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Cornmeal Spaetzle
By Grammie926
these bite-sized dumplings are a time-honored German dish updated with a conrmeal batter
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking polenta or finely ground yellow cornmeal
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup fromage blanc or pureed ricotta cheese
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Cranberry Hootycreeks Cookies in a jar
By Grammie926
"A beautifully festive cookie in a jar recipe
- 5/8 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Chocolate-Ricotta Icebox Cake
By Grammie926
Preparing this mouthwatering chocolate cake takes only 30 minutes; you can make it up to two days ahead
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 14 ounces semisweet chocolate (do not use chips)
- 2 containers (15 ounces each) part-skim ricotta cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 package (9 ounces) chocolate wafers (about 44 cookies)
Pear and Watercress Soup with Stilton Crouton
By Grammie926
The technique of adding watercress to the hot soup at the very end preserves its fresh peppery flavour and bright g...
- 1 baguette
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
- 3 to 4 large soft ripe pears, preferably Bartlett
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
- 2 to 3 large shallots, sliced
- 2 cups (500 mL) sliced potato such as russet or Yukon Gold, about 1 large
- 4 cups (1 L) chicken broth or stock
- 1 to 2 bunches watercress, lightly packed about 3 cups (750 mL)
- 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream, divided
- Salt
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) crumbled Stilton cheese
Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks
By Grammie926
In bowl, mix wine, mustard, salt and pepper
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp kosher or coarse sea salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 4 lamb shanks
- Minced cloves from 1 head garlic
- 2 yellow onions, chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled, finely diced
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp chopped rosemary
Mexican Rice with Chicken or Hamburger
By Grammie926
Easy 1-pot meal or without the meat, a nice side dish
- cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon roasted garlic
- 2 cups frozen pepper stir-fry (bell peppers and onions)
- 1 (16-ounce) can pinto or black or kidney beans (drained)
- 1 (11-ounce) can whole kernel corn (drained)
- 1 3/4 c tomato juice
- 1 (10-ounce) can tomatoes with green chiles (undrained)
- 1 cup chicken or beef broth (depending on your meat choice)
- 1.3 c chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 (10-ounce) package cooked chicken strips (or 1 lb hamburger cooked)
- 2 cups instant rice
- 1 cup shredded Mexican-blend cheese
Grilled Zucchini Spears with Mint
By Grammie926
Mint brightens up this ubiquitous summer vegetable and lends an extra touch of garden-fresh flavor
- 2 large zucchini, halved and cut into spears
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 to 2 tablespoons small mint leaves
- Garnish: mint sprigs
Lemon Poppy-Seed Cookies
By Grammie926
Lemon lovers, rejoice -- these crisp, delicate cookies are made with lots of juice and zest for a delightful tang; ...
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, plus 3 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest (2 to 3 lemons)
- 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds, plus more for sprinkling
Tomato Puffs
By Grammie926
Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and middle thirds
- All-purpose flour, for rolling
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 2 1/2 ounces grated sharp white cheddar (2/3 cup packed)
- 3 medium tomatoes, cut into ten 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Ground pepper
- 1/3 cup small basil leaves, for serving
Tortiere Mini Peppers
By Grammie926
All the flavours of tourtiere, stuffed into adorable little mini peppers
- Makes 8 servings; Per serving:
- 1 bag (681 g) PC Sweet Mini Peppers
- ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cloves
- 2 tsp (10 mL) olive oil
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 oz (250 g) ground pork
- Half medium russet potato, peeled and cut in chunks
- ½ tsp (2 mL) dry mustard
- ½ tsp (2 mL) salt
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup (50 mL) chopped fresh parsley
- Fresh rosemary
- Nutritional Information
- 140 calories
- fat 8 g
- sodium 160 mg
- carbohydrate 11 g
- fibre 2 g
- protein 6 g