Culinary Events for Calgarian Foodies
Creamy smoky ziti
This dish is soo good, I can’t believe how simple and delicious this turned out.
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Angel Hair Pasta with Chicken
“Bake chicken in a delectably rich sauce made of butter, wine, golden mushroom soup and cream cheese with chives. Serve over angel hair pasta for a dish that is fit for your most elegant dinner parties.” revised from All-Recipes K: Delicately flavor easy to make sauce, paired nicely with angel hair pasta. This could be adapted for a Steak Diane sauce with the addition of worcestershire and sour cream.
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Rigatoni and Sausage with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
A succulent sauce made with almonds and roasted red peppers coats the twirling surfaces of the rigatoni. It is succulent Italian at its best!
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La La Lasagna
This is a recipe from Chef at Home, Michael Smith. One of my favourites tv shows and chefs.
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Jamie’s Spinach Feta Pie
This is a recipe from Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute recipes. I love the way it’s first baked on the stove top in a frying pan.
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Classic Potato Gratin
At our French themed Potluck party last weekend I made a really yummie gratin. I loved how easy it was. Cooking the potatoes, shortly, in the cream with the garlic added just that extra bit of taste. I used Gruyere, one of my favourite cheeses, for this one!
Lobster Macaroni and Cheese
Bored with Mac and Cheese? Too many KD in your past? Try this one! One of my favourite recipes comes from one of my favourite tv chefs Michael Smith. It is a great combination of crab, (or lobster) and cheese, with a lovely hint of cayenne and paprika. Yummy, sooo good. The fun with Mac […]
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Daddy’s Dutch Pancakes
By far the best pancake baker in the house is my husband Gary. Since a couple of years he is assisted by our youngest daughter Rosemary who loves to give her own spin to the old recipe. They come up with great creations such as Cheese Pancakes, Apple/Bacon Pancakes, etc. Just add your own favourite […]
Chicken Pesto Penne
Mom, I need your recipes! My oldest daughter just moved out. Although I still have three kids at home, I miss her a lot. She is not only my daughter but also my sparring partner for new ideas, my right hand (as she is very creative and handy) and now she is growing up she […]
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Boerenkool
Stamppot Boerenkool (Boerenkool = Farmer’s Cabbage) is an old fashion traditional Dutch meal. People love their Stamppots in the wintertime after a nice skate on the canals.There are different varieties on this theme, some of them use carrots or sauerkraut. What I like is to add some bacon bits to the Boerenkool. To be very […]
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I am Anneke Scholten, wife, mother and food-lover. In 2004 I immigrated from The Netherlands with my husband and kids. Calgary is my hometown and I love this great cities food scene.Calgary Blog