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 Cup butterscotch chips
- 1/2 Cup canned pumpkin
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon ground gingersnap cookies
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon softened butter
- 1/4 Cup chopped pecans
Gluten-Free Crepes
By krystallondon
Crepes are very thin unleavened pancakes
- 1/2 cup superfine rice flour
- 1/3 cup potato-starch flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup vegan egg replacer
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 5-8 tbsp rice milk
Shepherd's Pie
By krystallondon
1. In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes and enough salted water to cover by 1 inch
- 2 pounds small yellow-fleshed potatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 ounces cremini mushroom slices
- 2 carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 parsnips, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 pound 93-percent lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1-1/2 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup canned crushed tomatoes
- Salt and pepper
- 3/4 cup 2-percent milk
- 1-1/2 pounds baby spinach
Malt Loaf
By krystallondon
Today has been “come and visit the chicks” Day
- 75 ml/3fl strong hot tea
- 8 tbsp (about 200g) malt extract
- 175 g/6oz self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 150 g / 6oz mixed fruit
- 1 egg