chefaileen's Profile

From: Kingston, ON Canada

Joined: February 8th, 2009

About me: Andrew's sister! A busy family doctor with a doctor husband and 2 children. I'm always on the lookout for kid-friendly recipes, especially fast ones.

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Squash Ravioli with Sherried Onion Sauce, Walnuts and Cranberries from Cooking New American : How to Cook the Food You Love to Eat

This was incredible. I used 2 small butternut squash and then had way too much filling, so increased the ricotta and parmesan to balance, and then had at least half of it left over. I froze it, so hopefully... read more >

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8 recipe(s) reviewed. Showing 1 to 8Sort by: Title | Date | Rating

The Complete Canadian Living Cookbook: 350 Inspired Recipes from Elizabeth Baird and the Kitchen Canadians Trust Most

By Elizabeth Baird
Random House Canada - 2004

Very yummy, but not being a radish person I left these out. I may have substituted something else for the mushrooms, as we're not keen on raw mushrooms, although we do liked cooked ones. That being said, the fried goat cheese with the spinach is great. Could also add pancetta or bacon for a heartier, less healthy dish, although fried goat cheese isn't a contender for healthy dish of the year!

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An excellent breakfast for company, or special occasion. Takes a while to make but can pre-make and freeze although I haven't tried it. Really, really, really good. I followed all the directions and didn't change a thing.

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Very rich, so if doing as a starter, can serve a lot of people as you just need a small slice. I've also done this "deconstructed" and made a salad with all the ingredients but omitting the puff pastry. It was great.

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A good basic chocolate cake. Beats Betty Crocker. I've used this for chocolate cupcakes too. Nice icing.

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Good basic pancake recipe with a few variations, including buttermilk. Not as rich as some variations, but a good standard.

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I made this for a friend who loves this type of pie, but I used a graham cracker crust instead of pastry which made it easier. It was pretty good, but I don't remember anyone going gaga over it. And we had to buy a huge bottle of pina colada mix, which we may still have! If we do, it likely needs chucked as it was last summer!

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One nice basic muffin recipe and a whole bunch of variations. We usually do chocolaty banana, but have also done apple spice and zucchini pecan (without the pecans).

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This is essentially Coq-au-vin. Can use red or white wine. Quick, it is not, but it is delicious, and the whole family loves it. When you have to peel pearl onions it is never quick, plus washing all those mushrooms. I also let it simmer for much longer, and I generally make a double batch. I use boneless-skinless chicken thighs and cut up large pieces of chicken breast. I increase the carrots quite a bit and use more bacon - at least double what is called for. Also we don't use parsley as a garnish in general.

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