This fresh and fruity salad is the perfect finale to a summer BBQ. Many people have heard of Ambrosia Salad but the fruit is typically only mandarins and pineapple, my Aunt Sharon added in lots of fresh summer fruit and it quickly became a family classic. Even though every bite is a different flavour combination, I still remember saving all of the marshmallows in my bowl to savour at the end!!! We still make this every summer season and remember my lovely Aunt Sharon and all that she shared with us.
Ingredients
1 cup of sour cream (you can use lite if you desire, notice I didn't list it as my first choice though!)
1 cup of sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup of mini marshmallows
Chopped fresh fruit that is in season ie: Pineapple, Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Grapes, Bing Cherries
Add the desired amount of fruit to your salad, fold all ingredients together and refrigerate for several hours. It really is best made in the morning and left to sit until an evening meal.
November 26, 2011
Chocolate Confetti Squares ... aka Rocky Road
These little bits of heaven remind me of Christmas baking, every year my mom had select recipes that were a must during the holiday season. I love this version of them because it is a combination of all things delicious .... Chocolate,Butterscotch and Peanut Butter!!! I have been to showers and bake sales where I instantly spot the little marshmallow dotted squares and scoop one up only to find it is just Chocolate, of course I still eat it but it's just not the same as Mom's! When I was pregnant with my son I may have indulged in this favorite a little too much during the holiday season, I wouldn't be surprised if Zac was sick of them before he even tried one lol!
Bet you can't eat just one!!!
Ingredients
1small package of Chocolate Chip (270 gr) ... of course my choice is milk chocolate
1 small package of Butterscotch Chips (270 gr)
1 cup of smooth peanut butter
1 package of small marshmallows
Melt Chocolate Chips, Butterscotch Chips and Peanut Butter in a large pot and let cool for a few minutes.
Add in the package of marshmallows folding to ensure that they are all covered with the melted chocolate mixture.
Pour into a lightly greased pan and refrigerate. You can use a 9x13 or 8x8 pan, it will just change the depth of your finished square.
Bet you can't eat just one!!!
Ingredients
1small package of Chocolate Chip (270 gr) ... of course my choice is milk chocolate
1 small package of Butterscotch Chips (270 gr)
1 cup of smooth peanut butter
1 package of small marshmallows
Melt Chocolate Chips, Butterscotch Chips and Peanut Butter in a large pot and let cool for a few minutes.
Add in the package of marshmallows folding to ensure that they are all covered with the melted chocolate mixture.
Pour into a lightly greased pan and refrigerate. You can use a 9x13 or 8x8 pan, it will just change the depth of your finished square.
November 22, 2011
Mom's Sweet & Sour Rice Salad
This yummy rice salad can be served both chilled or warm ... I usually pinched a bit of both as mom was making it. This was a common summer salad mom made in large quantities for family picnics and pot lucks at the golf course. If you hung out in the kitchen long enough you could sample some every step of the way! I love the sweet and sour taste of the sauce mixed with little pops of juicy pineapple. This is an all time fav of mine that takes me back to warm summer days of food filled picnic tables that threatened to give you a splinter at any second .... thank goodness the food was good!
Ingredients
1 cup of Minute Rice
1 cup of frozen peas (soaked/thawed)
1/2 red pepper diced
2 green onions diced.
1 can of pineapple tidbits, be sure to save the juice!!!
1 cup of cooked diced chicken breast
Sauce
1/2 cup of Soy Sauce
1/2 cup of white vinegar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup salad oil
Mix all ingredients and set aside (this is enough if you are dressing the salad and serving it right away BUT if you plan to mix it ahead you will need more sauce as the rice will soak up the dressing. Double this recipe if that's the case, extra can be stored in the fridge)
Cook rice in pineapple juice (1 cup of dry rice to 1 cup of liquid .... top up your pineapple juice with water if you don't have enough). Once rice is cooked mix with all other ingredients and top with dressing. This salad can be served warm or chilled but is best left to sit overnight (please see note above)
Serve with some sunshine and a cold beer
Serves 4-6 depending on hunger!
Ingredients
1 cup of Minute Rice
1 cup of frozen peas (soaked/thawed)
1/2 red pepper diced
2 green onions diced.
1 can of pineapple tidbits, be sure to save the juice!!!
1 cup of cooked diced chicken breast
Sauce
1/2 cup of Soy Sauce
1/2 cup of white vinegar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup salad oil
Mix all ingredients and set aside (this is enough if you are dressing the salad and serving it right away BUT if you plan to mix it ahead you will need more sauce as the rice will soak up the dressing. Double this recipe if that's the case, extra can be stored in the fridge)
Cook rice in pineapple juice (1 cup of dry rice to 1 cup of liquid .... top up your pineapple juice with water if you don't have enough). Once rice is cooked mix with all other ingredients and top with dressing. This salad can be served warm or chilled but is best left to sit overnight (please see note above)
Serve with some sunshine and a cold beer
Serves 4-6 depending on hunger!
