RECIPES

from Chandler Honey The best part about this recipe is that it requires no blender or food processor. One bowl, no baking, 100% delicious. Ingredients: Directions: Stir Orange Grove Chandler honey, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, and hot water in a large bowl. Add oats, coconut and chocolate chips, and combine thoroughly. Fold in peanut butter as your final […]

from The Vegan Mennonite Kitchen MAKES 4 SERVINGS  Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil  1 large red onion, diced  2 cloves garlic, minced  ½ cup carrots (if you have a purple carrot, use that), diced  ¾ cup red wine  1 cup red lentils, rinsed  1½ cups vegetable stock  1 tablespoon maple syrup (or more to taste) 

from A Taste of Islands  Much like the cassoulet (meat casserole) or the lobster, poutine has crisscrossed cultural borders and moved up the culinary social ladder. Variations of the traditional recipe of curd cheese, French fries and sauce have expanded to include mergueze sausage, kalamata olives and smoked salmon. Though not typical, the dish may

from C is for Carnival  This flatbread may come in a variety of forms, but this Guyanese-style paratha (or oil) roti with it’s soft and flaky layers will have you easily making this in your own kitchen to serve with your favourite curry dish. This is a popular Caribbean treat- our Indo-Caribbean people introduced this

from Mussels This recipe is similar to Sassy Curried Mussels (see book for recipe) but with the silky sweetness of pure maple syrup, you get a real Canadian experience. Alain highly recommends using pure maple syrup here as opposed to commercial table syrup if at all possible. One of the top pieces of advice he

from Farming Karma Prep: 4 min Serves: 1 cocktail Ingredients: 2 slices cucumber, divided ½ oz lemon juice ½ oz simple syrup 1 ½ oz pear vodka ½ oz elderflower liqueur 3-5 oz Farming Karma Pear Soda, to taste Fresh mint sprig, for garnish Lemon twist, for garnish Directions: Nada’s Tips & Tricks: A great

from Farming Karma Ingredients 1 oz Bourbon 1 oz peach schnapps 4 oz Farming Karma Peach Soda 1 tsp lime juice Sliced peaches for garnish Directions Nada’s Tips & Tricks: I love all things peach so this cocktail made me very happy. With three peach ingredients in this refreshing drink, you’ll be peachy too! Contents

from The Awesome Olive  Ingredients 4 chicken thighs, boneless skinless (*see note below) 1 ½ Tbsp Blood Orange Olive Oil 1 Tbsp thyme, fresh (optional) ¾ tsp salt ¼ tsp fresh ground pepper ½ cup Bourbon Maple Balsamic ½ cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp soya sauce 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp

from The Farmer’s Daughter Bakes Nanaimo bars are a Canadian dessert made up of three layers: a coconut crumb base, a creamy custard filling and a chocolate top! Striking when cut, but easy to assemble. I put my own spin on this classic by adding fresh mint leaves to the custard layer and swapping in

from The Miracle of Salt Orange salad is a dose of brilliant color and freshness in midwinter, when citrus fruits are in season. I remember my first encounter with it in Morocco, where it was set out on a table of many salads at a busy restaurant in the Atlas Mountains. It’s a wonderful example