These are a perfect appetizer with almost any meal. Easy to make, delicious to eat…what more could you ask for?
Recipe: Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Potato Chip Bites
Crunch, crunch, crunch. And not a “Lay’s” logo in sight for miles…
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Recipe: Sunshine Risotto
This risotto is perfect to serve on a dark, dismal day. The colours of the pepers and the crisp but mellow flavour of the roasted onion come together with the supple risotto so perfectly. For me, it is literally sunshine on a cloudy day.
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Recipe: Cranberry Bliss Bars (Starbucks)
These Holiday treats are only available in November and December at Starbucks, but now I can make them all year round. A delicious treat for Christmas I think they would also be perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or even a Canada Day party.
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Recipe: Chocolate Turnovers
These turnovers are really quite delicate; and because there is only one bite-sized piece of chocolate in them they’re not over poweringly CHOCOLATELY… the light sifting of sugar or cocoa on the top nicely rounds everything out
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Recipe: Triple Chocolate Pudding Pie
This is a great pie to make for a Valentine’s Day dinner, or just because you love someone. It should be named “I Love You Pie”, I think.
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Berry-Filled Sangria
This recipe changes every time it is made — depending on what wine is on hand and what fruit is available. In this one the strawberries were the best after about an hour of soaking time; the raspberries started to disintegrate and the blueberries didn’t absorb much alcohol… but did stay very tasty. You can also substitute almost any liquor for the vodka – rum, tequila, triple sec, cointreau, gin…
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Recipe: Grilled Lemon-Garlic Shrimp
This recipe is amazingly simple but also amazingly tasty. I love it as a side dish to lamb or beef because it sets off the heavy meat perfectly. It takes minutes to prepare but tastes like it takes a great deal more effort.
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Recipe: Coffe-Infused Bundt Cake
You can never have enough coffee and this cake is one answer to that craving.
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Devilled Eggs (an Egg-Stravaganza)
What better way to begin a summer barbeque than a platter of chilled, delicious deviled eggs? Having a variety of tastes is a great way to please everyone without having to spend the whole day in the kitchen making a multitude of different dishes.