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(NC) Help your kids nourishment. cucumbers, julienned Arrange lettuce, noodles, expand their palates and 12 mint leaves carrot, cucumber and put their adventurous side Shrimp three mint leaves in the into action by inviting 12 cilantro leaves middle of the wrapper. them into the kitchen Spring Rolls 12 pre-cooked shrimp, Above that, place three to get involved in meal tails removed cilantro leaves and three decisions from the market shrimp in a row. to the dinner table. Prep time: 15 minutes Blue Dragon Thai Sweet Cook time: 3 minutes Chilli Sauce Fold wrapper around Exploring new foods can Serves: 4 lettuce and noodles, then encourage flexibility in continue rolling to cover children, so be sure to Directions: shrimp. Fold in the sides introduce your family to Ingredients: Cook rice noodles of the wrapper and then fun and exciting flavours according to package continue to roll upwards to early on. 1/4 pack (62.5 g) Blue form a log shape. Repeat Dragon Rice Noodles directions; refresh under Even the pickiest of eaters cold water and drain, set for three remaining spring will love these fresh, 4 Blue Dragon Spring Roll aside. rolls. Wrappers crisp and delicious spring Using one at a time, place Serve with a side of Thai rolls that pack a serious 4 Boston bibb lettuce wrapper into hot water sweet chilli sauce. nutritional punch. Loaded leaves until it is soft and pliable Explore more kid-friendly with colourful veggies 1/4 cup (30.5 g) carrots, (about 5 to 10 seconds). recipes inspired by and fragrant herbs, these julienned Remove wrapper from cuisines from around the spring rolls deliver as water and blot on a damp world at tasteadventure.ca. much flavour as they do 1/2 cup (59.5 g) tea towel.

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Moroccan Tagines dates and honey; and fish paprika and cumin, makes as replacing the bun of - itdelicious cooked with tomatoes, for a delicious . a breakfast . lime, and cilantro. However, the breakfast legendary stews 7. This traditional tagine is dish is already in the prepared with cinnamon, and lunch menus coriander, nutmeg and being served as a side to cumin which gives a beans, fried eggs and a savory and sweet taste. slice of fried bologna. Adding garlic, parsley, lemon and olive oils

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start cooking. In a Sauce for BLT medium soup pot or a Sandwiches: dutch-oven, melt 2 Tbsp 1/2 cup real mayonnaise butter. Add onion and 2 Tbsp sour cream carrots. 2 tsp yellow mustard 2. Sauté until onions Instructions: Author: Natasha of soften (5 minutes). NatashasKitchen.com 1. Heat up the oven to 3. Add 4 cups chicken This recipe for Broccoli 400˚F. Put bacon on a foil- broth, 1 tsp garlic powder, Cheese Soup is from lined sheet. Place it 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black NatashasKitchen. in a single layer. Bake 18 pepper, and 1/4 tsp thyme. Author: Caroline Phelps, to 20 min. (or until crisp). Broccoli Cheese Soup half Japanese/French 4. Bring to a boil, add the served in bread bowls Canadian food blogger, 2. Transfer it to a paper broccoli and reduce to a is the ultimate comfort recipe creator and towel-lined plate. Leave it simmer, partially cover. food. This creamy soup is photographer. to cool. loaded with fresh broccoli 5. Cook until broccoli is 3. Mix sauce ingredients and has just 1/2 cup of Pickled Plum (Detailed softened (10-12 min.). using a small bowl. Set it cream. Enjoy our version step-by-step photos at aside. of Panera Broccoli Cheese https://pickledplum. 6. Withdraw 2 cups of Soup!. com/mashed-potato- 4. Softly butter both sides vegetables with a strainer cakes-recipe/#tasty- of the . Put on a dry and set aside. Blend Prep Time: 10 minutes recipes-42446) griddle or frying-pan over remaining soup in the Cook Time: 20 minutes medium-high heat until pot or puree in batches Total Time: 30 minutes These mashed potato golden brown. in a blender. Blend until cakes are crispy on the smooth. 5. Lay out 4 slices of bread Skill Level: Easy outside, fluffy and pillowy on a cutting board. Spread Cost to Make: $10-$15 on the inside. Perfect with 1 Tbsp of sauce over each Servings: 8 people 7. In a different small leftover mashed potatoes! toast. Add lettuce then Cuisine: American bowl, combine 1/2 cup tomato, bacon, avocado. cream with 3 Tbsp . Prep Time: Dredge salt and pepper Ingredients: Beat until smooth and 5 MINUTES over the avocado. no longer lumpy then Cook Time: 2 Tbsp unsalted butter blend in 1 tsp dijon. The 12 MINUTES 6. Spread 1 Tbsp sauce 1 cup onion finely diced Total Time: over the remaining combination will be thick (from 1 medium onion) like frosting. 17 MINUTES toasted bread. Put it over 2 cups carrots (3 medium), Yield: 8 POTATO the sandwich, sauce side sliced into thin rings 8. Bring the blended soup CAKES down. Chop in half if 4 cups low sodium desired and serve. back to a boil. Whip in the chicken broth mixture, whisking for 3 CUISINE: AMERICAN 4 cups broccoli (2 heads to 4 minutes until smooth of broccoli), cut into small and thickened. florets INGREDIENTS: 1 tsp garlic powder 2 cups cold or room

