At Ricardo’s, it isn’t the holidays unless there’s a turkey roast on the table. He makes one every year, without fail. It’s the ideal solution when you want to eat turkey without spending an eternity in the kitchen. There’s no need to debone the roast, and it cooks very quickly (try 90 minutes). Magic! Brining it the day before makes for one juicy bird.
Рубрика: Holidays
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Chocolate Mousse Cake
We have to confess that we still love McCain Deep ’n Delicious, the cornerstone frozen dessert of our childhood. This mousse cake is our homage to the Canadian favourite, just in time for the holidays. It starts with a bottom layer of cake, and includes cream, in lieu of egg whites, to give the mousse better consistency. A final flourish of warm, gooey ganache, after the cake is removed from the freezer, is guaranteed to impress. Prediction: This sinful treat won’t last long in your house.
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Loaded Baby Potatoes
Scaled-down riffs on common comfort foods make for fun conversation-starters. Take these baby potatoes, studded with bacon and dollops of sour cream. They’re basically our version of loaded baked potatoes, only in itty-bitty, snackable form. Lightly smashed to better soak up flavours of garlic, thyme and bacon fat, the taters are sure to be scooped up and scarfed down in no time.
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Mont Blanc Chestnut Cake
The Mont Blanc is the signature dessert at Angelina, a pastry shop in Paris that has served the alpine-like dome, layered with meringue, chantilly cream (sweet whipped cream) and vermicelles of sweet chestnut purée, since 1903. While all of our freezer cakes can be enjoyed fresh, our Mont Blanc was expressly adapted to be made and frozen ahead of time. Don’t forget to dust it with icing sugar before serving to recreate the snow-capped splendour of Western Europe’s highest peak.
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Slow Cooker Pork and Apple Stuffing
Stovetop and oven space at a premium? That’s where the slow cooker comes in. We simmered this mixture of pork shoulder, ground pork, apples and spices low and slow in the trusty appliance. The result is a foolproof accomplice for turkey, and a stuffing that keeps for up to four hours on the slow cooker’s Warm setting.
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Honey-Spiced Turkey
At the end of the day, a turkey is just a big chicken! There’s no reason to be intimidated by the poultry’s prodigious size. For those who prefer to serve the whole bird, here’s a recipe that’s hassle-free. To guarantee tender turkey every time, keep this magic trick in mind: Rub with salt and lemon, and let rest in the refrigerator for two days beforehand.
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Honey Cilantro BBQ Wings
So you like spicy food and your taste buds are up for a challenge? Add a few drops of hot sauce. Want even more? Replace the corn chips with barbecue-flavoured chips!
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Wrapped Breadsticks
If you like exploring new tastes, try using red-pepper hummus, whipped cream cheese with chives or a mixture of mayonnaise and Dijon mustard as the “glue” for your appetizers.
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Creamy Onion Soup with Fried Sage and Rosemary
A creamy soup with four—count ’em, four—ingredients: Now there’s a recipe to ease holiday stress! There’s a strong possibility you have all the items you need in your pantry already. Onions, olive oil, chicken broth and potatoes are all it takes to make this inexpensive and refined first course that you simply reheat before serving.
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Spinach and Mashed Potatoes au Gratin
While they’re a bit on the labour-intensive side, we didn’t want to omit mashed potatoes from the holiday table. Our solution: an anti-stress version that doesn’t require an insanely smooth, puréed texture. It’s even okay if it has lumps! Prepare this dish in advance and, bonus, reheat in the oven that was used to roast the turkey, while the bird rests on the counter before serving.