Canadian Living's 10 favourite recipes
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
text by Colleen Tully
Canadian Living's 10 best-loved recipes: Butter Tarts, Scalloped Potatoes, Salmon Fillets and more.
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Best Butter Tarts
When our Test Kitchen experts talk about their favourite recipes, we listen! You'll want to bookmark each of these classic and flavourful recipes as your foolproof go-tos when you can't decide what to cook. These recipes are perfect choices when sharing food with family and friends, any time of year.
Serve Swiss Pork and Mushrooms with the Dilled Carrots recipe listed below it. Also, Lacy Golden Latkes are meant to be served with Chunky Honey Applesauce.
Recipes
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Smoked Salmon and Radish Dip
In large bowl, beat together sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, salt and pepper. Stir in salmon, radishes, onion, and chives (if using).... -
Swiss Pork and Mushrooms
A real kid-pleaser - strips of inexpensive pork chops smothered in a mushroom sour cream sauce. -
Dilled Carrots -
Garlic Paprika Shrimp
In skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat; wok garlic until softened but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp and paprika;... -
Scalloped Potatoes
While some old-fashioned dished don't live up to their reputation, this golden crusty-topped layered potato favourite certainly does – in spa... -
Roasted Stuffed Double Salmon Fillet
Impress Dad with this double-stuffed salmon for Father's Day. Serve this fish with new-potato-and-pea salad and roasted tomato halves. It's importan... -
Lacy Golden Latkes
The plates are ready, the skillet hot and the latkes — crisp potato pancakes — are sizzling up lacy and golden brown, ready to be de... -
Chunky Honey Applesauce
This applesauce has more texture and flavour and is a bit less sweet than the commercial variety. For a twist, try one of the deliciously fruity varia... -
Wild Blueberry Bundt Cake
For your Canada Day feast, try a Nova Scotia-inspired recipe from our July 2004 issue's coast-to-coast sampling of true-north specialties, "Made i... -
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
A dense chocolate cake layered with seedless raspberry jam is a cinch to cut, and its generous size makes it suitable for large celebrations. Serve wi... -
Best Butter Tarts
Whether runny or firm, with raisins or nuts, butter tarts are treats that never go out of style. Because any sugar filling that overflows the pastry h...






