Wife Saver Breakfast

Time to put your feet up and enjoy time with your loved one. You can prepare this in advance and will delight everyone at the table on Christmas morning!

Quantity	Ingredient
1/2 TSP	Pepper
1 TSP	Dry mustard
1/4 cup	Onion, minced
1/4 cup	Bell pepper, finely chopped
1 TSP	Worcestershire Sauce
	Tabasco sauce
3 cups	Milk
6	Eggs
6	Slices of bread
	Ham
	Cheese (like a cheddar or a Gruyere)

Method

1. In a pyrex type-dish, make 4 layers as so : bread, ham, cheese and bread.
2. Prepare the egg mixture, combining the eggs, spices, onion, peppers, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and milk.
3. Pour over your layers of bread, cheese and ham.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Preheat oven at 350°F and bake for 30 minutes.

Decadent Christmas Log

 

Quantity	Ingredient
4	Egg yolks
125g	Sugar
50g	Flour
50g	Potato starch
1 TBSP	Baking powder
1 ml	Vanilla
4	Egg whites
60g	Butter
1 pot	Red fruit jam
50 ml	Rum
100g	Almond paste
100g	35% Cream
100g	Dark chocolate

Biscuit roulé

1. Preheat oven at 380° and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Melt butter – reserve on counter
3. Separate eggs
4. In bowl, mix vanilla, egg yolks and sugar-whisk
5. Sift flour
6. Add flour, whisk with a little bit of air
7. Egg white in a big bowl with a pinch of cream of tartar, whisk, then add sugar slowly, keep whisking to medium peaks
8. Fold in 1/3 egg whites at the time
9. Whip remaining egg whites quickly
10. Keep folding
11. Add 1 scoop of mixture to butter to temper
12. Add to the mix , fold
13. Glue parchment paper to cookie sheet with appareil
14. Put the appareil on cookie sheet and spread from the middle to the edges with a large offset spatula until all even
15. Bake at 400°F. Turn after 5 minutes and cook until ready
16. Take out of oven and unmold on counter
17. Remove the parchment paper and flip it onto another parchment paper
18. Spread jam onto it – roll while removing paper

Chocolate Ganache

1. Boil cream in a russe, you could use the whisk to boil the cream
2. Put chocolate (70%) in a bowl, add cream, mix slowly
3. Reserve until at room temperature and serve

Assembly

1. Add rum to the jam
2. Use a second layer of parchment paper to flip the biscuit
3. Spread jam
4. Roll with the paper to tighten the roll- refrigerate
5. Cover with ganache

Two Options For Your Plum Pudding!

Here a two sauces that will highlight your plum pudding and will delight everyone at your table this Holiday season!

Velvety Hard Sauce

¾ cup	Butter
¾ cup	Icing sugar
Choose one flavoring: 2 tbsp Brandy or 1 tsp vanilla or 1 tsp rum
2 tsp	Grated lemon rind
	Grated nutmeg for garnish

Method:

1. Cream butter and add sugar gradually, beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
2. Add your flavoring of choice.
3. Beat again
4. Spoon into serving dish , grate nutmeg over top and chill

Serves 10-12

Lemon-Butter Sauce:

¼ cup	Butter
1 tbsp	Lemon juice
¼ tsp	Grated lemon rind

Method:

1. Have butter at room temperature
2. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients and stir until well blended
3. Serve.

Make your own Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread taste like Christmas! Get the everyone involve in making these delicious goodies, from baking to decorating, make good use of your little elves!

Quantity	Ingredient
½ cup	Honey
1 tsp	Cinnamon
1	Clove, ground
1 tsp	Baking powder
1 tsp	Baking soda
1½ cup	All-purpose flour
1 tbsp	Water
3 tbsp	Milk
1	Egg

Method

1.  In a mixing bowl with paddle attachment, gently mix together the butter and honey. May still be lumpy. Add the egg.
2. Add all the sifted dry ingredients.
3. On slow speed, gradually add in the milk.
4. Gather the dough in the bowl and transfer to a sheet of plastic film. Press to flatten the dough into a disk using with the heel of your hand. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before using.
5. Roll a portion of the dough to 1/4” thick.
6. Cut with cookie cutter.
7. Mix leftover dough with fresh dough – repeat until done.
8. Freeze for 30 minutes.
9. Set oven to 375°F and bake for 15 minutes.

Christmas Butter Cookies

 

Your sweet table wouldn’t be complete without butter cookies! Here’s our favourite Christmas Butter Cookies recipe.

