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Monday, December 12th, 2011
| Here’s another one of those recipes that is so minimalist in both ingredients and preparation, I’m a little embarrassed to post it. Much like my Honey Dill Dipping Sauce Recipe, it may be simple and easy, but it’s a hometown memory for me.
I always enjoy exposing people to “new” ideas – even if only new to them!
Clodhoppers are a very well known candy back home in Canada. One Winnipegger wanted to market his grandmother’s candy, got together with a childhood friend of his, and got to work. Within a few years, the candy was selling all over Canada.
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The candy is apparently no longer made in Winnipeg, having been sold to a company on the West Coast – and I’ve since become allergic to gluten, rendering these treats toxic to me – but I’ll never forget em. Super, super addictive stuff.
Was thinking of them, the other day. I’ve never seen them here in the USA, so I decided to create a homemade version for my husband. The proportions turned out beautifully!
Clodhoppers have only 3 simple ingredients – white chocolate, cashews, and graham crackers – and they whip up in no time. Have bowls of this out at holiday parties, or package them up for a hostess gift, stocking stuffer, or “Thank you” that your friends and family will love!
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Posted in Canadian, Candy, Chocolate, Ethnic, Guy Food, Holidays, Kid Favorites, Recipes, Snacks and Appetizers | No Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
| You’ve probably heard of some of the tricks that food stylists, photographers, and even some other food bloggers use to photograph the “perfect” setup. Shaving cream for whipped cream. Red Sharpies to make strawberries look better. Completely bizarre ways to treat food!
We… don’t. Whether for my cookbooks or this blog entry, what you see is what we eat. Many times, what you see is SO fresh out of the oven, that we’re both ravenous and drooling by the time it’s being photographed.
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Aside from “why spend the time, money, and effort to make something inedible”, and it being sort of a matter of food respect for us, we also find a lot of the food styling tricks to feel… dishonest. So, we don’t do it.
The problem is, when food is made to eat, rather than made to photograph, sometimes it looks less than stellar. Today’s recipe? I’ve been holding off on posting it, just because the food in the photo looks so “blah”.
You know what, though? Some of the ugliest, least photographable foods out there are the best tasting. So, I’m going to share my perogie pizza recipe. It’s ugly, but it’s awesome!
This recipe was inspired by the perogie pizza I used to order at “East Side Marios” back home. It’s been so long, I don’t remember what the sauce was that they used – it wasn’t perogie filling though – and they used sliced potatoes, rather than mashed. Was awesome, but I wanted to improve on it!
This pizza is the ultimate comfort food, combining two of my favorite foods. It also works up quicker than actual perogies… but if you’re interested, I have a recipe for THOSE, too: Perogies Recipe!
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Posted in Breads, Guy Food, Kid Favorites, Main Dishes, Recipes | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
| When I was a kid, my mom used to make peppermint patties… out of mashed potatoes. I thought it was the weirdest thing in the world, but they sure were tasty! I don’t know what got me thinking of this recently, but I decided to use that information, and come up with my own peppermint patties recipe.
Knowing that I’d only need a small amount of potato, I got a bit lazy .. Err.. CREATIVE, and picked up a couple “sour cream and chive” baked potatoes at Wendy’s! |
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It only took a minute to scrape off the chives, and voila! Tons of time saved. Suck it, Martha Stewart!
Knowing that my husband hasn’t been fond of peppermint patties – but was willing to have his opinion changed over homemade ones! – I picked up some good dark chocolate to dip these in. You can dip them in whatever chocolate you want – chocolate chips, a few good chocolate bars, or baking chocolate. Also, feel free to play with the flavoring in this! If you’re not a fan of mint, ANY extract can be used! Add a little food coloring, and you can make an assortment of cherry, orange, maple… whatever fillings you can imagine!
This recipe works up quickly. It only takes about 5 minutes to mix it up, another 5 or so to roll/flatten, and probably 10-15 to dip them. SO worth it.
Enjoy!
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Posted in Candy, Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten Free, Holidays, Kid Favorites, Recipes | 3 Comments »
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
| Low carb. Potentially “Paleo-friendly”. Gluten Free. Yep – a recipe that fits all those categories can be THIS tasty!
When I was a kid, my mother used to make meatloaves formed around hardboiled eggs. Loved these “dinosaur eggs” then, and was inspired to come up with my own version a few years ago. The veggies in this version provide a ton of flavor to the meat, and make for a colorful, healthy dish.
To make this recipe “paleo”, just use a paleo-friendly sauce (even just pureed tomatoes!), and omit the cheese.
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Posted in Budget Meals, Gluten Free, Guy Food, Kid Favorites, Low Carb, Main Dishes, Paleo, Recipes | No Comments »
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