Food Challenge

One of my favourite cookies for the holidays (or for any time for that matter) has to be these gingersnap cookies! The ginger and molasses flavour combo works so well in cookie form creating some cookies that are so addictively good! These ginger cookies could not be easier to make, you just need to mix the spices, including the ginger, cinnamon and cloves into the flour, mix the sugar, butter, molasses and egg, combine, roll into balls, roll in a coarse sugar and bake for a few minutes and then you are in a gingery heaven just before the ginger coma sets in! The balls flatten as they bake with the edges getting nice and crispy while leaving the centres nice and soft and chewy and the sugar coating adds an amazing crunch to the cookies! If you only bake one cookie for the holidays, you can't go wrong with these gingersnap cookies! Nice and crispy on the edges and soft and chewy on the insides with the added crunch from the sugar! Gingersnap Cookies Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: ...

    Mongolian Beef Quesadillas Cheese is one of my favourite foods and melted is the best way to enjoy it! Whenever I make a tasty meat dish, like the slow cooker Mongolian beef, I like to make extra so that I can enjoy the leftovers with plenty of melted cheese in quesadillas! Quesadillas are so easy to make! It's pretty much just tortillas and cheese along with any optional meats, etc. that is fried in a pan, grilled or baked in the oven until the tortillas are crispy and the cheese has melted! These Mongolian beef quesadillas are stuffed with extra jalapenos for spicy heat and they are so good that you'll be making the Mongolian beef just for these quesadillas! Mongolian Beef Quesadillas Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2 Mongolian beef in cheesy quesadillas! ingredients     2 (8 inch) tortillas (corn tortillas for gluten free)     1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded     1/4 cup monter...

Jelly roll cakes have been on my dessert tackle list for a while now. Though they can seem intimidating to make, they are surprisingly easy. Since it’s prime pumpkin goods season, the first roll cake that I’ll be sharing with you is this scrumptious Maple Pumpkin Roll Cake. This Maple Pumpkin Roll Cake is perfectly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. A touch of maple syrup is added to both the cake and cream cheese filling which is lightly sweetened and complements the cake perfectly. The cake is incredibly moist, tender and light. I adapted this recipe from Gimme Some Oven who has a video showing the roll cake making process. So if you have any doubts as to how to go about making this cake, go check the video out. This roll cake makes a wonderful autumn dessert and is sure to please all pumpkin lovers out there. Enjoy! Maple Pumpkin Roll Cake This spiced Maple Pumpkin Roll Cake with a delectable cream cheese filling is the perfect autumn dessert. Course Dessert Prep Time ...

Looking for a last minute gift idea with a personal touch? How about the gift of homemade cookies in a jar? I take my favourite holiday cookie recipe for peppermint candy cane chocolate chip cookies and place it in an almost ready to bake jar to give out as gifts! All one needs to do is empty the contents of the jar into a bowl and mix in butter and an egg before baking and enjoying! These peppermint candy cane chocolate chip cookies in a jar are so easy to get ready to give out as gifts and so easy for the recipient to make! Th ey're like xmas in a jar! These cookies are decadently delicious with white chocolate chips! They are absolutely amazing with dark chocolate chips! Peppermint Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Jar Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 24 Peppermint white chocolate chip cookies in a jar, the perfect gift for the holidays! ingredients FOR THE JAR: 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour, sifted 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspo...

Not looking for a big, multi course, meal this Thanksgiving? How about these pecan crusted turkey cutlets with bacon-maple onion marmalade; a quick and easy turkey main that is perfect for any occasion! This meal is started by making the bacon-maple onion marmalade, which although it takes a bit of time, it's so easy! You start by cooking the onions until they caramelize and get all nice and sweet before adding maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and bacon far an amazing balance of sweet, sour and salty! The pecan crusted turkey is also really simple where you spread on some tangy dijon mustard on the turkey before pressing on chopped pecans and baking in the oven until the turkey is cooked and the pecans are nice and toasted and crispy! If you make the onion marmalade the day before this meal takes almost not time to make, making it a nice alternative to a full roast turkey! Serve with some  Thanksgiving side dish recipes ! Pecan Crusted Turkey Cutlets with Bacon-Maple Onion Marmalade P...