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Easy Fiesta Christmas Tree
By Grammie926
This fun Christmas appetizer is a quick, affordable, and easy way to serve party guests a festive dip for chips or ...
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- Yellow or green bell pepper
- 1 (2-inch) piece green onion
- 1/4 cup Old El Paso Thick 'n Chunky salsa
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves or orange marmalade
- 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro, chopped
- Assorted tortilla chips, crackers or sliced vegetables, if desired
Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread
By Grammie926
light & tart with a sprinkle of icing sugar for sweetness
- Ingredients
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 * 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 teaspoons sugar
Cocoa Cannoli Cake Recipe
By Grammie926
An impressive layered cake served with honey-balsamic strawberries, perfect for entertaining
- Cake
- Butter and all-purpose flour for springform pan
- 6 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cold water
- Finely grated zest of one orange
- Filling & Cake Dusting
- 125 g cream cheese, softened
- 225 g (half a 450 g tub) ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp hazelnut-chocolate spread (like Nutella)
- 1 tsp orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier (optional)
- 1 tsp almond or hazelnut liqueur such as Amaretto or Frangelico (optional)
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, preferably minis
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Honey-Balsamic Strawberries
- 1 lb. strawberries, stemmed and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp liquid honey
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
Pan-Seared Pork MEdallions on Watercress
By Grammie926
Pan-seared pork medallions on watercress Published by Chatelaine on 4/1/2010 The bright, peppery flavour of leafy...
- 2 * 2 bunches watercress or 5-oz (142-g) pkg spinach, about 8 cups (2 L)
- 2 * 2 tangerines, peeled
- 1 * 1 small bunch radishes, thinly sliced
- 2 * 2 tbsp (30 mL) soy sauce
- 1 * 1 tbsp (15 mL) each maple syrup and rice vinegar
- 2 * 2 tsp (10 mL) each mild curry paste and dark sesame oil
- 1 * 1 pork tenderloin
fudge from scratch
By Grammie926
10-minute gourmet: This favourite sweet only takes two ingredients! We’ve got three ways to use it and four varia...
- 500 g best quality dark, milk or white chocolate, about 3 1/2 cups coarsely chopped
- 300 mL can sweetened condensed milk
Apple, Walnut, and Endive Salad
By Grammie926
Be sure to use crisp apples with a tart edge, such as Empire or Winesap, for this salad
- Per serving: 272 calories; 5 g protein; 23 g fat; 13 g carbs; 2 g fiber.
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 * 2 teaspoons grainy mustard
- 1 * 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 * 1 shallot, minced
- 3 * 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- * Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 * 2 red apples, quartered, cored, and each quarter cut into 8 wedges
- 3 * 3 ounces baby arugula, washed and dried (6 cups)
- 1 * 1 Belgian endive, leaves separated, washed and dried
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
- 2 * 2 ounces soft goat cheese, crumbled
Pumpkin Panna Cotta
By Grammie926
It’s best to buy caramels from chocolate shops that will melt easily
- Panna cotta
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon gelatine
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 9 caramels
- 1/4 teaspoon of Maldon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Garnish
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 4 caramels, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon Maldon sea salt
Peach-Stuffed Pork
By Grammie926
Peaches can be dried in the sun, but an oven works well too
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 9 peaches, dried, or 6 ounces store-bought dried peaches
- 1 boneless pork loin (2 1/2 pounds), trimmed
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pinch of ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Peach Jam
- 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Halekulani Hotel Coconut Cake
By Grammie926
To prepare the cake, preheat the oven to 350F
- Sponge Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 2/3 cup sugar, plus 1/2 cup, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup water
- 8 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Pastry Cream:
- 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup amaretto
- Whipped Cream:
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Indonesian Satay Platter
By Grammie926
Add crisp vegetables such as endive spears, and carrot and celery sticks to this rich appetizer platter
- CHICKEN SKEWERS
- 11/2 lbs (750 g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) each soy sauce, peanut oil and lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tsp (10 mL) sambal oelek or other Asian hot sauce
- 1 tsp (5 mL) minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each ground coriander and cumin
- 24 short wooden skewers
- SATAY DIPPING SAUCE
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
- 1 cup (250 mL) crunchy or smooth peanut butter
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) lime juice
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce
- 1 tsp (5 mL) sambal oelek or other Asian hot sauce
- 11/2 cups (375 mL) low-sodium chicken stock
- Brown sugar to taste (optional)
- Thai basil or coriander leaves, and finely chopped sweet red pepper, for garnish