Chive and Garlic Cheese Spread
Creamy Havarti cheese is the ideal base for this flavourful herb-studded spread. Its soft texture and pleasant, mild flavour let the chives and garlic shine through.
Creamy Havarti cheese is the ideal base for this flavourful herb-studded spread. Its soft texture and pleasant, mild flavour let the chives and garlic shine through.
There's no fresher summer dish than a cool soup featuring just-picked peas. If the chives are blooming, snip off the edible purple blossoms to use as garnish. For vegetable stock, we suggest a light-coloured bouillon made from either powder or cubes or a homemade stock so the soup retains the purest green colour. Canned vegetable stock's reddish hue will darken the soup.
To ensure light, thin crêpes, make the batter at least one hour before using to allow the flour to expand in the liquid. You can also use a blender to combine the ingredients.
When choosing cucumbers, Korean cucumbers are ideal for their soft skin and crunch, but pickling cucumbers are a good substitute. This refreshing instant kimchi is wonderful with barbecued meats and a glass of beer.
Russet or long oval baking potatoes offer the fluffiest results for this delicious holiday side dish from the January 2006 issue of Canadian Living.
Although perfect for the grilled skewers, this multipurpose dip is also delicious with crunchy fresh vegetable sticks.
Flaky biscuits are perfect for luring family to the brunch table. If using unsalted butter, increase salt by 1/4 tsp (1 mL).
Use any firm flavourful cheese, such as Jarlsberg, Emmenthal, Gruyere or Gouda, or semisoft cheese, such as Oka or Havarti.