1 tsp sea salt or to taste 9. Withdraw the soup temperature mashed

1/2 tsp black pepper from the heat. Stir in potatoes

1/4 tsp thyme the cheeses then in 1 large egg, whisked

3 Tbsp all-purpose flour the reserved cooked 2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 cup heavy whipping vegetables. Flavour with 5 scallions, finely chopped cream Cont. on page 5>> For advertising call: (416) 821-9915 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca 5 << Cont. from page 4

1/2 cup all-purpose flour Author: Caroline Phelps, Prep Time: 5 2 tablespoons granulate 1 teaspoon kosher salt half Japanese/French MINUTES white sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground black Canadian food blogger, Cook Time: 40 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar pepper recipe creator and MINUTES (or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons vegetable photographer. Total Time: 45 extract) oil MINUTES 1 large egg (beaten) Pickled Plum (Detailed Yield: 2 PEOPLE 2 tablespoons green tea step-by-step photos at powder INSTRUCTIONS https://pickledplum. CUISINE: AMERICAN 1. In a large bowl, mix com/bread-pudding- mashed potatoes, egg, dark-chocolate-green- INSTRUCTIONS garlic, scallions, salt tea-powder/#tasty- INGREDIENTS: 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. and pepper. Divide the recipes-40902) 2 ounce dark chocolate (roughly chopped, I use 2. Lay pieces of challah mixture into 8 equal bread on a cookie tray and portions and use your A beautiful and subtly 60% dark) sweet dark chocolate 2 cups challah bread (crust bake for 5 minutes. Once hands to form 1/2-inch the bread is done, take it thick patties. with green removed and broken up tea powder. into bite size piece) out of the oven and set 2. In a large pan over 3/4 cup milk (1 or 2 %) aside. Lower the heat to medium high heat, add oil. 1/4 cup heavy cream 325ºF. 3. Coat each patty with flour and add to the pan. You may need to do this in two batches (my pan could only handle 4 patties at a time). 4. Cook on each side for about 6 minutes, or until golden brown, flip the patties and cook again for about the same amount of time. 5. Transfer to a plate and serve

NOTES These pan fried mashed potato cakes taste best right out of the pan – but will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days.

BREAD PUDDING WITH DARK CHOCOLATE AND GREEN TEA POWDER

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4. Put 2 teaspoons of Ingredients: mix and spread at the Tiramisu green tea powder in a • 1 whole rainbow trout bottom of the pan until it small cup and add about is all covered 2 tablespoons of milk • 1 white or red onion 5. Spread some of the mixture. Mix well until • 1 lemon mascarpone and whipped green tea powder has cream mixture until formed a smooth paste. • 1 ginger the top is fully covered. Add to the large bowl and • 3-4 cloves of garlic Sprinkle some cocoa stir well. • 1 bunch of cilantro powder on top 5. Put the pieces of bread 6. Repeat another layer in the bowl and toss gently • Olive oil of soaked ladyfingers until coated. Refrigerate • Salt and black pepper with another layer of for 30 minutes. mascarpone-whipped Preparation: cream mix and sprinkle 6. Spray 2 ramekins with 1. Let the fish become Author: Paul Stanimirov enough cocoa powder to cooking spray and add room temperature, then For tips or just to cover the top layer a couple of spoonfuls of remove any scales and chat email at paul. bread mixture in each inners and wash it with [email protected] 7. Cover with saran wrap one. Add a thin layer of cold water and let it chill in the fridge for at least 6 hours. chocolate on top and add 2. Score the fish with another layer of bread a small knife every 2 Ingredients: mixture. Finish by topping inches lengthwise and use with what’s left of the • 24 ladyfingers (300- a paper towel to dry the 400g) Strawberry chocolate and put the whole trout ramekins on a cookie tray. • 300g mascarpone cheese Lemonade 3. Cut the garlic and Margaritas 7. Add about an inch of ginger into small slices, • 375ml whipping cream water to the cookie tray chop the onion into (35%-40%) and bake for 40 minutes. quarters and wash the • 400ml espresso cilantro 8. When the bread • 2 tbsp sambuca pudding is done, sprinkle 4. Rub a good amount of • 2 tbsp cocoa powder remaining green tea salt and black pepper onto powder on top and serve the fish, inside and out • ¼ cup brown sugar hot or cold. 5. Stuff the cilantro, a Preparation:

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