Cookie Glaze for Mittens
Dec 15, 2010
These lovely tartlets are divine, with the scent and delicious flavour of truffle oil. Of course, specks of grated black truffle would be even lovelier, but truffle oil is a flavourful ingredient that doesn't break the bank. And, like truffles, a little goes a long way. Look for it at large grocery chains or gourmet shops. If unavailable, the tartlets are still delicious without it.
Wow your guests with this winner of a pumpkin pie made all the more special by its decorative border. Use three-quarters of the pastry to make the checkerboard border and use the rest to make jam-filled tarts with the kids. Or use the extra pastry to make the braided or leaf border variation. Top slices with the maple-spiked whipped cream topping.
Smooth in texture and sweet in flavour, this dish is a colourful, flavourful alternative to regular mashed potatoes. Roasting the pears alongside the sweet potatoes makes for easy preparation.
Halvah is candy made in blocks from ground sesame seeds and honey and can contain chopped pistachios and dried fruit. It even comes in a marble form and covered with chocolate. Add chunks of this sweet, with its toasty sesame flavour, to a creamy cheesecake.
Teaming up foods that are in season is a great way to reduce costs, as in this dish with its Swiss chard and peppers.
Melted chocolate helps kick in superb chocolate flavour. Try the chocolate dough in the classic way below; or try it with added toasted pecans, crystallized ginger or white chocolate chips; or, best of all, mound it into rounds and top each with a chunk of chocolate nougat.
Traditionally, piccata consists of seasoned and floured veal that's saut? and served with a quick lemony sauce. It's also perfect made with turkey.
