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Pesto Your Herbs This Fall
By EdieK
Fall is a busy harvest season for gardeners and farmers
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, (or walnuts)
- 3 cups of fresh basil (or parsley) leaves packed down tightly
- 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
- 1/2 cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil (first cold press preferably)
Pineapple with Maple Syrup
By EdieK
Preparation Time: 0:05 Per Serving: 136
- 1 whole pineapple, quartered and sliced
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Grand Marnier™
Blueberry Bran Pancakes
By EdieK
1. Crush All-Bran* cereal
- 175 ml or 3/4 cup All-Bran Original* cereal
- All-Bran Buds* cereal
- 1 egg
- 375 ml or 1 1/2 cups 2% milk
- 25 ml or 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 5 ml or 1 tsp vanilla
- 250 ml or 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 125 ml or 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 25 ml or 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 15 ml or 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 ml or 1/4 tsp salt (optional)
- 300 ml or 1 1/4 cups fresh OR frozen (do not thaw) blueberries
The Better Taco Salad
By EdieK
This pretty salad is a healthy alternative to the traditional nacho platter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb (500 g) Extra Lean Ground Beef
- 1 ½ tsp (7 mL) chili powder
- pinch salt
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- ½ head iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 1 cup(s) (250 mL) light-style cheddar cheese, shredded
- 19 oz (250 mL) can, kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- Avocado Dressing (recipe follows)
- 1 green onion, sliced
Asian Cucumber And Pork Bundles
By EdieK
Here's an appetizer idea that's quick and easy to prepare as well as fun to serve
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) teriyaki sauce
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) cornstarch
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 12 oz (375 g) lean ground Ontario Pork
- 1 Ontario Onion, chopped
- 1 Ontario Carrot, julienned
- Hoisin sauce
- 16 Ontario Greenhouse Lettuce Leaves
- Half Ontario Greenhouse Cucumber, sliced
- 1 Ontario Greenhouse Sweet Red Pepper, sliced
- 2 green onions, sliced
Curry Chicken Wraps with Nectarine Chutney
By EdieK
Jeanne Kelley, Cooking Light JUNE 2011
- 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 3 tablespoons curry powder
- 3 tablespoons lime juice, divided
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 10 cilantro sprigs
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 cups chopped nectarines
- 3/4 cup finely sliced green onions
- 1/3 cup mango chutney
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
- 6 (1.9-ounce) light whole-wheat flatbreads (such as Flatout)
- 24 (1/8-inch-thick) slices cucumber
- 1 1/2 cups loosely packed baby arugula
- 1 cup vertically sliced red onion
Beefy Pepper Dim Sum
By EdieK
This wonderful appetizer has an irresistible Asian flair
- Large green pepper 1
- Large red pepper 1
- Large yellow pepper 1
- Lean ground beef 1/2 lb. 225 g
- Garlic clove, minced 1
- (or 1/4 tsp., 1 mL, powder)
- Salt 1/2 tsp. 2 mL
- Chopped green onion 1/4 cup 60 mL
- Finely diced water chestnuts 1/4 cup 60 mL
- Prepared black bean sauce (see Note) 1 1/2 tbsp. 25 mL
- or soy sauce
- Large egg, fork-beaten 1 1
- All-purpose flour 1 tbsp. 15 mL
- Sesame seeds, toasted (see Note) 1 tbsp. 15 mL
Fresh Strawberry "Light" Jam
By EdieK
When flavourful Ontario strawberries are at their peak, make batches of no-cook strawberry jam to last all year
- 4 cups (1 L) crushed Ontario Strawberries (about 1-3/4 qt/1.75 L whole)
- 2-3/4 cups (650 mL) sugar
- 1 pkg light fruit pectin crystals
Makeover Veggie Pizza Squares Recipe
By EdieK
This hearty, creamy and full-bodied veggie pizza, served as an appetizer, brought oohs and aahs from our tasting pa...
- 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 1 tablespoon dill weed
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup fresh cauliflowerets, chopped
- 1 cup fresh broccoli florets, chopped
- 1 cup julienned green pepper
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 cans (2-1/4 ounces each) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
Barbecued Pork Tenderloin By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
By EdieK
Lean pork tenderloin is so quick to cook that you can grill it for a weeknight main course or set it up as the star...
- Marinade:
- 2 pork tenderloins
- 2 tsp (10 mL) cornstarch
- 1 green_onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) finely chopped fresh coriander
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) orange juice
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) tomato_paste
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) grainy mustard
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tsp (20 mL) chili_powder
- 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) granulated_sugar
- 1 tsp (5 mL) each ground cumin and coriander
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) Worcestershire_sauce
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt