248 recipes for "raisin"
Century Christmas Pudding

Century Christmas Pudding

Jul 14, 2005

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.

Olive Chicken Tagine With Dried Fruit Couscous

Olive Chicken Tagine With Dried Fruit Couscous

The fragrant spices of North African cuisine come to life in this Moroccan-style tagine, which features sweet-tasting cinnamon. You'll find jarred preserved lemons in specialty grocery stores and the international section of many supermarkets.

Portuguese Sweet Bread

Portuguese Sweet Bread

Jul 14, 2005

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.

Our Finest Buttermilk Scones

Our Finest Buttermilk Scones

Oct 25, 2012

A classic plain scone like this can play many roles. It can be a slightly sweet sidekick with soups or stews, a tasty base for fruit shortcakes or a toothsome snack with tea or coffee. It's also delightful split and spread with jam at a holiday brunch, and the perfect starting point for three tasty variations (see below).

Cinnamon Roll Bundt

Cinnamon Roll Bundt

Jul 14, 2005

Some of Shauna's best childhood memories are of kitchen time spent with mom Evelyn Maltby of Amherst, N.S. An early childhood educator for the past 27 years, Evelyn is often in the kitchen at dawn baking for preschool break time. On Dec. 24, she bakes this original-recipe cake for family and neighbours.

Brioche Fruit Loaf

Brioche Fruit Loaf

Oct 22, 2014

Flecked with golden fruit, this rich buttery dough has a delicate crumb—the result of an extra rising.

Cinnamon Lamb Chops with Agro-Dolce Eggplant

Cinnamon Lamb Chops with Agro-Dolce Eggplant

May 13, 2009

It is hard to believe that this entire meal for 6 can be prepared in under an hour. The ingredients in this main course and side dishes are completely Canadian (including the Canola oil), but just like our country's unique cultural mosaic -- they have been flavoured with exotic spices and other wonderful additions which highlight Canada's tolerance and respect for people of other lands. The lamb was reared in Ontario and the eggplant can be grown in almost any Canadian garden. I sometimes serve the lamb with chick pea fries and chuckle when I remind my Indian in-laws that Canada and Australia are now growing garbanzo beans, too.

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