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Shanda

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Veterinary assistant, home cook, baker.

If it's a personal favourite, family favourite, coworker favourite, frequently eaten favourite... it's here. These recipes are considered among the best/most popular ones I make. So I'm being very selective.

I bake more often than I cook (about once a week). Cooking is pretty much a family affair, while I do the majority (translate: 99.9%) of the baking. But my family and friends are very willing guinea pigs when it comes to taste testing ;)

Any childhood recipes that make it here are likely to be heavily influenced by my mother and grandmother, both from Newfoundland.

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Jeweled Persian Rice Pilaf

basmati rice • vegetable oil • large onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • ground cumin • ground cinnamon • ground cardamom • ground turmeric • saffron threads, dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water • dried apricots, chopped • dried cranberries • golden raisins •
- 8-10 servings
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Pesto Flatbread Pizza

servings • flatbread pizza crust • basil pesto • turkey or chicken, cooked and diced • Baby spinach • small red onion, diced • roasted red pepper • sundried tomatoes • Herb goat's milk cheese, crumbled
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Beet Salad

organic mixed greens of your choice • medium beets, washed • olive oil, for roasting beets • salt • large carrots, shaved into ribbons or grated • crumbled goat's milk cheese • pecans, chopped • dried cranberries • green onion, chopped • honey • olive oil • balsamic vinegar •
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Wrapped Apples

apples, peeled • puff pastry • Cinnamon sugar • large egg, beaten • sugar • water • light corn syrup • heavy cream • unsalted butter • Fleur de Sel or good quality sea salt
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Snickersnoodles

bacon, cooked • bread, cut into quarters • Shredded cheese • Butter
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Glazed Cranberry Orange Bread

all purpose flour • salt • baking powder • granulated sugar • Zest of 1 large orange • buttermilk • canola oil • large eggs, slightly beaten • fresh orange juice • vanilla extract • fresh cranberries, roughly chopped • icing sugar •
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Pumpkin Torte

servings • all purpose flour • granulated sugar • baking powder • salt • pumpkin, divided (NOT pumpkin pie filling) • large eggs • milk • canola oil • pumpkin pie spice, divided • cream cheese, softened • icing sugar •
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Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones

servings • all purpose flour • granulated sugar • baking powder • salt • butter • milk • fresh lemon juice • lemon zest • vanilla extract • fresh blueberries • icing sugar •
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Avocado Cucumber Sandwich

Ciabatta buns • Avocados • cucumber, skin peeled • Red onion, diced • Goat's milk cheese • Basil pesto • lime for juice • Salt & pepper