Relish Recipes — Desserts

In honour of Pi Day (March 14) or in Donna-Marie's case "Pye Day", we thought a simple chocolate pie was a great idea for this week's Weekend Recipe. It also happens to be St. Patrick's Day on March 17, so just more reason to make a pie and add a little twist of some Irish cream liqueur or Irish Whiskey.  DOWNLOAD RECIPE CARD Ingredients... Crumb Crust: 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, chocolate cookie crumbs, gluten free cookie crumbs or other finely crushed crisp, sweet cookie 1/4 cup  unsalted butter, melted Filling: 1/2 cup granulated sugar 6 tbsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp salt...

Excerpted from hot for food all day by Lauren Toyota. Copyright © 2021 by Lauren Toyota. Published by Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.” DOWNLOAD RECIPE CARD I don’t want to knock oatmeal—it’s filling and healthy—but I’m not the biggest fan of mushy porridge for breakfast. I make it ’cause it’s quick, but with a little planning you can bake that oatmeal with peanut butter into a bar dolloped with your fave jam . . . now we’re talking. These are just the right amount of soft...

If you are looking for a quick and easy dessert to share with your Valentine, look no further than this super simple recipe from the Barefoot Contessa - Ina Garten. It's the ultimate contrast of temperatures - frozen berries and velvety hot white chocolate sauce. Valentine's doesn't have to be a time consuming affair and this simple dessert certainly isn't.

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...

After the tragic events in Nova Scotia, one of our customers posted a lovely story about her mom's delicious oatmeal cookies. Her mom was born in Nova Scotia, and these cookies were her tribute to the Nova Scotia community suffering this terrible tragedy. We asked if she would share the recipe after we whipped up a batch. They are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. When we tested them we added some extra healthy stuff - 2 tbsp hemp seeds and 2 tbsp ground flax seeds. Thank you Kathy for sharing!