Currants recipes

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    Alison's Dad's Fruitcake

    • This medium-dark fruitcake is full of nuts, fruit and lovely spices. If desired, unwrap occasionally and brush with more brandy.
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    Black and Red Fruit Salad

    • Full of wonderful summer-fresh flavour, this salad is delicious served with berry sherbet, vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find...
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    Black Currant Liqueur

    • French cr? de cassis is the inspiration for this sweet and fruity liqueur. This drink makes a refreshing cocktail by topping 1 oz (25 mL) with 4 oz...
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    Black Currant Liqueur

    • Crème de cassis is the inspiration for this fruity liqueur. Use it to make an elegant Gin Kir Cocktail.
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    Chicken Pilaf with Nuts and Currants

    • Chicken and rice cook together in a fragrant mix of traditional eastern Mediterranean flavourings. Serve with flatbread, yogurt, and a...
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    Chicken Tikka Salad on Pappadams

    • This is a mildly spiced Indian classic in miniaturized form. Pappadams, an Indian cracker bread, are available as mini-size snacks from Shikar...
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    Chocolate Fruit and Nut Tart

    • This dessert combines rich chocolate flavour with dried fruit to create a tart that is special enough for any gathering.
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    Christmas Fruit Bread

    • These festive fruit-studded loaves are special enough for Christmas morning. Instead of the cherries and mixed peel, you can use a candied fruit mix.
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    Cornish Saffron Cake

    • Saffron is said to have arrived in England with the Phoenicians, who traded it for Cornish tin. In the past, when ingredients such as eggs were...
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    Cornmeal, Currant and Honey Biscotti

    • In bowl, whisk together flour, all but 2 tsp (10 mL) of the cornmeal, sugar, lemon rind, baking powder and salt. With fork, work in butter until in...
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    Couscous Dolmades with Lemon Yogurt Sauce

    • A delicious twist on a Greek favourite, this hors d'oeuvre uses couscous in place of rice. Grape leaves are available at Greek, Middle Eastern,...
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    Cranberry and Pearl Onion Sauce

    • The Christmas feast. And what a feast! The best dinner of the year, the kind that everyone looks forward to, with turkey and trimmings. Festive...
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    Cumin Chicken Breasts

    • Serve with a side of Couscous (see recipe link below) or brown rice.
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    Currant and Cream Scones

    • Using whipping cream in the dough gives these scones a light, fluffy texture and rich, creamy flavour. 
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    Currant Jelly

    • Cultivated white currants are increasingly available in farmer's markets, specialty stores and, for growers, at garden supply outlets. Their light,...
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    Curried Lentil, Wild Rice and Orzo Salad

    • This innovative, cool salad partners deliciously with any main dish.
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    Dairy-Free Apple Hermits

    • No one will miss the butter in these chewy, lightly spiced cookies.
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    Dark Christmas Cake (nut-free)

    • This recipe is an adaptation of the Canadian Living Dark Christmas Cake from their 2004 Holiday Cookbook. Due to allergies in my husband's family,...
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    Fanny Pack Trail Mix

    • For cross-country skiers or skaters, how about a new fanny pack with a high-energy trail mix?
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    Florentines

    • Popular throughout Europe, these thin, candylike cookies are filled with fruits. Keep refrigerated between waxed paper in a cookie tin, because...
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    Four-Fruit Jewel Jam

    • The combination of tart and sweet fruit (some of which are pectin-rich, such as red currants) results in a naturally set jam.
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    Four-Fruit July Jam

    • This gorgeous jam, often called Jewel Jam because of its ruby colour, is one of Canada's finest traditional preserves. Prepare the fruit leisurely,...
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    Fresh Pasta With Lamb and Currant Meatballs

    • Instead of the usual spaghetti and meatballs in tomato sauce, add some excitement to your weeknight dinner with this twist. You can find fresh...
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    Fruit and Nut Crostini

    • Like thin biscotti, these jewel-studded cookies are crisp and delightful. Use a sharp serrated knife for slicing.
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    Fruity Oatmeal Muffins

    • These moist, easy-to-make muffins are good hot, but stash a few leftovers in the freezer for quick morning reheating.
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    Ginger Pear Turnovers

    • These delicious buttery pastries will fill your home with the scent of spices.Instead of Demerara, you can use coarse white sugar if desired. 
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    Hot Cross Buns

    • One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns. Save a penny and make hot cross buns for everyone who loves the heavenly spice fragrance of this...
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    Jasper Christmas Pudding

    • A recipe steeped in tradition is always part of the Jasper Christmas, starting with the four Christmas in November programs and carrying right...
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    Kugelhopf Baba au Rhum

    • Enjoyed at breakfast in Alsace, this bread is also seen on the dessert table. Baba au Rhum is a derivative, and when baked in a kugelhopf or Bundt...
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    Maple Butter Tarts

    • The country is divided. No, not just about the Oilers versus the Habs, or the Leafs duelling with the Sens. It's about how you line up when it...


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