2008-06-29 ~ Our Kitchen Island: Chicken recipes, kid recipes, meal ideas & cooking tips

Quick Recipes

These quick recipes taste great and are easy. They are quick when you need something in a hurry and can be made quickly from scratch to plate in under 30 minutes. Quick recipes do not need to sacrific any flavour or style. Enjoy lots of quick meal ideas below and check back often as we add more quick recipes to the list.

	Recipe: Peach & Spinach Salad with Candied Almonds The peaches combined with the candied almonds in this recipe are killer, just try not to eat them all before adding to the spinach salad.
	Recipe: Roasted Fall Vegetables Autumn is here and nothing says fall like hearty roasted fall vegetables. I love this combination of beets, butternut squash and sweet potatoes.
	Recipe: Pan Seared Tuna The key to tuna is cooking it properly, really hot and not too long! The roasted pepper sauce is a beautiful and simple addition to the tuna steak.
	Recipe: Broken Down Roast Chicken This broken down roast chicken recipe is a quick prep and results in a wonderful juicy chicken. Some even say they like it better than a full roast chicken.
	Recipe: Fluffy Pumpkin Pie I love the soft and smooth texture combined with the classic pumpkin flavours. This pumpkin pie recipe will not disappoint!
	Quick Recipe: Crepes with Sauteed Apples Spoil yourself! The crepes combined with the apples and fresh fruit that make them such a treat.
	Quick Recipe: The Perfect Steak The right cut, treated right to bring out the beautiful flavours of a great steak with a few tips you might not know.
	Update: Quick Recipe: Crusted Halibut with Basmati Rice A quick twist on a previous recipe for those who like something a little sweeter.
	Quick Recipe: Balsamic Dijon Salmon A beautiful moist piece of salmon, great for gourmet at the campsite or anytime at home.
	Quick Recipe: Crusted Halibut with Basmati Rice Halibut is beautiful white fish that tastes great and extremely healthy.
	Quick Recipe: BBQ Cranberry Balsamic Turkey Turkey and cranberry are not just for holidays get them on the BBQ this summer.
	Quick Recipe: Chicken and Turkey Tacos in Ezekiel Wraps Just as easy as making tacos from a package, but way better!
	Recipe: Grilled Cheese Bread, cheese and butter, great tips for making the perfect gooey grilled cheese.
	Quick Recipe: Balsamic Almond & Feta Mixed Green Salad Beautiful salad with great flavours when you want a salad that stands out.
	Quick Recipe: Ryan's Creamy Strawberry Daiquiris Nothing says summer like a daiquiri with fresh strawberries.
	Quick Recipe: Shrimp a la Erin Great starter with lots of flavour.
	Quick Recipe: The Perfect Over Easy Egg It may sound simple, but there is an art to achieving the perfect over easy egg.

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Making Pies With Grandma

I recently had the pleasure taking a trip to visit Grandma in a village called St. Clements. St. Clements is about 5 minutes from St. Jacobs Ontario and in the middle of Mennonite country. This was a special trip as Grandma was teaching me how to make her famous pies.