Spinach Dip
This is a "go to" holiday recipe that was taken to many Goodberry family Christmas parties over the years. Although it is easy to throw together, this dip is best made a few hours or preferably the day before to let all the flavours release. Don't forget to thaw the spinach before you start, watery dip is never hit. Carve out the center of a pumpernickel loaf and cube up the bread. Right before serving scoop the dip into the hollowed out loaf bowl and place on a tray surrounded by the cubed bread. I always buy extra pumpernickel buns just to make sure there is enough to scoop up all the yummy dip!
Ingredients
1 pkg of frozen spinach (thawed ahead of time)
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup of mayonnaise
1 large pkg of Knorr Vegetable Soup mix
1-2 cloves of fresh minced garlic
Mix and refrigerate until serving.
Ingredients
1 pkg of frozen spinach (thawed ahead of time)
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup of mayonnaise
1 large pkg of Knorr Vegetable Soup mix
1-2 cloves of fresh minced garlic
Mix and refrigerate until serving.
Karen's Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
A childhood friend of my mom's used to make these cookies when her daughter and I were just little. I can remember coming in from the cold Canadian winter following a session of making snow angels and hiding in snow forts to finds a table of peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches (Welch's of course) and a plate of these delicious chewy cookies. It was at that point that I became a cookie snob ... I only like homemade, chewy cookies and I am totally ok with admitting it! The added bonus of these cookies you ask???? There isn't any egg so the batter is perfectly okay to snack on, I made these last week for the boys and rediscovered my love of Karen's Chewy Oatmeal Cookies along the way.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
1 cup of butter
1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
2 cups of quick cooking oats
1/2 tsp of salt (none if using salted butter)
1 tsp of Vanilla
1 tsp of Baking Soda
1/4 cup of boiling water
Mix sugar and butter with hot boiling water and beat.
Add in remainder of the ingredients and mix by hand.
Spoon onto baking sheet (make them a good size, the bigger they are ... the chewier the cookie!) and press with a fork dipped in milk.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are starting to dry and are light brown.
Cool ... or eat warm, that's when they are the best :-)
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
1 cup of butter
1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
2 cups of quick cooking oats
1/2 tsp of salt (none if using salted butter)
1 tsp of Vanilla
1 tsp of Baking Soda
1/4 cup of boiling water
Mix sugar and butter with hot boiling water and beat.
Add in remainder of the ingredients and mix by hand.
Spoon onto baking sheet (make them a good size, the bigger they are ... the chewier the cookie!) and press with a fork dipped in milk.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are starting to dry and are light brown.
Cool ... or eat warm, that's when they are the best :-)
Creamy Fudge
This recipe takes me back to 1982, I was in Kindergarten at Polson Park Public School in Kingston and a mom of a boy in my class shared this recipe with my mom. It was a favourite over the years but then the unthinkable happened ... we lost the recipe. I went years without this smooth, creamy fudge only to rediscover it in 1999 from a coworker's mom. I knew it had to be the same fudge because of the secret .... it's microwave fudge!!! This is the easiest fudge you will ever make and for that reason alone I figure it is healthier ... less stress :-)
Ingredients
3 cups of Chocolate Chips (I prefer milk chocolate but the original recipe is semisweet)
1 can of sweetened condensed milk (I prefer Eagle Brand Milk)
1/4 cup of margarine or butter, either will work fine
1 cup of chopped walnuts*
Place all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and heat at medium temp until the chocolate chips are melted (3-5 minutes depending on your microwave, be sure to stop at least once and stir well)
*Add in 1 cup of chopped nuts (I use Skor Bits to change it up a bit!!!)
Pour into lightly greased 8x8 pan and refrigerate until set.
Ingredients
3 cups of Chocolate Chips (I prefer milk chocolate but the original recipe is semisweet)
1 can of sweetened condensed milk (I prefer Eagle Brand Milk)
1/4 cup of margarine or butter, either will work fine
1 cup of chopped walnuts*
Place all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and heat at medium temp until the chocolate chips are melted (3-5 minutes depending on your microwave, be sure to stop at least once and stir well)
*Add in 1 cup of chopped nuts (I use Skor Bits to change it up a bit!!!)
Pour into lightly greased 8x8 pan and refrigerate until set.
Welcome!!!
Hello and welcome to my blog!
I have started this blog in an effort to catalogue and store all of my favourite family recipes making them available for others to share and enjoy.
Family gatherings were always coupled with a healthy dose of laughter and yummy food. So many of the recipes that I will be featuring are those special ones that take me back to a certain time and place. Also included will be favourites of my loved ones both young and old.
Promise me you will share these with your friends and family as well, there is nothing more gratifying than watching someone enjoy that first mouth-watering bite!
I have started this blog in an effort to catalogue and store all of my favourite family recipes making them available for others to share and enjoy.
Family gatherings were always coupled with a healthy dose of laughter and yummy food. So many of the recipes that I will be featuring are those special ones that take me back to a certain time and place. Also included will be favourites of my loved ones both young and old.
Promise me you will share these with your friends and family as well, there is nothing more gratifying than watching someone enjoy that first mouth-watering bite!
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