Throw a handful of frozen raspberries into our chocolate bran muffin mix to mix it up a little- no need to thaw them first.
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Mini Raspberry Chocolate Bran Muffins
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Dulce de Leche Croquembouche
This is an incredibly impressive yet easy dessert to serve to a crowd. Make it the centrepiece of your holiday dessert table.
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Strawberry Dulce de Leche Trifle
Trifle is always a popular holiday dessert- it feeds a crowd and is made well ahead of time, with no last minute preparation. Frozen berries are an economical alternative to the usual fresh berries- and they are always ripe.
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Pain Perdu with Maple Blueberry Sauce
So-named because it can be made with stale bread that would otherwise be lost (perdu), this dish is a brunch classic. It’s low fat as is, but you can dress it up by serving with whipped cream and fresh strawberries if you like.
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Bistro Shrimp and Bacon Salad
A delicious warm main-course salad. Add a bottle of crisp white wine, and serve in tumblers for an authentic bistro touch.
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Pretzel-Crusted Pork Chops
Pretzels and mustard are a classic combination. Here we combine them with pork, for a quick-bake pork chop.
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Brown Rice Salad with Arugula and Feta
Brown rice is lower on the glycemic index than white rice and contains more fibre, meaning it makes you feel full longer. Try this salad for your packed lunches.
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Fattoush
Fattoush is a Middle Eastern vegetable and herb salad that contains toasted bread, usually pita. You’ll need a vegetable grill basket for this grilled version, to keep the smaller veggies from falling through the grill.
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Mini Piri Piri Pita Pizzas
Piri piri sauce packs a punch in this delectable little hot hors d’oeuvre.
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Cottontails
In spring, a young child’s mind turns to chocolate and bunnies. Here’s a sweet, child-friendly dessert kids will love, at Easter especially.
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Whole Wheat Scones
This low fat treat doesn’t sacrifice flavour for reduced fat. Share with others within a day or so of eating, or freeze, as the lower fat level affects keeping quality.
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Mincemeat Pinwheel Cookies
Pinwheel cookies are a Christmas classic. This version uses pre-rolled puff pastry as the dough, and seasonal mincemeat as the filling. Much easier than the traditional version with two colours of home-made cookie dough stacked and rolled.
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Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint cookies are a holiday tradition, and look great on a dessert tray. Substitute another type of nut, if you prefer.
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Chocolate Cherry Brownie Cookies
Melted chocolate makes this drop cookie extra delicious. Look for dried cherries in the bulk area of the grocery store.
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Mozzarella and Artichoke Pizza
White pizzas such as this are not tomato-based as are many pizzas and somehow seem more elegant. A rich, quick and easy appetizer.
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Cheese & Bacon Pizza
Cheese and bacon are always popular pizza toppings, and sure to please any fussy eaters you may have in your family!
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Ricotta and Roasted Tomato Crostini
Making little toasts for crostini under the broiler is a bit fiddly, but this wire-rack oven method reduces the chances of burnt toast. Ricotta is a delicious and unusual topping.
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Maple Balsamic Fig Salad with Goat Cheese Croquettes
In the winter, sweeter Mission figs are in season, in summer the less sweet green figs. Walnuts give this salad a bitter edge to balance the sweetness of the vinaigrette and figs.
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Teriyaki Beef Noodle Salad
Buy the teriyaki beef thinly sliced, then pull it apart to shred it for this pretty salad. Dress it up by adding lime wedges and coriander sprigs to the platter.
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Aphrodite Chopped Salad
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was the goddess of love. This variation on a Greek salad is a one-bowl, chop-and-toss quicky.
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Bruschetta Beef Burger
A fresh bruschetta topping enlivens our lean burger. Use PC Burger First Thin Burger Buns - Multi-Grain if you prefer.
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Tomato Crouton Salad
Our version of panzanella- Italian bread salad- uses Calabrese croutons for added crunch. Just as tasty- if less crunchy!- for lunch the next day.
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Organic Breakfast Mix
Natural almonds still have their skins on them; blanched almonds have had the skins removed. Customize to suit your family’s taste with their choice of pear or apple, with maple syrup or without.
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Tikka Masala Chicken
Often Indian dishes are high in sodium and fat. Here we use plain nonfat yogurt to tenderize and flavour the chicken while keeping salt and fat under control.
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Too Easy Trifle
This cheaters’ trifle uses canned custard, whipped cream and bought cake to make the easiest trifle ever. All the more time to spend with your family and guests!





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