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Sweet Potato Bake
by Caren McSherry
Appetizers & Starters
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Artichoke and Cannellini Bean Dip
An easy and incredibly tasty way to use a can and create something to talk about. With a blend of roasted garlic, tender artichokes, and flavourful shallots, this dip is elevated with creamy Boursin cheese and a hint of zesty lemon zest...
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Brunch Board
Serving meals on boards is often limited to charcuterie and appetizers. This doesn’t have to be the case! Make brunch fun and interactive with little to no mess by serving and plating on a beautiful board. This board is from Horseshoe Bay Boards, a...
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Super Bowl Snack Board
This is an epic board that will surely gain a lot of attention on game day. It’s a few components that feature new wing dusts from Kosmos, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday! These are flavour packed seasoning powders that are super versatile. In...
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Classic Gluten Free Focaccia
This simple sheet pan bread is delicious and so easy to prepare. Do not be side lined by proofing yeast, so simple, give this a try. The best flour cup for cup is “Good Flour All-Purpose Baking Flour” the creation of 2 incredible local...
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Crispy Phyllo Wrapped Feta
This a simple, yet impressive appetizer that comes together quickly with minimal prep. The spicy honey compliments the salty feta, and the crispy phyllo makes it a satisfying bite. These one biters are guaranteed to be a crowd favourite...
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Roasted Red Pepper Dip
This dip was inspired by muhammara, a spicy Lebanese dip typically made with walnuts, red peppers, breadcrumbs and other ingredients. This recipe is nut free and versatile, ideal with crudités, warm pita bread or even as a finishing sauce for...
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Fancy Grilled Cheese on Mushroom Madeira Sauce
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Grilled Cheese Ingredients:
8 slices white bread
Dijon mustard
8 medium thick slices of Fontina or Emmental, or Jarlsberg cheese
Butter, softened
Mushroom Sauce Ingredients:
4 tbsp unsalted...
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Breakfast Hash
Breakfast hash is a no brainer when it comes to an easy breakfast that quickly comes together using leftovers. You can make a breakfast hash out of almost anything and there’s very little prep involved. This one pan recipe is savoury, hearty, and...
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Crispy Shrimp Dumplings
These dumplings are so delicious and come together in just minutes. Crispy bottom and soft top, with a moist, delicious filling…the hardest part is filling and folding, how hard can that be? I urge you to give these a try.
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BBQ Truffle Pizza
In an attempt to make entertaining simple and delicious, I created this great pizza to serve as an appetizer with drinks.
Ingredients:
4 8-inch pre-made pizza crusts (see note)
2 cups mascarpone cheese
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 jar...
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Tomato & Burrata Bruschetta
Whether served as an easy lunch or an appetizer, this easy bruschetta is a knock-out. You can use any rustic bread, but day-old is always best. I like the coloured tomatoes if you can find them, if not the red will do just fine.
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Toasted Corn Tostadas
Delightfully fresh, without complication. The corn tortillas can be baked or fried in advance and simply topped with the corn mixture when ready to serve. By boiling the corn first, it quickens the charring process.
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Pears
Simplicity is often the best choice, especially combined with fresh is best. It does not come any tastier than the combo of pears, prosciutto, and balsamic pearls. All the tasting notes are highlighted in this appetizer: sweet, salt, sour and savoury...
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Easy Crispy Taquitos
I love avocados and anything that goes with them. My daughter, Christina, shares the same love, and she makes one damn good guac. I am thrilled that she has become a truly good cook and shoves me aside when it comes to making guacamole. This recipe is...
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Baja Fish Tacos with Chipotle Crema & Pico de Gallo
Baja fish tacos with chipotle crema & pico de gallo.
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Fish Tacos Ingredients:
1.5 pounds fresh white fish (cod or halibut is my preference)
1 cup cabbage, shaved thin
1 avocado, sliced in wedges
Lime, for...
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Charred Cauliflower & Chorizo Tacos with Avocado
It seems that cauliflower has not yet reached its 15 minutes of fame, now, or anytime soon. This is a perfect starter to any meal or part of an appy party. Just make lots as they fly!
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Zucchini Dill & Feta Fritters
It is hard to say no to all your friendly hobby gardeners that want to heap their home-grown zucchini harvest upon you. Forget the muffins and breads and bring on a savoury little fritter that is great on its own or served as a side dish.
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Summer Corn Risotto
Summer corn risotto is a delicious summertime variation of the classic Italian dish.
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Sweet Corn Ingredients:
2 cobs corn, kernels removed
1 garlic clove, smashed whole
1 bay leaf
3 thyme sprigs, whole on...
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West Coast Chipotle, Crab & Corn Cakes
Crab cakes are the darling of every cocktail party or first course in a sit-down dinner. What separates good from bad is simple: CRAB, good crab, Dungeness crab. Never substitute for the imitation, always use Dungeness. If not, you simply have a...
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Elotes - Mexican Street Corn
This corn on the cob recipe is one of my summer favourites. Keeping the husk on at the end of the cob gives the dish a rustic look, but for something more refined you can remove the husk completely.
