Party Recipes (Most Popular)
Fresh lemon balm creates a deliciously vibrant base for the compound butter that's tucked under the skin of a roasting chicken. A quartered lemon and a sprig of thyme fill the cavity with even more flavour and keeps everything nice and juicy! Leftovers make incredible chicken salad too. Normally I'm not a stickler for organic, but with chicken and citrus where you're eating or cooking the rind it's important to keep the chemicals down.
Deliciously flavourful, filled with mapley goodness and all the health benefits of whole grains and fruit without any refined sugars or fat added.
De-veganized from a recipe on http://shmooedfood.blogspot.com/2006/01/fl
uffy-white-cupcakes.html and modified to make ghoulish, bake-sale worthy goodies to sell! I frosted these with a basic buttercream icing, then sifted cocoa powder overtop and added candy pumpkins for a "pumpkin patch" effect.
Carrots with horseradish is a delicious, traditional Winter side dish in the Trenito region of Italy. Though best with freshly grated horseradish root, the prepared (not cream style, though) kind is sufficient. With a side of grilled white fish it`s a delicious lunch!
A velvety, luxurious puree of fresh carrots and a rich, fragrant curry cream is accented by robust ginger and sweet cinnamon
Adapted from http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/cra
nberry-carrot-cake-recipe to make it eggless (vegan without the cinnamon chips), cut the fat and pack a whole whack of flavours into an everyday carrot cake. It's a great way to use up leftover homemade sauce, and is so moist it doesn't need frosting... but you'll add it anyway!
A mouthful to say, and two to eat! These vegan, Kamut flour cookies are made with David's Tea Cocoa Canela and Genmaicha, cocoa powder and ground coffee bean praline, then topped with melted semisweet chocolate.
This is packed with an intense amount of spices, but none of them overpower the other. The tomatoes soak up the goodness and melt into a delicious, thick topper for toast, rice or your favourite protein (including eggs and grilled Halloumi!). Inspired by the blog "The Taste Space" - http://tastespace.wordpress.com/2012/09/19
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A honey-sweetened apple and carrot puree is cooked down to a luscious, caramel-like spread before being laced with ground walnuts. Whether on your morning bagel or piped onto cookies or into phyllo shells for dessert, it's a winner!
Another variation of the "Rich Tea Cake" in The Vegan Baker by Dunja Gulin, this one goes to the tropics with candied ginger, apricots, macadamia nuts, dates, cranberries, almonds, pumpkin seeds and raisins. No refined flour, eggs, dairy or refined sugar!
Smoked paprika, basil and fennel join up with shredded Cheddar and 12 grain flour for hearty, flavour-packed crackers. Try them with sweet pepper jelly or blueberry jam!
There's nothing meek about the chocolate flavour in this rich, brownie-like loaf! Ricotta cheese, apple butter and a hint of Nutella keep the crumb moist and so rich you'll forget there's almost a pound of zucchini inside too!
These ridiculously fudgy brownies are eggless thanks to silken tofu, and have a hint of "old fashioned doughnut" flavour from home-rendered tallow
The filling for Asian Style Chicken Lettuce Wraps is packed with whole-grain brown rice, water chestnuts, baby corn and bamboo shoots and is mixed with a sweet and salty hoisin-orange-teriyaki sauce.
From http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2005/09/2
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am/. Makes about 1 1/2 cups of sheer delicious bliss!
A wonderful dark chocolate mint cake made very moist and low fat by the addition of prune puree! A great use for any fresh mint growing in your garden!
True Canadian treats, buttertarts! This is my mom's recipe and I know it's great, especially using home-made pie crust for the tart shells!
A tomato sauce that is sweet at the first bite then fades to hot. A delicious recipe that can be used as a base for your own mixture of vegetables.
A mocha-raspberry cupcake with slivered almonds for crunch. Sweetened with maple syrup and the natural sweetness of apple butter and the berries, and low-fat to boot.
Adapted from the PC Insiders Report Winter 2007: Making little toasts for crostini under the broiler is a bit fiddly, but this wire-rack oven method reduces the chances of burnt toast. Ricotta is a delicious and unusual topping.
"Who would believe that beer would be the perfect solution to eradicating fluorescent green margaritas? Well, it is! Best to use not-so-micro brews to avoid an overpowering beer flavour. Use the limeade can to measure the ingredients, and adjust with extra water if the mixture seems too sweet. Straining the pulp is always a good idea, unless, of course, you like pulp!"
An Asian twist on an Italian classic, these sesame, squash, mushroom and ginger-filled wontons are super simple when you rely on store-bought wrappers and canned pumpkin. 12 ravioli per serving.
A colourful, tangy and sweet appetizer hailing from Mediterranean waters! Roasted bell peppers are lined with basil and spread with a goat cheese, yogurt and herb filling for a lighter party tray offering. These can be made a few days ahead - but if possible keep from slicing them until the last possible moment so they don't fall apart as easily.
My grandma heavily adapted this cake from "The Best of the Best and More". This Canadian (I believe) recipe is one of those kistchy, "I-can't-believe-it-tastes-good" church supper desserts. Make sure you let the soaker glaze do it's job and have the pan sit at least 2 hours before cutting into it.
I adapted this recipe from Fat Free Vegan Susan Voisin after craving artichoke heart pasta for weeks. I love the mixture of the artichokes, basil and spinach (my addition) in the sauce, and I pepped it up a bit with some fresh garlic scapes and coarse-ground black pepper. Of course, if you aren't GF, use whatever short-cut pasta you have on hand. I reccommend something with nooks and crannies for this though.
High-test, perfectly sweet espresso "brownies" (no chocolate, but they are brown!) perfect for those parties that run into the wee morning hours! I cut these into petit-four sized pieces and decorate them with little rosettes of vanilla icing and chocolate-covered espresso beans for parties. If it's just for home noshing, though, feel free to cut them as big as you like!
A delicious way to add tofu and brown rice to your meal plan while still enjoying your cheese fix!
A light, fresh starter for your next Spring or Summer dinner party. Rich in antioxidants, healthy fats and vitamins.