Apples and honey are often eaten together during Rosh Hashanah to symbolize the hope of a sweet year to come. This recipe is dairy-free, so it's perfect to accompany a kosher meal.
Marina Keeping didn't need to ponder over which of her mother's recipes was her favourite: it's the layered coffee buttercream-filled cake that Janet Reeves, author of One Potato, Two Potato (Ragweed Press, 1987) always made for birthdays. It's rich and buttery, in the style of Eastern European cakes, and even a small slice is enough to satisfy. Reeves, an inveterate recipe collector since the age of eight, got this recipe when she helped out as a teenager in the home of a Polish-born doctor in her home town of Kensington, P.E.I.
This simplified version of a French- Canadian classic doesn't require mashed potatoes and has a super flaky crust that will have everyone asking for the recipe. For the lightest pastry, make sure you're working with cold butter and lard, and don't overwork the dough.
Fireworks, friends and food. Throw a party for Canada Day and serve this special strawberry maple-leaf flag cake. Start with a 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) sponge cake (recipe follows), or use your favourite recipe for white cake of that size, and completely cover it with whipped cream. Then form the outside red borders and distinctive maple leaf with sliced strawberries. Be sure to refrigerate the cake until sparkler time, then cut it and toast our birthday.
Flank steaks are large, thin cuts of beef that cook within minutes on the grill. Paired with grilled beans and radishes, and elevated with a punchy Dijon dressing, this is an easy dinner worthy of any Paris bistro.
Traditional holiday flavours get dressed up for this new presentation.
If you think mustard is only good on hot dogs, you're in for a delicious surprise when you combine it with the mellow flavour of cheese.
