Shortbread
May 3, 2011
When you're 131 years old, there has to be a pretty special dish to match the celebration. Here it is — fresh strawberries fanned over a tangy rhubarb sauce in a buttery shortbread pat-in pastry. Extra maple leaves set off Canada's favourite summer combo of rhubarb and berries. Better than a birthday cake any day!
Cocoa powder and melted dark chocolate combine in this smooth, creamy ice cream for a rich, decadent chocolate taste. This is great on its own or to use as a base for our other creative ice creams. Just add the other flavourings before the final freezing of four hours.
Tender-crisp edamame adds a healthful twist to this wintery mushroom couscous. Mustard, chicken broth and sage come together with the pork chop pan juices to create a quick and tasty sauce. Serve with arugula salad with a lemony dressing.
This spicy Chinese classic, called ma po doufu, is named after the pock-marked (ma) grandmother (po) who served this dish in her restaurant. Stir-fried green onions, ginger, black bean garlic sauce and ground pork provide the flavour, with tofu adding textural contrast. Sprinkle traditional ground toasted Szechuan pepper or toasted hot pepper flakes on top. Serve with rice and snow peas.
A little chicken goes a long way with a wealth of healthy vegetables that kids will gobble up. They'll love the sweet-and-sour flavours of this nice gloppy sauce, which is perfect over rice. If you don't have a microwave oven, serve the crunchy bean sprouts raw.
Layers of silky milk chocolate and caramel puddings come together for a taste that's out of this world. Toffee bits give each spoonful just a hint of crunch.
