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Butternut Squash Parmesan
By franny-2
HEAT oven to 425ºF. TOSS squash with 2 tsp
- 1 Butternut squash (2 lb./900 g), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 4 tsp. Olive oil, divided
- 1 Onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/4 tsp. Pepper
- 1/2 cup 25%-less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp. Kraft 100% Parmesan Light Grated Cheese, divided
Gooey Maple Butter Tarts
By franny-2
Maple syrup, currants and pecans are combined in these decadent tarts to produce an updated version of the Canadian...
- PECAN PASTRY
- 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) ground toasted pecans
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) cold butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) cold lard, cubed
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) ice water (approx.)
- 4 tsp (20 mL) sour cream
- FILLING
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) corn syrup
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp (5 mL) vinegar
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) finely grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) roughly chopped toasted pecans
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) currants
Bacon and veggie ravioli
By franny-2
Make a mean pasta on the fly, with basic ingredients that you probably have tucked away in the fridge right now —...
- # 4 strips bacon
- # 1 small or 1/2 large onion
- # 2 sweet peppers, preferably yellow or orange
- # 700-g pkg spinach and cheese ravioli
- # 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
- # 4 cups (1 L) baby spinach
- # 1/2 cup (125 mL) grated parmesan (optional
Rum Cake with Coconut Frosting and Flambéed Bananas
By franny-2
A fitting dessert for a dinner of Jamaican food, this spectacular cake with its decadent frosting is served with ba...
- Cake
- ½ cup (125 mL) rum
- 1 cup (250 mL) raisins
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups (500 mL) sifted flour
- ½ tsp (2 mL) salt
- 1 cup (250 mL) butter, at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (375 mL) sugar
- 1 ½ tsp (7 mL) vanilla extract
- Rum Syrup
- ½ cup (125 mL) sugar
- ¼ cup (50 mL) water
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) lime juice
- ¼ cup (50 mL) rum
Panko chicken with roasted asparagus
By franny-2
Citrusy chicken has newly harvested asparagus as a crisp sidekick in this super-easy roasted dinner
- 1 * 1 cup (250 mL) panko bread flakes
- 1 * 1 large lime or lemon
- 8 * 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 2 * 2 tbsp (30 mL) Dijon mustard
- 1 * 1 lb (500 g) asparagus, about 1 bunch
- * Olive oil
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup (50 mL) shaved parmesan
Basil and Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes
By franny-2
The gloriously vibrant colour of baked sweet potatoes not only mimics the harvest hues but is a surefire indication...
- 3 sweet potatoes, about 2 lbs (1 kg)
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter or olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- Paprika and cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) fi nely chopped fresh basil leaves
Italiano Chicken and Rice Bake
By franny-2
* 1. Mix soup, milk, rice and Italian seasoning in shallow 2 qt (2 L) baking dish
- 1 * 1 can (10oz/284mL)
- * CAMPBELL'S® Condensed Low Fat Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1 * 1 soup can
- 1 * 1% milk
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup (175 mL)
- * uncooked regular long grain white rice
- 3/4 * 3/4 tsp (3 mL)
- * dried Italian seasoning, crushed
- 1 2/3 * 1 2/3 cups (400 mL)
- * sliced zucchini and mushroom mixture
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup (150 mL)
- * drained, canned diced tomato
- 4 * 4 (about 1 lb/500 g)
- * boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup (75 mL)
- * grated Parmesan cheese
Pan-Seared Strip Loins with Cashel Blue Sauce
By franny-2
Cashel Blue is a creamy artisanal blue cheese produced in Tipperary in southern Ireland
- 2 strip loin steaks, each 12 oz (375 g), 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) thick
- 2 tsp (10 mL) fi nely minced fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp (5 mL) olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) Irish whiskey
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) homemade or no-salt-added beef stock
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) whipping cream
- 1 cup (250 mL) crumbled Cashel Blue cheese, about 4 oz (125 g)
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) snipped fresh chives
Lobster Crepes
By franny-2
If preparing this for a dinner party, the asparagus, lobster, crepes and vinegar reduction can all be prepared befo...
- 1 lb (500 g) asparagus, ends trimmed
- Cooked meat of 1 large lobster, or 2 lobster tails
- (about 1½ lbs/750 g lobster before cooking)
- Sprinkling of salt plus ½ tsp (2 mL)
- Fines Herbes Hollandaise
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup (50 mL) water
- 3 large egg yolks
- ¾ cup (175 mL) unsalted butter, softened
- and cubed
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) lemon juice
- White pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh tarragon, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh chervil, finely chopped
Sloppy Joe Mac
By franny-2
BROWN meat in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat; drain, reserving meat in skillet
- 1 lb. (450 g) ground beef
- 1 pkg. (225 g) Kraft Dinner Macaroni and Cheese
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup Kraft Original BarBQ Sauce
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 2 tomatoes, chopped