Ajo blanco

Ajo blanco, a white version of gazpacho, is believed to have originated with the moors. If a silkier texture is desired, try soaking the blanched almonds in milk before processing. This will enhance the soup’s delicate creaminess. Serves 4 to Read More …

Asparagus and Manchego Cheese Paella

With its distinctive, sharp flavor, Manchego Cheese is the most popular sheep’s milk cheese in Spain. As its name suggests, Manchego hails from La Mancha, the stomping ground of Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Manchego is often savored alone or on a Read More …

Down East Haddock Chowder

Chowders are simple soups – usually just fish, potato, onion and milk. They are quick to make and among the best soups in Canada. This haddock chowder is a recreation of the popular chowder served at the Evangeline Snack Bar Read More …

Hershey Chocolate Barbecue Sauce

Here’s an interesting concoction. A chocolate syrup inspired barbecue sauce to try on grilled pork or chicken. The Special Dark variety is used because it’s not as sweet as it more popular cousin milk chocolate. Starting with the familiar ketchup Read More …

Pink Champagne Truffles

Champagne truffles are one of life’s little luxuries. Is there a woman out there who would not admit to having a penchant for the odd Champagne truffle from time to time? Well, this gem of a recipe combines dark and Read More …

White Chocolate and Vanilla Scented Bread Pudding

“Pure ambrosia: chunks of bread pulled together in a creamy batter of eggs, light cream, vanilla and cinnamon, studded with chunks of imported white chocolate. Raspberries or currants are optional, but lovely. This recipe can be made one to two Read More …

Blini with Milk / Блины на молоке

2 яйца 0,5 л молока 1 стакан муки 1 ст. ложка сахара сода на кончике ножа щепотка соли 2-3 ст ложки растительного масла Лучше, конечно, воспользоваться блендером или миксером. Взбить яйца с сахаром и солью. Добавить молоко и перемешать. Добавить Read More …

Homemade Dulce de Leche

Below are two different ways to make this delicious caramel spread: One is more classic—cooking down milk and sugar—but it requires a fair amount of attention and stirring. The other uses sweetened condensed milk and a long, though mostly unattended, Read More …

Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese

Fragrant Indian butter chicken and classic mac & cheese combine to create the ultimate comfort food. This recipe uses evaporated milk to reduce the fat while maintaining creaminess. Rotisserie chicken helps speed up the cooking process, so you can have Read More …

Homemade Pesto in 5 minutes with 5 ingredients (not counting salt & pepper)

Pesto is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy (pesto genovese), and traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil, and European pine nuts blended with olive oil, Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese), and Fiore Sardo (cheese made Read More …

Blini with Caviar and Sour Cream (блины с икрой и сметаной)

There is nothing more Russian than blini. With only slight modifications, these classic Russian pancakes are the perfect addition to every meal: at breakfast try adding sweet toppings, such as honey, jam, or condensed milk, and for lunch or dinner Read More …

Clotted Cream

This specialty of Devonshire, England (which is why it’s also known as Devonshire or Devon cream) is traditionally made by gently heating rich, unpasteurized milk until a semisolid layer of cream forms on the surface. After cooling, the thickened cream Read More …