	Recipe: Roasted Garlic Gnocchi with White Wine Rose Sauce Creating beautiful pillow-like gnocchi is all about the correct tools and products. Using the right potatoes and flour is important to ensure you do not end up with a heavy gnocchi.
	Recipe: Turkey & Chicken Meatloaf The key to a good meatloaf recipe is taking some time up front to cook your vegetables to bring out the flavour before you add to the rest of the meatloaf ingredients.
	Recipe: Pumpkin Gnocchi The subtle nutmeg with the smooth sweet pumpkin are fabulous together with the alfredo sauce.
	Recipe: Pumpkin Soup This is a wonderful pumpkin soup with the hearty fall flavours associated with pumpkin but also a surprising little kick and some sweetness to round things out.
	Recipe: Pan Seared Tuna The key to tuna is cooking it properly, really hot and not too long! The roasted pepper sauce is a beautiful and simple addition to the tuna steak.
	Recipe: Broken Down Roast Chicken This broken down roast chicken recipe is a quick prep and results in a wonderful juicy chicken. Some even say they like it better than a full roast chicken.
	Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup A gorgeous and smooth soup for a cool fall night with seasonal ingredients.
	Recipe: Everyone's Favourite: Chicken Fingers Flavourful and fun! Kids and adults will love this recipe.
	Recipe: Quick BBQ Dip: Perfect for Chicken Fingers Kids will love dipping their chicken in this sauce. Quick and easy to make as well.
	Recipe: Beef Bourguignon Inspired Turkey Stew The meat falls apart and the sauce has such depth of flavour you have to serve it with potatoes and bread to sop it all up!
	Recipe: Turkey Breast with Fresh Basil, Sundried Tomato & Balsamic Rub A perfect light summer meal that is big on flavour.
	Video Recipe: Chicken, Proscuitto and Mushroom Risotto I always have some aborio rice on hand for a night when I want to make something special, the prosciutto chicken and mushrooms make it wonderful main course.
	Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings The same great buffalo taste and texture without the deep frying
	Dinner: BBQ Turkey Thighs and Salad with a Blueberry Reduction Easy rub and a great bbq idea when you want something different than steak and more than chicken breast
	Recipe: Mushroom, Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Breaded Chicken Breast I always have some aborio rice on hand for a night when I want to make something special, the prosciutto chicken and mushrooms make it wonderful main course.
	Recipe: Turkey Chicken Burgers!!!!!! Summer is all about the burgers and since everyone in my family doesn’t eat beef we put together some turkey and chicken burgers with some extra touches.
	Recipe: The Perfect Steak The right cut, treated right to bring out the beautiful flavours of a great steak with a few tips you might not know.
	Recipe: Crusted Halibut with Basmati Rice Halibut is beautiful white fish that tastes great and extremely healthy.
	Update: Recipe: Crusted Halibut with Basmati Rice A quick twist on a previous recipe for those who like something a little sweeter.
	The Recipe: Balsamic Dijon Salmon A beautiful moist piece of salmon, great for gourmet at the campsite or anytime at home.
	Recipe: Chicken, Mushroom, Bacon Pizza from Scratch Pizza from scratch is a labour of love and the results are well worth the effort.
	Chicken and Turkey Tacos in Ezekiel Wraps Just as easy as making tacos from a package, but way better!
	BBQ Cranberry Balsamic Turkey Turkey and cranberry are not just for holidays get them on the BBQ this summer.
	Recipe: Chicken, Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya My take on Jambalaya, make sure you make it when you are hungry because it is hard to stop eating.
	Recipe: Chicken Chili Grey Cup (Canadian Football) and the Super bowl require a chili everyone can enjoy.
	Recipe: All Purpose Tomato and Beef Sauce Everyone has to have a tomatoes beef sauce that stands on it owns even without the pasta.

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Holiday Recipes

Some of our best childhood memories are baking during the holidays. We've started our own tradition of making our own favourite treats that the kids love to help with as much as they love to eat.

	Recipe: Chocolate Crinkles With cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate, these chocolate crinkle cookies are rich, moist and simply irresistable.
	Recipe: Gingerbread Cookies I don't like my Gingerbread to be too strong or too hard, hence I reduce the molasses a bit, and use egg yolks to give them a little extra richness.
	Recipe: The Best Rum Balls My take on rum balls with a touch of rum, a delectable chocolate truffle component and a touch of spice to play off the rum.
	Recipe: Blondie Train Cake Although these blondies can be made without the train mould, the mould adds a lot of fun and a gourmet feel to a pretty easy recipe.
	Recipe: Caramel Shortbread For my caramel shortbread, I changed things slightly by making a brown sugar shortbread with a homemade caramel sauce. The brown sugar added a little flavour and a bit of a crunch.
	Recipe: Chocolate Truffles This year we decided to get a little more creative with the truffles and make milk chocolate, white chocolate, baileys, chocolate orange, mint chocolate and some variations on each (white shell on milk centre etc...).
	Recipe: Broken Down Roast Chicken This broken down roast chicken recipe is a quick prep and results in a wonderful juicy chicken. Some even say they like it better than a full roast chicken.
	Recipe: Grandma's Apple Pie This has always been my favourite pie that grandma makes. A simple, classic recipe that showcases the apples.