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Relish Recipes — Holiday Baking

Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars

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Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars

Not only is the origin of Nanaimo Bars a hot topic of debate, the bars themselves are still hot as a favourite Canadian treat. Since the 1950's, endless variations have included Minted, Grand Marnier, Cherry, Pina Colada, Mocha, Peanut Butter and Orange. I have not seen a Raspberry Nanaimo Bar, and found that raspberry liqueur added a touch of elegance to this familiar three-layered bar cookie. (From A Taste of Canada - A Culinary Journey by Rose Murray, 2008)

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Boozy Bacon Jam

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Boozy Bacon Jam
Who doesn't love a gifted treat? This homemade food gift is perfect for whipping up in small batches. Package up in one of our specialty Weck jars - and leave the jar with your host. While it's perfect accompaniment for a charcuterie board, you can use it as sandwich spread, in quesadillas or even stirred into soups!

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Monster Cookies

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Monster Cookies
A few years ago we published a recipe courtesy of our customer Kathy (Nova Scotia Oatmeal Cookies). It's become one of our favourite oatmeal cookies so we decided to revisit the recipe and add a special Halloween twist. These cookies have a bumpy texture and subtle peanut butter flavour. We sometimes like to add healthy stuff like 2 tbsp of ground flax and hemp seeds to the batter. Whether you make them with the "healthy stuff" or not, all your trick-or-treaters will be sure to gobble them up!

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Chef Lisa's Leek Stuffing

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Chef Lisa's Leek Stuffing
A hearty and savoury recipe, Chef Lisa's Savoury Apple & Leek Stuffing is the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving and holiday meals. It's baked in the oven and served as a side dish - no stuffing required. But we still call it that!

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Slow Cooker Winter Trail Mix + Apple Cinnamon Sippers

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Slow Cooker Winter Trail Mix + Apple Cinnamon Sippers
Hosting a few friends this year? This year I am sharing two of my recipes from my original slow cooker cookbook  "Canada's Best Slow Cooker Recipes" published back in 2001. They were both such hits over 20 years ago and are still a great choice for holiday entertaining.

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