Use the remaining ginger-flavoured oil to stir-fry sliced red peppers and snow peas for a colourful, tasty side dish.
Ginger syrup and toasted coconut accent this refreshing fruit combo. Feel free to vary the fruit to suit your brunch crowd.
Lean ground pork sizzles on the grill with popular Oriental flavours — ginger and teriyaki — and with the crunch of water chestnuts.
This Asian-style chicken in glossy tangerine and ginger juices brightens winter menus. Serve with rice and a steamed green vegetable.
Infused with molasses, ginger and cinnamon, these crispy gingersnap cookies are what you’ll be munching on all holiday season long.
This recipe is an homage to slow cooking, fine Canadian ingredients and a nod towards the 100 km diet. On a fall or winter's afternoon, I love braising so that my house is redolent that my guests know that they are in for a mouth-watering treat when they walk through the front door. Although this recipe calls for Cornish hens, chicken breasts or legs may be substituted. This dish and sauce makes a great companion with mashed potatoes or wild rice and a vegetable. Green beans with either crumbled goat cheese or toasted slivered almonds makes a great side dish. I have an excellent side dish, Shiitakes and Manitoba wild rice that I would love to submit along with the Cornish hens. However your contest only permits one entry per contestant. For a stunning presentation, plate on either a white or light coloured dish. Garnish with fresh herbs (like thyme used in the recipe or minced flat leaf parsley). This can go easily well with either a white or red wine (e.g. an oaked Chardonnay, or lighter red - both Canadian, of course).
The star ingredient in this recipe is tandoori spice blend, a fragrant combo that includes cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and garlic. We love it with tilapia and other kinds of mild fish, which absorb the robust taste without being overwhelmed by it. Steaming the fish in individual packets maintains its flavour and prevents it from drying out.
Carrot cake is a favourite with its all-important cream cheese icing, but the addition of crystallized ginger takes it up a notch.
