Slow Cooker Beef Dip Sandwiches
Make this restaurant classic at home on a weeknight with our slow cooker version. Super thin steaks and sliced onions make a tender and flavourful sandwich. Serve au jus (with juice) on the side for dipping each bite.
Make this restaurant classic at home on a weeknight with our slow cooker version. Super thin steaks and sliced onions make a tender and flavourful sandwich. Serve au jus (with juice) on the side for dipping each bite.
Our tender beef Stroganoff can be made in less time but with just as much flavour as the classic Russian version. Seared steak, folded in near the end, is our sneaky cheat.
This is a great dish to serve at a party, even non-vegetarians will love it!
A perfect ending to a meal, this cheesecake from Heather Howe is lighter than a traditional one made with only cream cheese. The small amount of light cream cheese and sour cream added to the ricotta make it creamy.
What makes pudding cakes so lovable is their two layers: the bottom of fruit and butterscotchy juices, and the cakey top. Try this comfy dessert for a fall or winter brunch, using Northern Spy, Golden Delicious, Ambrosia or Idared apples.
Toasting coconut gives it a nutty flavour that pairs nicely with the lemon custard and sweet coconut cream in this tart. If the coconut milk is separated in the can, give it a whisk.
Saslove's Meat Market, a family-run business since 1954 with two locations in Ottawa, has expanded operations at its Wellington Street shop to include prepared foods, salads and sausages as well as beef, pork, lamb, poultry and game meats, some organically raised. For their popular turkey meat loaf, they suggest surrounding it with Paprika-Roasted Potatoes. all covered with mushroom sauce.
Melt-in-your-mouth peppermint drops are creamy and cool – a perfect treat to accompany a hot winter beverage. Lightly smashing the candy canes with a rolling pin makes a good mix of peppermint dust and chunks of red and white for a festive pop of colour.
These bars, from 125 Best Gluten-Free Recipes (Robert Rose, 2003, $19.95) by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt, are a tasty treat the whole family will enjoy. Look for xanthan gum, gluten-free baking powder, potato starch, rice flour and tapioca starch in health food and bulk food stores. Potato starch and rice flour are also available in most supermarkets.
Cocoa powder might seem like an unusual ingredient to add to a savoury stew, but it adds an extra hit of toasty richness and colour, but without any of the sweetness you might associate with dessert. It’ll be your new favourite secret ingredient!
