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Peach and Brie Cheese, mmmmm!

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So you’ve got people coming over this evening and you have just realized that you don’t have the time to make an appetizer. Not to worry! The peach and brie puff pastry is the easiest and quickest appetizer you can make, plus it happens to be delicious. It also only has 4 ingredients, so you really can’t beat that! Ingredients: 2 peaches 1 round of brie cheese 1 sheet of puff pastry 1 egg – beaten Directions: 1) Cut the peaches into slices 2) Roll out a phyllo sheet so that it is big enough to wrap your brie cheese. Cut the brie cheese in half and place the bottom half of the round in the middle of the puff pastry. 3). Place your cut peach slices on top of one half, place other half of brie cheese on top of the cut peach slices and then add more peach slices on top. Option: drizzle honey on top of your peach slices. 4) Wrap up the “goodness” in the puff pastry and twist the excess …

Sunshine, Cottaging and Canning!

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For those of you that are wondering where I have disappeared to, wonder no more I took the month of August off and enjoyed every single second of it however, I am excited to be back at Seasons and running our Fall term. However, since I’m not very good at sitting still, I kept myself very busy at the cottage. I made a whole bunch of friendship bracelets (yes that’s right I’m bringing the 90s back). I also got into canning and figured since Fall is around the corner this is the perfect time. We had this fabulous antique oven/stove up at the at cottage which wasn’t all that great for baking but just perfect for pickling. Here’s a great recipe for Bread and Butter Pickles, easy and delicious!    Bread and Butter Pickles Ingredients 5 1/2 cups (1 1/2 pounds) thinly sliced pickling cucumbers 1 1/2 Tablespoons kosher salt 1 cup thinly sliced sweet onion 1 cup granulated white sugar 1 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup light brown sugar …

Sesame Street Cupcakes!

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A very special little boy we know turned 1 recently and we decided to make these cute little cupcakes for him. There were so many Sesame street characters to choose from but personally I really like these three in particular. In order to make these delicious cupcakes, first pick a recipe and make 12 cupcakes, I used chocolate as you can never go wrong with chocolate cupcakes, simple yet yummy! Here’s a list of the other supplies you’ll need: Wilton Tips: #3 (for black icing) #17 (for yellow icing) #233 (for blue and green icing) Icing Gels: Golden Yellow, Sky Blue, Moss Green and Black Food Paintbrush Water Marshmallows (8 mini ones or 4 regular size ones) 1 batch of Royal Icing (divided into 3 bowls plus some extra leftover) Fondant: red, brown and pink (about the size of a golf ball of each) To make the right colours I used Wilton Icing Gels. I used Moss Green, Sky Blue and Golden Yellow. For Cookie Monster and Oscar I used the Wilton Icing Tip #233 …

Homemade PlayDough!

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Here at Seasons, we use a LOT of Playdough and it can be pretty pricey to be continually buying it. So we learned how to make Playdough in our kitchen and want to share this easy recipe with you! Ingredients 2 cups of flour 2 cups of water 2 tbsp of oil 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 cup of salt food colouring Combine all the ingredients in a pan over low heat and stir constantly until ball forms. Let the dough cool down before adding the food colouring. Once it has cooled, you can push your thumb into the dough and simply put a few drops of food colouring into the hole. Kneed the dough until you obtain your desired colour and presto, perfectly made Playdough! Plus, no harm to the tummies of those little ones who occasionally sneak bites of Playdough!

Hamburger Cupcakes!

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Our creative treats class made delicious hamburger cupcakes and cookie french fries today and I just couldn’t resist putting them on our blog! It’s a great baking activity to do with your kids, or on your own! You could serve these at a party and have your guests build their own hamburger cupcakes. Follow these steps to make your own. Materials: 12 vanilla cupcakes 6-12 chocolate cupcakes 1 recipe of sugar dough 3 small brown paper bags 1 bag of coconut Green food colouring Red fondant Orange fondant Sesame seeds Zip lock bag 1 Tsp of Corn Syrup Step 1: Bake Vanilla and Chocolate Cupcakes. Make Sugar Dough We made ours from scratch but you could definitely buy a box of the pre-made mix if you want to save some time. You can find some great cupcake recipes online, here’s a good one for Vanilla Cupcakes and one for Chocolate Cupcakes. One recipe of each will give you 12 hamburgers, with plenty of leftover hamburger patties. Tip: you can bake the cupcakes without the liners to …

Roots Village Project

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On Friday we hosted our first workshop with the youth and mentors from the Roots Village Project. We had a great time! We did a cooking workshop and demonstrated how to use 5 simple ingredients to make 3 different dishes: bruschetta, pasta and salad (see below for recipes). Next week we will be hosting the youth and mentors again however, we will be working on art for our big, upcoming art show on Thursday June 7th with Roots. Stay tuned for more details! Crostini Ingredients 8 diagonal slices of baguette 1 clove of garlic, halved 2 tablespoons of olive oil Directions 1. Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat the broiler. 2. Brush the bread with Olive Oil. 3. Grill the bread slices until lightly toasted. 4. Rub the warm slices of bread with the cut side of the garlic. Bruschetta Ingredients 3 very red medium plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 tablespoon of sliced fresh basil 1 tablespoon olive oil Handful of grated parmesan cheese Salt and Pepper. Directions 1. Combine the …

Homemade Holiday Baskets

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Looking for the perfect gift? Well there’s nothing like a homemade gift basket. We’ve been making these at Seasons and they’re always well received. The basket contains homemade cookies, jam and mulling sachets plus two wrapped sparkly candles. We wrapped each delicious treat in cellophane and tied it with a ribbon. For the mulling sachets we printed the recipe on kraft paper and then glued it to card stock. You can wrap the finished basket in cellophane and tie it with ribbons!

Hazelnut mushroom stuffed turkey breast

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Last night in our 1 hour/1 dinner class we made stuffed turkey breast, in honour of our American friends! This recipe is relatively simple and takes a lot less time than roasting an entire turkey. This recipe would adequately feed 4 people, so if you made two turkey breasts you could feed up to 8 people! Hazelnut Mushroom Turkey Breast Ingredients 1 single, boneless turkey breast 1 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp of salt and of pepper 1 cup chicken stock Stuffing: 1 pkg dried mushrooms (we used oyster mushrooms in our recipe but you could use shiitake, porcini or lobster) 1/3 cup of hazelnuts 1 ½ cups of fresh bread crumbs 1 tbsp of olive oil ¼ cup of butter 1 cup of finely chopped white parts of leeks or onions 1 clove of garlic, minced ½ tsp each of dried thyme, salt and pepper 1 tbsp of chicken stock 2 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley Directions 1. Stuffing: Soak mushrooms in 1 cup of boiling water for 15 minutes. Remove and discard stems, …