Relish Recipes — Snacks

TOURTIÈRE TURNOVERS

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TOURTIÈRE TURNOVERS

Tourtière is a French-Canadian pork pie and is a traditional part of the Christmas Eve celebration. We love to make this dish every holiday season and our friend Rose Murray developed this festive appetizer version that’s perfect as a cocktail bite. Rose authored many bestselling cookbooks including “Rose Murray’s Canadian Christmas Cooking: The Classic Guide To Holiday Feasts” but it’s “A Taste Of Canada: A Culinary Journey” from which today’s recipe comes. These turnovers are best served hot with a our Mrs Bridges Cranberry Sauce with Port or Stonewall Kitchen Country Ketchup to temper the richness of the pastry.

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Mormor's Spice Cookies

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Mormor's Spice Cookies

According to chef New York based chef, Marcus Samuelsson, author of Yes, Chef (a recent Relish book club read) his grandmother's spice cookies take him right back to her kitchen in Sweden. "Her spice rack looked like it belonged to a culinary jet setter. It was the toasting of the spices that make all the difference in these cookies." DOWNLOAD RECIPE CARD Ingredients... 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground cardamom ¼ tsp ground cloves 3½ cups all purpose flour 1 tbsp baking soda 1 tsp kosher salt ½ tsp freshly ground white pepper 10 tbsp...

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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade
This is the most amazing summer drink and you need to make it while our Ontario strawberries are still in season. In these hot summer days, everyone will love this refreshing drink loaded with fresh strawberries and zesty tart lemon. My friend Janet serve me a glass after a long 10 km walk - it was just what we needed to re-energize.

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