Category: Recipe Box

Wet-Bottom Shoofly Pie: Pennsylvania Dutch Molasses Pie

Deeply flavored with molasses and topped with buttery brown sugar crumbs, shoofly pie is one of the best-known foods associated with Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. This wet-bottom version develops three distinct textures as it bakes: a gooey molasses layer near the crust, a softer cake-like center, and a crumbly brown sugar topping. The ingredient list is …

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5 St. Patrick’s Day Recipes: Soda Bread, Corned Beef, Shepherd’s Pie & More

A St. Patrick’s Day dinner can be as simple as a warm loaf of soda bread or as substantial as a bubbling shepherd’s pie followed by a creamy Irish cream cheesecake. These five recipes take their inspiration from familiar Irish and Irish-American favorites: rustic buttermilk soda bread, slow-simmered corned beef and cabbage, lamb shepherd’s pie, …

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Hearty Mushroom and Quinoa Soup with Bacon

The colder months are perfect for testing out cozy new recipes in the kitchen made with wholesome, nutritious and hearty ingredients. It’s the best time of year to make stews and soups, but if you’re running out of ideas, you can always put a new spin on classic favourites. This soup recipe by Renée Kohlman …

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Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread: A Hearty, Rustic Loaf

Whole wheat sourdough has a character all its own. It is nutty, earthy, pleasantly tangy, and substantial enough to make a wonderful everyday bread for toast, sandwiches, soups, and simple slices spread with butter or jam. This recipe uses 100% whole wheat flour rather than blending whole wheat with white bread flour. The result is …

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Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs

Trade up from white pasta to nutritious spaghetti squash While we all want to make healthy food choices, it can be tough and time consuming to identify the best ingredients. Fortunately, making one or two changes can have a big impact on the nutritional value of a dish. “Swapping an ingredient or two in a …

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Sunkist® Lemon Loaf

3 citrus tips for a sweet spring Spring isn’t just the start to a new season. It signals sunshine, longer days and the chance to renew your plates with fresh flavors — like the juicy goodness of seasonal citrus. Whether you’re enjoying a spring holiday or simply embracing the opportunities that the new air brings, …

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Classic Key Lime Pie: Creamy, Tangy & Easy

Few desserts balance sweet and tart as beautifully as key lime pie. The filling is smooth, cool, and intensely citrusy, the graham cracker crust adds a buttery crunch, and a creamy topping softens the sharp edge of the lime without hiding its bright flavor. This version starts with a simple homemade graham cracker crust and …

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Easy Chicken Fajitas: Sizzling Skillet Chicken, Peppers & Onions

Juicy seasoned chicken, colorful bell peppers, sweet onions, and plenty of fresh lime come together in these easy homemade chicken fajitas. Everything cooks quickly in a hot skillet, giving the chicken lightly charred edges while keeping the vegetables tender-crisp and colorful. Serve the fajitas straight from the skillet with warm flour or corn tortillas and …

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Steak and Ale Mushroom Pie

Featuring wholesome ingredients like fresh mushrooms, this steak and ale pie recipe by Jenny from The Brunette Baker lets you easily recreate English-style comfort food in your very own home, at a fraction of the cost of takeout. Bold, hearty and delicious, it’s everything a savoury pie should be. Tip: While you can make and eat …

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Chicken Shish Taouk Recipe

Sampling global fare, whether on a trip or at your very own dinner table, teaches children about other cultures and traditions. Fortunately, you won’t need a passport to take a trip to the Middle East with this chicken shish taouk recipe, served on a flat bread with garlic and lemon mayo. This classic Lebanese recipe …

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