Canadian Archives - Closet Cooking https://www.closetcooking.com/category/canadian/ Cooking adventures in a small, closet sized, kitchen. - I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:45:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.closetcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Canadian Archives - Closet Cooking https://www.closetcooking.com/category/canadian/ 32 32 Butter Tarts https://www.closetcooking.com/maple-butter-tarts/ https://www.closetcooking.com/maple-butter-tarts/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2015/12/24/maple-butter-tarts/

Buttery tarts with crispy all butter pastry shells filled with a sweet maple custard, walnuts and raisins. When I think about holiday cookies the first thing that comes to mind is my grandmothers butter tarts and now they are the one thing that I always make for the holidays. Butter tarts are a Canadian pastry...

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Sweet and tangy lemon tarts in light and flakey all butter pastry crust! Easter is this weekend and I have been thinking about some sweet treats to serve. During spring I often think about lemon when considering sweet desserts and these lemon butter tarts are perfect for the occasion! Butter tarts are a simple tart...

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]]> https://www.closetcooking.com/lemon-butter-tarts/feed/ 9 Nanaimo Bars https://www.closetcooking.com/nanaimo-bars/ https://www.closetcooking.com/nanaimo-bars/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2008/12/19/nanaimo-bars/

Super easy no-bake bars with a chocolate crumb base topped with a custard icing layer all topped off with a chocolate ganache topping! When I was growing up both my grandmother and my mother always had cookie platters around for the holidays and one of the staples, and my favourites, are these nanaimo bars. Nanaimo...

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An easy to make homemade Montreal steak seasoning blend that is perfect on steaks, mixed into burgers, mashed potatoes, etc! An easy to make homemade Montreal steak seasoning that is perfect on steaks, mixed into burgers, etc! Montreal steak seasoning is a blend of spices based on the pickling dry-rub mix used in preparing Montreal...

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A butter tart turned into a cake with a layer of butter tart filling topped with a layer of cheesecake all finished off with a gorgeous warm walnut and raisin caramel sauce! Butter tarts are my all time favourite holiday treat! When I was a kid and the cookie platter came out for the holidays...

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Creamy and tasty butter chicken served on top of hot french fries and melting cheese curds! The other day I was eating some butter chicken (an India dish with chicken in a creamy, mildly spicy, tomato sauce/gravy) and as I was enjoying it I thought, wouldn’t this be great served over fries and cheese instead...

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Buttery tarts with crispy all butter pastry shells filled with a sweet maple custard, pecans and bacon. If you can put nuts, raisins and even chocolate in butter tarts then why not my absolute favourite food, bacon? It was that idle thought that led to these bacon and pecan butter tarts and I have to...

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Buttery tarts with crispy all butter pastry shells filled with a sweet maple custard, chocolate and pecans. Butter tarts are amazing plain or with raisins and nuts, like my grandmother used to make them, but it’s sometimes fun to play around with different ingredients like chocolate! These chocolate and pecan butter tarts are a simple...

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Absolutely divine fall themed butter tarts with pumpkin, toasted pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries! When it came time to plan my Thanksgiving dessert this year I knew exactly what I wanted, these pumpkin butter tarts! Butter tarts are a Canadian tart with a light and flaky pastry crust filled with a mixture of butter, sugar,...

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A tasty summer poutine with roasted asparagus and mushrooms topped with cheese curds and a hot mushroom gravy. Asparagus and mushrooms are a fabulous combination, one that I never tire of using, and my latest creation is an asparagus and mushroom poutine. Poutine is a Canadian dish where french fries are topped with cheese curds...

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