June 2017 - Mary

Mary's Summer Cooking Club!
Everything was delish!

Gorgonzola Pear Crostini 9.5

Warm Tuscan Bean Crostini With Crispy Kale 8

Garden Fresh Herbed Cucumber Flower 7.5

Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad 9.5

Charred Lemon Chicken Piccata 8.5

Arugula Salad with Goat cheese Toasted Pecans and Cranberry Vinaigrette 9

Lemon Sabayon Tart 10

Balsamic Roasted Strawberries Over Vanilla Ice Cream 8.5 

May 2017 - Kim

Kimmer (aka CC Ring Leader) Good vs. Evil Cooking Club was yummy!

Recipes came from 4 cookbooks, written by women who -- apart from Jessica Seinfeld -- were regular middle-America home cooks with blogs that became hugely popular and ended up writing a cookbook.

http://inspiralized.com/
Beet Superfood Bowl
Seared Tuna 

http://www.skinnytaste.com/
Baked Eggplant Parmesan Stacks

http://cookiesandcups.com/
Kitchen Sink Blondies
French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese

http://jessicaseinfeld.com/
Watermelon Mint Granita

Rigatoni Alla Vodka 8.5/10

Baked Brie 10

Beet Superfood Bowl 7/10

Baked Eggplant Stacks 9/10

French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese 8/10

Seared Ahi Tuna 6/10

Kitchen Sink Blondies 10/10

Watermelon Mint Granita 9/10

April 2017 - Sarah

Thanks to Sarah for hosting April Cooking Club!

Spinach Brownies 8/10:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/26972/spinach-brownies/?internalSource=recipe%20hub&referringId=76&referringContentType=recipe%20hub&clickId=cardslot%2030

Salad 10/10:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Farmers-Market-Salad-with-Spiced-Goat-Cheese-Rounds-239065

Tilapia 7/10:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/222134/healthier-broiled-tilapia-parmesan/

Pasta 9/10:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/19591/sukis-spinach-and-feta-pasta/

Coconut key lime sheet cake 9/10:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coconut-key-lime-sheet-cake

Best Big Fat Chewy Chocolate chip cookies 10/10:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/25037/best-big-fat-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie/

March 2017 - Mia

Thanks for hosting March Mia!

Kale salad 8.5

Fritters 10

Mac and cheese 5

Salmon 7
Salsa 8

Cookie 10

Pudding cake 10

February 2017 - Patty

Thank you Patty for starting 2017 with a bang! Food was delicious.

Thank you to our very special guest Shari Okeke from CBC Radio who took the time to hang around with us tonight. 

We hope you enjoyed it!

Missing from picture: Mary - catch you girls next time!
See photo-shopped picture below.

And special thanks to our friend Mia who was so

thoughtful and knitted us all a pair of slippers! How cute are these!

 

Click on recipe name for link to recipe: Enjoy!

Healthy Turkey Tacos: Rating 6

Sheet Pan Hash Browns: Rating 7

Roasted Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup: Rating 10 Artichoke Dip Stuffed Bread: Rating 9

Avocado Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing: Rating 8

Smores Cookie Bars: Rating 10

Churro Sticks: Rating 7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My friends are the best :)

December 2016 - Mary

Our annual Holiday supper was a success !  Pizza, Cocktails, gifts and best of all great friends !

Happy Holidays and all the best for 2017 !

Cranberry Mimosas

Cooking Exchange

1. Chocolate Chip - Patty

3. Almond Horns - Mary

4. Chocolate Crinkles - Sarah

6. Cappuccino Cookies - Amy
8. Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip - Jennifer
9. Butter Tarts - Melanie

Not Shown: SHORT BREAD

1 cup softened butter (salted is best)

1/2 cup fruit (caster or superfine) sugar

2 cups less 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

2 tbsp white rice flour

* Cream butter and sugar until light

* Add in flour slowly, knead until it hangs together in a ball and cracks

* Roll it out in your pan about 1/4 inch thick. I use a 9"x13" non-stick pan

* Score the pieces with a knife (cut right through), then prick each piece with a fork

* Bake in middle of oven for 40 min at 275F, or until lightly golden

* While still hot, re-cut the pieces, let cool in pan for a bit to firm up, then lift out and cool ompletely on rack

* Keeps super well in a closed container, for several weeks.

Pizza

Jen's Pizza Dough

Kim/Karen's Dough

Tiramisu

1.  5 eggs - separated
2.  5 tablespoons sugar

3.  1 large container of mascarpone cheese

4.  2 cups strong espresso, cooled and sweeten

5.  1/4 cup of Tia Maria (or your choice of liquor)

6.  1 package of lady fingers (Saviordi Cookies)

7.  Cocoa Powder - for garnish

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer with whisk attachment, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.  Set aside.

Then beat yolks and sugar until thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Add mascarpone cheese and beat until smooth.

Gently fold in egg white until well combined.

In a small shallow dish, add coffee and liquor.  Dip each ladyfinger into espresso for only 5 seconds. Letting the ladyfingers soak too long will cause them to fall apart. Place the soaked ladyfinger on the bottom of a 13 by 9 inch baking dish, breaking them in half if necessary in order to fit the bottom.


Spread evenly mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers. Arrange another layer of soaked ladyfingers and top more mascarpone mixture. Continue until desired level has been reached.

Sprinkle cocoa on top.

Cover tiramisu with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 8 hours.