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Salad & Dressing
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BC Fresh Warba Potato Salad
These beautifully firm local potatoes make for an amazing salad. Not your mamas potato salad, often made with eggs and mayonnaise. This is an outstanding option for outdoor dining and picnics. They can take the heat as the dressing is made with olive...
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Layered Niçoise Salad - Tequila & Wasabi Dressing
Not all Niçoise salads are created equal! Using fresh tuna, as opposed to the canned option, along with the bright dressing elevates this salad to new heights. I like to serve it in a glass dish so you can see all the bright colours. This is a...
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Roasted Corn Salad
This delightful grilled corn and vegetable salad is a must for your outdoor BBQ parties. It pairs perfectly with any protein or sits proud all by itself. This will not disappoint.
Salad Ingredients:
4 fresh corn cobs, peeled and cleaned of...
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Charcuterie Salad
Everyone loves a charcuterie board, but given the state of world affairs, I have switched things up to make it individual servings but just as dynamic and delicious.
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Ingredients:
1 box arugula
1 ball of...
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Quinoa Salad Bowl
This customizable quinoa salad is the ideal make-ahead lunch for work. The dressing comes together in seconds and keeps for a week, with no added preservatives or sugars. Feel free to use whatever vegetables you prefer, and add leftover proteins like...
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Mango Avocado Salsa
Mango avocado salsa.
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Ingredients:
1/2 serrano chili, de-seeded and finely chopped
1/2 jalapeno, de-seeded and finely chopped
1 large...
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Fresh Tomatillo Salsa
A classic freshly grilled salsa using tomatillos gives this salsa a true roasted south of the border taste. If you cannot find tomatillos use Roma tomatoes.
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Not Another Boring Kale Salad
Not another boring kale salad recipe with Christina Valagao.
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Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
½ lemon, juiced
1 heaping teaspoon of anchovy paste
1 large garlic clove
1 teaspoon honey
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Grilled Peach, Prosciutto & Burrata Salad
This is the perfect summer salad that takes minimal effort to prepare but looks gorgeous on the table.
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Ingredients:
4 peaches, quartered and pitted
150 grams Italian Prosciutto di Parma 30 months, sliced thin and...
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Curried Turkey Salad with Grapes & Toasted Almonds
Turkey is not just a Thanksgiving or Christmas protein, it is delicious in all seasons, this curried B.C. turkey salad with chilled grapes and toasted almonds is a warm weather winner.
Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh Canadian turkey breast
4 cups...
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Tri-Coloured Cherry Tomato Pasta
This, almost no cook pasta dish is ideal on hot summer days when the tomatoes are bursting with summer sweetness. A great go to when you are in a frantic rush to get the sides done without fussing. I promise this will be the first dish to be cleaned up...
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Asian-Inspired Salad
This is the perfect salad for meal prep, picnics, or lunches to bring to work. I often like to add grilled prawns, salmon or chicken to make it a complete meal. It is super colourful and exciting, definitely not just another boring salad. This will...
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Sweet Pea, Edamame, and Burrata Salad
The combination of sweet peas, firm edamame, and creamy burrata ranks this salad at the top of my list. When it comes to cheese, everyone knows cheddar, mozzarella, and jack, but burrata is the new cheese kid on the block. Look for it in good delis and...
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Greek Potatoes with Tzatziki
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside oven fries. These delicious Greek potatoes are served with a side of homemade Tzatziki for dipping
Greek Potatoes Ingredients:
5-6 large Yukon Gold or Russet Potatoes cut into large wedges
¼ cup...
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Watermelon and Feta Salad
This refreshing salad is a welcome first course on a hot summer day. I like the seedless variety, it saves your guests the time to pick out the seeds and keeps the cubes are even.
Ingredients:
4-6 slices seedless watermelon, 1/2...
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Rice Salad in a Jar
Salad in a jar?? Really, but honestly, it is the cuteness of presentation and the gorgeous layered colours that provokes lively conversation to this salad course. What I like best is that it can be made hours ahead, chilled and served on a buffet table...
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Apple, Arugula & Pomegranate Salad
I created this salad for Simi (Simi Sara from CKNW), who loves Honey Crisp Apples. The combination of sweet and crisp combined with the peppery arugula is a delightful flavour marriage. Pomegranate seeds and a good crumble of goat cheese makes this...
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Heirloom Tomatoes with Herbed Ricotta
An Heirloom tomato is considered such if passed down through generations because of special characteristics. They are worth seeking out in farmers markets where they are in abundance. Don't be discouraged by blemishes and radical shapes it is to be...
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Corn, Bean and Avocado Salad
This bright and colourful salad is perfect for a simple buffet or if time is tight, use the canned version of black beans, simply rinse well and let them sit for a few minutes to dry off.
Ingredients:
5 cobs fresh corn
2 cups black beans cooked,...