Quantity	Ingredient
2 ¼ cups	All-purpose flour
½ tsp	Salt
1 ¼ cup	Butter, softened
1 cup	Icing sugar
2 tsp	Vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Stir together the flour and the salt in a small mixing bowl.
3. Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
5. Roll and cut out with cookie cutters.
6. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for about 12-15 minutes.

Alternative:  Almond Crescents

Add 1 cup (250 g) ground almonds to the dough. Form into 1-inch balls and then shape into crescents. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with icing sugar while still warm.

 

Delicious Almond Squares

Open up your pantry and chances are you have everything to make these sliced almond squares! They will look great on your sweet table this holiday season!

Qty            Ingredient

14pcs        graham wafers

6oz          slivered almonds

¾cup         brown sugar

1/2 lb           butter

 Method

1. Heat oven to 350°. Place graham wafers on cookie sheet and sprinkle with the almonds.
2. Bring to a boil the butter and brown sugar.
3. Pour over the graham wafers and almonds evenly and bake in oven for about 8 minutes.
4. Cut into small slices while still warm.

Easy Sucre à la Crème Recipe!

The Holiday Season is a time of year you can indulge…we know you’ve been good all year! Here’s a simple sucre à la crème recipe that will please young and young at heart alike.

Quantity	Ingredient
½ lb	Butter
2tps	Vanilla
1 ½cup	Brown Sugar
½ cup	Milk
5 ½ cups	Icing Sugar

Method:

1. Combine butter, vanilla, brown sugar and milk.
2. Boil for 2½ minutes
3. Add the icing sugar and mix
4. Pour into buttered pan
5. Refrigerate

 

 

Classic Shortbread

A Christmas Sweet Table couldn’t be complete without Shortbread! Here’s a classic recipe…it will taste exactly the way your mother or grand-mother made them!

Quantity	Ingredient
250 ml	Butter
150 ml	Icing sugar
125 ml	Cornstarch or rice flour
425 ml	Flour

Method

1. Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar gradually and continue beating until sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Stir in cornstarch or rice flour and regular flour.
3. Knead a few times until a smooth ball is formed.
4. Roll into small balls and flatten with a fork or cookie mold.
5. Cut in small fancy shapes with cookie cutters or arrange in a circle on cookie sheet, cut into wedges.
6. Bake at 350°F) for about 30 minutes or until very lightly browned.

Kale Clafoutis for your MeatLessMonday!

Happy #MeatLessMonday! Try this savoury spin on a French classic!

Kale Clafoutis

Quantity	Ingredient
4 TSP	Cornstarch
2 TBSP	Butter
3 TBSP	Breadcrumbs
3	Large eggs
	Salt and pepper
1 cup	Whole milk
1 cup	35% cream
¼ cup	Unsalted butter, melted
4 cups	Kale, cut in 1 inch pieces
1	Onion, diced
1	Garlic clove. diced
½ cup	Provolone picante cheese grated

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter shallow 1 1/2-quart glass or ceramic baking dish. Melt butter in dish and coat with breadcrumbs
2. Sauté onion, add garlic, sauté add kale sauté and season with salt and pepper. Arrange vegetables in bottom of prepared dish.  Cover with grated provolone cheese.
3. Whisk eggs, salt and cornstarch. Add milk, cream and butter. Season to taste.  Whisk until smooth. Pour mixture over vegetables
4. Bake clafoutis until set in center and golden on top, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm with a green salad

Picnic in a Jar!

A simple recipe, inspired by Dorie Greenspan, to enjoy the end of summer at your favourite picnic spot!

Salmon in a Jar

Quantity	Ingredient
1 lb	Salmon filet
1 lb	Fingerling potatoes (optional)
2	Onions
2	Carrots
4 cups	Olive Oil
3 TBSP	White wine vinegar
20	Coriander seed
4	Bay leaves
20	Black peppercorns
8	Thyme sprigs
2 TBSP	Kosher salt
1 TBSP	Sugar

1.  Stir the salt and sugar in a bowl
2. Slice salmon into same-size pieces. Put in salt and sugar mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours
3. In a jar, place sliced potatoes (cooked and cooled), onions and carrots. Add spices and herbs. Cover with vinegar and oil.

*Please note if you prefer doing the recipe without the fingerling potatoes, you don’t need to include the vinegar.

Start by slicing your salmon

Add the sugar and salt to cure the salmon for 12 hours

Peppercorn, coriander seed and bay leaves

Incorporate all the ingredients in a jar

Cover with oil and vinegar