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Souvlaki Marinade
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Go Greek! Whip up a savoury souvlaki marinade to turn any meat or vegetable into something delicious for grilling or roasting. Add it to chicken, pork, ribs, or vegetables. Marinate cubes of meat to make fantastic souvlaki kebabs. The easy, versatile marinade recipe will coat several pounds of me...
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Welsh Cakes (Skillet Currant Cookies): A Taste of Wales
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Delectable little Welsh Cakes are cookies that are cooked in a skillet on the stovetop. Crispy outside, they have a biscuit-like texture inside that's loaded with sweet currants and the heavenly whiff of nutmeg. Perfect with a cup of tea. This month for our Eat the World recipe challenge we are h...
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Plum Dumplings (Zwetschgenknödel)
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Plum dumplings are an autumn treat! Soft, pillowy potato dough surrounds a whole purple prune plum - so sweet and juicy inside. These German dumplings are rolled in buttery crumbs, then sprinkled liberally with crunchy cinnamon sugar - they're a wonderful light meal, brunch dish, snack, or desser...
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Hot Pepper Jelly - Sweet 'n' Spicy
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Hot Pepper Jelly is a delight to have in your pantry. Spicy, tangy, and sweet, the jelly is fantastic as an easy appetizer and as a delicious condiment. This recipe is less sweet than usual, but still perfectly balanced in flavour. You can customize the heat level to your liking.  Life's always a...
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Chilled Saskatoon Soup
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If you've never had a chilled fruit soup as a summer appetizer or dessert - you are missing out! Light, fruity, and silky, this saskatoon soup (using fresh or frozen saskatoons) is the glorious taste of sweet summer in a bowl. After that first cool spoonful, you'll take a deep breath and feel you...
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Campfire Cooking: A Mexican Fiesta with Carnitas Caseras Tacos
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It's fiesta time! Join us as we grill a whole Mexican feast over the campfire: Gazpacho with Tostones, Carnitas Caseras (Mexican Pulled Pork) Tacos with homemade fire-grilled tortillas, nopales salad, refried beans, and grilled fruit skewers with coconut glaze for dessert. The pork carnitas is me...
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Gooseberry Pie
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Gooseberry pie is a mouthwatering way to showcase these deliciously tart berries. The crust is tender and flaky, and the filling is fruity, juicy and full of zingy flavour. A fantastic summer berry pie! Gooseberries are a reminder of my childhood. My grandma had them growing in her garden and we ...
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Baked Rice (Ross il-Forn): A Taste of Malta
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This simple dish of comfort food, Baked Rice, is a favourite from the island of Malta. Tomato sauce, ground meat, rice, cheese and eggs are all stirred together in the same pan, then baked until the flavours meld into deliciousness, with more melted cheese on top. A simple, nourishing, and satisf...
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Apricot Cake
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Filled with ripe, golden apricots, this simple Apricot Cake is the taste of summer. The batter is rich and moist, and it’s loaded with as many apricots as it can possibly hold. It’s delicious eaten just as it is, or add a spoonful of whipped cream or ice cream to turn it into a decadent...Read More
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Strawberry Milk, and a Peek at the Early Summer Garden
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Cool, creamy, and lusciously fruity, this refreshing strawberry milk is just the thing for the hot days of summer! Like that pink milk you remember from childhood, but a hundred times better. Whip it up in no time and have … Continue reading → The post Strawberry Milk, and a Peek at t...
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Pan Fried Morel Mushrooms – a Gourmet Snack
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Turn your precious find of fresh wild mushrooms into a wonderful little snack. When tossed in seasoned flour and sautéed in sizzling butter, these pan fried morels become crispy and chewy – a special culinary delight to savour and enjoy … Continue reading → The post Pan Fried Mo...
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Chakalaka & Pap: A Taste of Lesotho
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Chakalaka is not only fun to say, it’s a deliciously savoury comfort food from the small African country of Lesotho. The dish is loaded with gently stewed vegetables and beans, cooked with tasty aromatics and lightly seasoned with curry. Serve … Continue reading → The post Chaka...
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Fiddleheads with Creamy Butter Sauce
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A steaming plate of emerald green fiddleheads is a special gourmet treat available for only a few short weeks every spring. Serve these tender fern shoots with a lusciously creamy wine-spiked butter sauce for a stunning side dish – a … Continue reading → The post Fiddleheads wit...
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Spruce Tip Syrup – 2 Ways
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If you’ve got a chance to gather the edible new-growth tips of spruce trees near you, you can make up a batch of unique spruce tip syrup. It’s bright and citrusy – a forager’s delight. Make a lusciously intense raw … Continue reading → The post Spruce Tip Syrup...
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German Crustless Apple Pie – Creamy & Loaded with Apples
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Love apple pie but hate making the crust? Then this creamy, fresh, loaded-with-apples pie is for you! The apples are the star of the show in this crustless apple pie; they’re tender but with just enough texture to hold their … Continue reading → The post German Crustless Apple P...
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