Karen discovered a wonderful Mexican restaurant called La Morenita in Palo-Alto, California over 15 years ago which serves these amazing nachos that look like a blooming rose. She has been making them ever since, and is excited to share this easy recipe with you. Ingredients: 1 bag of tortilla chips (round) 1/4 cup of salsa
Read MoreIngredients: 2 avocados 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 ripe tomato, chopped 1 lime, juiced salt and pepper to taste fresh chopped cilantro, to taste – optional Method: Peel and mash avocados in a medium serving bowl. Stir in onion, garlic, tomato, lime juice, salt, pepper and cilantro. Season with remaining
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Ingredients: 2 cups (8-ounce) sharp cheddar cheese, grated 2 cups (8-ounce) mild cheddar cheese, grated 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup diced pimentos 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried onion flakes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup sour cream 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (optional) Method:
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We’ve added bacon to this classic recipe as bacon is always a good idea especially if it’s the Village Grocer Bacon! Serve with your favourite chips, pretzels or crackers. Ingredients: 3 medium yellow onions, sliced thinly 2 tablespoons salted butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoons of
Read MoreIngredients: Arctic Char Filets 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil Kosher salt Black pepper Fresly squeezed Lemon Juice Heat two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Season arctic char with kosher salt and black pepper. Cook fillets on grill pan skin side up until lightly browned,
Read More1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, each cut in half 2 pints cherry tomatoes salt 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 (5oz) skin on Arctic Char fillets Preheat the broiler. Set a large cast iron skillet on the stove over high heat until it is smoking hot. Add the olive oil and
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At risk of offending the nomenclature police, this is now known as Sweet Pickled Boneless Pork Loin, or something close, but if you labelled it as such, you would confuse everyone and when you travel in the southern States, this is considered “Canadian Bacon”. We just think of it as normal country breakfast, or lunch
Read MoreIngredients 1 (4 lb) pot roast , 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, canola oil, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, 750 ml red wine, 8 shallots, peeled, 4 cups beef stock, 5 carrots, peeled, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 stalk celery, cut in half, 4 springs thyme, 4 leeks, cleaned and
Read MoreIngredients: Cod fillets 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped Chorizo sausage, diced 1 teaspoon thyme, chopped 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 15 ounce can white beans, rinsed salt and pepper Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a baking dish
Read MoreThis recipe is adapted from America’s Test Kitchen’s book, One-Pan Wonders. This recipe uses one of the test kitchen’s favourite secret ingredients: instant tapioca. When added along with some dried porcini mushrooms, a lush flavourful gravy is created. The tapioca also prevents the sauce from getting watered down as the meat releases its juices. Serves:
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