Beef Kidney Pie
Jul 14, 2005
This recipe makes great use of leftover roast turkey. If you have it, use homemade turkey broth to add exceptional flavour to this hearty, satisfying dish. It takes a little time to cook, but it's very low maintenance. you could also use leftover cooked chicken.
To serve four, just double the ingredients and cook this in a shallow Dutch oven or wide saucepan. Rice pilaf or mashed potatoes complete the meal nicely.
"She doesn't use recipes unless she's testing," says social worker Jane O'Brien of her mother, Julian Armstrong, food editor at The Gazette in Montreal. "She does it all by sight, and tastes as she goes along." Jane and her twin sister, Claire, both love this easy stuffed pork tenderloin, a dish that Julian grew up on, and one she learned to make watching her own mother cook. Serve with applesauce.
This warm appetizer blends sweet, smoky and spicy Mediterranean flavours. Use any kind of unpitted green and black olives, which are available at deli counters and supermarkets. Serve with cocktail picks.
When taste buds discover this savoury meeting of sharp blue cheese with candy-sweet onions, such as Vidalia, you won't miss the tomato sauce on this pizza. Serve it as an appetizer or as a small but satisfying lunch dish.
Simmering the whole shallots and garlic cloves in the stew enhances their natural sweetness. If you like, you can substitute other seasonal favourites, such as rutabaga and carrots, for the squash and top the stew with crunchy croutons or toasted bread crumbs.
The base for this soup is a flavourful, homemade vegetable stock, made simple by putting your slow cooker to use. You'll never reach for store-bought again!
