Garlic Roast Chicken with Matzo Stuffing
Toasted whole wheat matzo gives this stuffing wonderful flavour and texture. If you have schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) on hand, substitute it for the oil in the stuffing for added flavour.
Toasted whole wheat matzo gives this stuffing wonderful flavour and texture. If you have schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) on hand, substitute it for the oil in the stuffing for added flavour.
Extravagant, yes, but this roast is a sight to behold and perfect for a celebratory meal. There's nothing quite like an impressive roast and saffron rice pilaf to elicit oohs and ahs from guests while satisfying their appetites. For easy serving, be sure to ask the butcher for a roast with 12 ribs.
This adorable dessert is an elegant way to end your meal. You can find kataifi, a finely shredded pastry dough, in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern grocery stores, as well as many major grocery retailers—look for it next to the phyllo in the freezer section. To keep the nests crisp, fill them with mousse at the last minute.
An intensely rich and complex sauce of chilies, seeds and chocolate, mole (pronounced moh-lay) sauce is the basis for mole chicken, turkey and cheese enchiladas. This recipe makes enough for two batches of Mole Chicken (see below) plus opportunities to use it to coat fish or pork chops.
A combination of our two favourite Easter treats, hot cross buns with chocolate are extra delicious. Purists, worry not—we’ve also included the option to add dried fruit!
It seems no one really knows why this pull-apart loaf is called monkey bread. But we're not going to question something so delicious and fun to make! Balls of sweet yeast dough, dipped in butter and coated with cinnamon sugar, are piled high in a tube pan. The cinnamon drizzle is the icing on the cake, so to speak.
This November, Toronto teacher Trish Gresham and her family will make this rich, traditional pudding for the 70th consecutive year in Canada. Her mother, Lilian Rollinson, brought the recipe — already a family tradition for 30 years — from England in 1932. Trish serves it with hard sauce, while her sister, Pamela Scott, simply pours cold whipping cream over top.
From multicultural Toronto, colourful loaves decorated with candied fruit are a buffet centrepiece showstopper. You can bake the loaves in the shape of either a festive ring or braid.
Please everyone with this classic moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. It makes a most elegant wedding cake. A garnish of beautiful fresh flowers adds a splendid touch that's worthy of the occasion. Make one batch for the top tier of the wedding cake and a double batch for the bottom one.