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BC Nugget Potato Salad
BC Warba Potatoes, (their official name) also known as the “little guys with the pink eyes” are special to British Columbia. It is the first local potato of the year and harvest typically begins in June. They are harvested before their skin...
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Festive Chocolate Bark
This easy and colourful chocolate bark will make every chocolate lover smile.
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Ingredients:
2 cups/1 pound good quality dark chocolate
1/2 cup white chocolate, melted
chopped assorted...
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Blackberry Negroni
Try our take on everyone’s favourite classic gin cocktail, the Negroni.
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Ingredients:
2 tsp frozen blackberry puree
1 oz Campari
1 oz Vermouth
1 oz Gin
3 dashes orange bitters
Large...
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Pisco Sour
This recipe was inspired by my dear friend, Juan. Pisco Sours are a Peruvian drink that pairs beautifully with seafood. I decided to change this up to make it completely plant based by using Ms. Betters Foamer. This is an egg substitute that is a 1:1 for...
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Classic Pavlova with Dark Berries & Figs
A perfect pavlova is an airy, delightful cloud of whipped egg whites that are crisp on the outside and marshmallowy inside. Commonly crowned with fresh fruits and whipped cream, we’re using dark berries and figs for a striking colour palette. It is...
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Decadent Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookies
I have added oatmeal to these totally awesome double French chocolate cookies for no other reason than to appease the minimal (if any) guilt that may be associated with consuming the best darn chocolate-oatmeal-coconut cookie you’ve ever eaten...
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Marzipan Cookies
The miracle of these little almond gems is one thing - marzipan! The perfect balance of almonds, sugar and water. What could be easier than 5 ingredients simply mixed and rolled into a cookie. Almond lovers...
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Peppered Mango Slices with Vanilla Syrup
What a wild combo! Oh, where have the days gone when desserts were really desserts and pepper went with all things savoury? Welcome to the 21st century! Don’t let the pepper sway you, it actually balances the sweetness and delivers a flavour like...
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Chocolate Rum Nut Gâteau
I call this my almost flourless chocolate cake. It is an easy cake to make, with the chocolate glaze providing a shiny crown of glory – not to mention what it does for your taste buds!
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Cake - Ingredients:
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Florentines Biscuits
The delicious Florentines have been revamped with sundried chopped fruits for more texture. The choice of fruit is up to you – sour cherries, blueberries, cranberries, or apricots would be excellent.
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Almond Pears Cookies
The Almond Pears are cute little almond cookies, shaped into pears. They’re not too sweet and perfect for gluten free diets.
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Ingredients:
3 cups finely ground almonds
1/2 cup sifted icing sugar
1...
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French Apple Galette
A galette is simply a tart without a top. It is a favourite technique of mine for 2 reasons: it is rustic and free form and doesn’t need a pastry top.
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Pâte Brisée Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups...
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Hand Pies
In my 40 plus years of creating and teaching cooking, the new word “Hand Pies” in my mind simply refers to the old-fashioned “turnover.” A perfect pastry filled with a fruit filling and baked until golden brown. I do love how...
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Mini Ice Cream Tartufo
A sensational mini dessert that can be prepared a few days ahead of time. You can fill the centre with a variation of treats from salted caramel sauce to brandied cherries. I like to use silicone molds for easy removal.
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Summer Berry Roulade
A delicious and light sponge cake roulade with fresh summer fruits. Perfect for barbecues, picnics and parties.
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Cake Tools + Ingredients:
5 large free range eggs, separated
2 tbsp hot tap water
3/4...
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Sangria
Typically, I am not a fan of Sangria. It can come laden with fake juice, pop, or added sugar. I have made this version to try and make everyone a sangria lover – even the haters.
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Ingredients:
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Classic Pavlova with BC Strawberries
A perfect pavlova is an airy, delightful cloud of whipped egg whites that are crisp on the outside and marshmallowy inside. It is commonly crowned with fresh fruits and whipped cream. It is a beautiful presentation for an ending to any dinner party...
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No Bake Raspberry Tart
Two things make this tart a hit, the first being the crust is no bake and the second is the gorgeous BC Raspberries heaped high and finished with caramel sauce and crowned with a sprinkle of toasted hazelnuts.
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Watermelon Coconut Margarita
Make happy hour pop with this Watermelon Coconut Margarita with Coconut Yuzu Food Crayon.
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Ingredients:
Salt rim: 2 tbsp toasted shredded coconut
1 tbsp fleur de sel
2 oz Don Julio Blanco Tequila
1 oz...
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Jalapeno Margarita
Make happy hour pop with this Jalapeño Margarita with Spicy Mango food crayon.
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Ingredients:
Salt rim: 1 tsp dried mango powder
2 tbsp fleur de sel
2oz Don Julio Blanco Tequila
1oz orange...
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Fresh Fruit Crumble
Not every fruit crumble is created equal. My secret ingredient is Italian amaretti cookies. They not only provide the sponge to absorb the juices of the fruit so that the dessert does not become soupy, but they also release a lovely almond flavour that...