Take advantage of Strawberry season with dozens of Strawberry Recipes from drinks to snacks, salads and sandwiches and, of course, desserts!
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Dozens of Shredded Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
Too hot to cook? Have to get dinner on the table quickly? Here are dozens of recipes using rotisserie chicken – from snacks to soup to salad and casseroles!
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Dips & Snacks, Salads, Handheld Sandwiches, Wraps, Sliders, Casseroles & Baked Dishes
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Homemade Crème Fraîche is almost fool proof to make at home with 2 ingredients.
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Homemade Sour Cream can take every-day to extraordinary!
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Who keeps buttermilk in their fridge all the time? Not me so I had to learn How to Make Buttermilk in a Pinch.
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Check out these menu ideas for large or small Holiday gatherings. Take your pick so you can finalize your shopping list.
Holiday Turkey 13 Ways
Whole turkey or breast? Brined or not? Roasted? Deep Fried? Grilled? Instant Pot? Smoked? Easy or Expert? Food Bloggers around the world have you covered!
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Chateaubriand With Mushroom Sauce
Looking for an alternative to turkey for you Holiday Meal? It doesn’t get any more elegant than Chateaubriand!
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Cornish Hens With Orange Apricot Glaze
If you are having a small gathering for the Holidays you may be looking for an alternative to a 20 lb turkey. These Cornish Hens with Orange Apricot Glaze are so rich and savoury! Perfect for a small gathering!
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Holiday Side Dishes
These delicious Holiday Side Dishes all complement turkey beautifully. Some are make ahead which is always a bonus when you have a large holiday meal to prepare. Others you can do some of the steps ahead of time and finish off the day of your dinner.
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Christmas Brownies with Brandy Custard Sauce
These Christmas Brownies with Brandy Custard Sauce are an easy modern day take on Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce.
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Amaretto Pear Trifle
This delicious Amaretto Pear Trifle is perfect for winter and large enough to feed your holiday crowd and have leftovers! It uses Italian Panettone Fruit Cake and amaretti cookies in your base.
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Meringue Christmas Tree
This Meringue Christmas Tree always gets oohs and ahhs at the table. The meringue layers will keep 2 weeks in an air tight container so you can whip the cream and assemble the day you plan to serve it. Operative word is air tight…. And.. it is gluten free!
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Count Down To Christmas – T’was 3 Weeks Before Christmas
Ideas for your Christmas Cookie platter, quick appetizers and a make ahead holiday meal.
Quail Eggs and Caviar
For about $15 dollars and 15 minutes you can serve up hard boiled Quail Eggs with Caviar. Your guests will never guess how easy and economical it is.
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Christmas Tea Sandwiches
Cookie cutters make these festive Christmas Tea Sandwiches much easier to make than they look!
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Chocolate Covered Orange Peel
These are a real Christmas treat- No bake, gluten free, make ahead. What’s not to like!
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Caviar Hors d’Oeuvre Plate
This Caviar Hors d’Oeuvre Pate is  a really simple, tasty appetizer dish that will wow your guests.  It starts with perfect hard boiled eggs that you can make ahead of time.  After that it takes 5 minutes to put this together. And…caviar doesn’t have to be expensive….
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Brandied Beef Bourguignon
This fantastic Brandied Beef Bourguignon is a make-ahead dish that is easy yet elegant enough for a holiday meal. It is meant to sit overnight after you cook it to let the flavor develop. How perfect for an entertaining recipe! And it freezes and reheats beautifully.
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Shortbread Cookies with Lime Cream Cheese Icing
A hint of lime in the dough and the cream cheese frosting give a sweet and tart flavour to these Shortbread Cookies with Lime Cream Cheese Icing. They  are sometimes called Meltaways because the dough is so tender the cookies melt in your mouth. Â
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Pecan Shortbread
Pecan Shortbread Cookies – make, freeze, bake, store. You can make this recipe well ahead or at the last minute.
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Count Down to Christmas- T’was 4 Weeks Before Christmas
Enjoy dozens of ideas for make ahead appetizers, sweets, gifts and meal items. Get going and get a jump on the season!
Chocolate Cranberry Semifreddo
Half ice cream, half mousse this delicious frozen dessert can be made well ahead of time. It will only take a few minutes to dust with cocoa and top with cranberries just before serving. Did you know in a Fine Cooking Poll Semifreddo won over ice cream and gelato for all its charms?
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More Than Two Dozen Gift Ideas From the Kitchen
More than two dozen delicious gift ideas from your kitchen – from candy and cookies, to hot sauce, to easy preserves and even beef jerky!
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13 Make Ahead Holiday Appetizers
Here is a collection of appetizers worthy of holiday entertaining that you can make ahead. Who doesn’t want to get a head of the game? All of these recipes lend themselves to being made ahead and storing for a day or 2 or freezing and reheating.
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German Vanilla Crescents (Vanillekipferl)
These German Vanilla Crescents are aChristmas tradition. The almond and vanilla make these like shortbread on steroids!
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Tourtière Maison
From Madame Benoit herself – these meat pies are a timeless French Canadian Christmas tradition. You can bake them weeks ahead of time, freeze them and they reheat beautifully.
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Chocolate Salami
Chocolate ‘Salami’ may seem odd to North Americans but it is very common in Europe. No Bake, make ahead and I bet you can’t stop at one slice!
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Bread Machine Christmas Stollen
Once you try this Classic Christmas Stollen you may never want store bought again! Using your bread machine on the dough cycle makes it easy to make! It makes 2 large or 4 regular size loaves. It will keep well wrapped in a cool place up to a week and freezes well for several weeks. Doesn’t that make you want to get baking?
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LCBO Vintages Release Nov 27 2021 -Wine Picks <$35
The LCBO Vintages Release Nov 27 2021 is a great chance to start stocking up for the holidays.
You can choose from a few different Sparklings.
Check out 2 Chateauneuf du Pape ‘wannabe’s punching way above their price point.
Looking for an impressive gift? Check out an outstanding Ontario Sparkling and Chardonnay.
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You can choose from a few different Sparklings.
Check out 2 Chateauneuf du Pape ‘wannabe’s punching way above their price point.
Looking for an impressive gift? Check out an outstanding Ontario Sparkling and Chardonnay.
How To Fix a Broken Sauce
This is how to fix a broken sauce like mayonnaise, aioli, Béarnaise or Hollandaise.
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