Garden Vegetable Spread

WE love  the Philadelphia brand garden vegetable cream cheese spread for our bagels, but can not seem to find it here in Edmonton. This version is more work but trust us worth it!!

Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

My good friend at work gave me this recipe and it has become a family favourite. 

Quick, tasty and satisfying! Thanks Sheri!

Mexican Spinach Dip

 

                                    If you love spinach dip and Mexican food you will love this dip!

Chicken Tikka Masala

 It's easy to confuse Butter Chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala as both of these two Indian dishes have a  creamy, tomato-based, spicy sauce. However, Indian Butter Chicken is creamier and sweeter than Chicken Tikka Masala, which is spicier and more intensely flavored. Butter chicken is also made with butter instead of oil. Serve this dish with roasted cauliflower, Basmati rice and naan bread. 

Breakfast Sausage Hash Brown Casserole

 

This breakfast casserole easy, it's quick, and it's absolutely delicious. 

Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry

 

Ever wonder how to make Chinese vegetables? Look no further. This recipe produces tasty tender crisp vegetables just like you get from your favourite Chinese food restaurant.  I like to make Chinese food at home but like to make as much as I can ahead of time so it doesn't seem like such a big job. What is nice about this recipe is that you can blanch and shock the vegetables the day before and then stir fry the vegetables right before serving without compromising texture or taste. 

Blanching and shocking vegetables prior to stir frying allows the vegetables to retain their vibrant colour and remain crisp. The vegetables are placed into a boiling pot of water for a short time and then immersed into a ice water bath to immediately stop the cooking process. 

Deluxe Eggnog

 

The original recipe can be found in the iconic "Joy of Cooking" recipe book but I found it last year in the Edmonton Journal. The eggnog is flavoured with rum, cognac and Grand Marnier. I added 2 cups of 1% milk to thin it out. Apparently this eggnog lasts quite a while in the fridge due to the alcohol content and gets better with time.