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Salads Sides Veggies

Broccoli Salad

Combine: 8 cups small broccoli florets 1/4 cup finely diced red onion 2/3 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese, or gruyere, or cheddar Dressing: (If you prefer a non-creamy dressing, some of this Sweet & Sour Dressing would be delicious! Refrigerate what you don’t […]

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Main course Sides Veggies

Scalloped Potatoes

A classic comfort food, updated a bit … To feed about 6. Butter a deep 9×13″ casserole dish. Scrub and thinly slice about 3 lbs potatoes (you can peel them, but I prefer to keep the skin on). Slice one sweet onion. Layer potatoes & onions in the dish. Measure into a pot or microwaveable […]

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Sides

Grammy’s Chow

A traditional New Brunswick food is a green tomato relish called ChowChow. Admittedly, it doesn’t sound very appetizing … but it is! Chow is great served with any meat, but is amazing on a hotdog, or alongside curry! My mom & grandmother made Chow every year together, as far back as I can remember. Before […]

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Beef Pork Sides

Tortière

A French Canadian Meat Pie, traditionally eaten during the Christmas/New Year holiday; often as part of a brunch. There are many different ways to make it, but this is what I do: (yields 2 pies) Brown together, well: 1&1/2 lbs ground beef 1 lb ground pork …breaking it up as it cooks. Add: 2 cups […]

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Breads Christmas Sides

Dressing/Stuffing

There are many different variations of dressing. My mom makes 2 kinds – both with mashed potatoe added. One has lots of onion; the other omits the onion (for my dad), and has lots of poultry seasoning. The one I make is different yet. There is no potatoe in this one; but it does have […]

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Sides

Garlic Potatoes

Another recipe from Shirley K. This is the recipe as she sent it to me: ¼ – ½ Cup of veg  or olive oil 2-4 cloves garlic, finely minced 1-2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp parsley (dried) ½ – ¾ Tbsp basil (dried)   Peel and cut into large chunks, as many potatoes as your […]