Thread cubes of angel food cake and peaches onto skewers.  Brush the cake with sweetened condensed milk to keep it from drying out and to make a lovely crust.  Put the skewers on a hot grill for about 30 seconds on each side and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.  You can substitute other [...]

Ingredients: 1 cup balsamic vinegar 1 T. brown sugar fruits of your choice – ones that will skewer well – peaches, apricots, plums, strawberries are great choices for this – cut into appropriately sized pieces 1 T. olive oil salt and pepper to taste 1 oz. goat cheese, cut in cubes Heat grill to medium [...]

Ingredients: 1 tsp. curry powder 2 T. brown sugar 1 T. lime juice 1 T. ketchup 1/4 cup plain yogurt 1 lb. lamb, beef, or pork, cubed Your favourite veggies for kebabs – chunks of onion, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini etc. Instructions:  Mix together the first 5 ingredients.  Coat the pieces of meat with the [...]

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. cubed lamb 8 thin wedges of lemon 1/4 cup olive oil 2 T. lemon juice 4 garlic cloves, minced salt and pepper to taste For sauce:  2 oz. feta, 1 T. lemon juice, 2 T. water.  Puree in a blender and season with salt and pepper to taste. Instructions:  Heat up [...]

Apple Pork Kebabs Ingredients: 1/2 cup apricot or peach jam 2 T. cider vinegar 1 T. tomato paste 2 T. olive oil salt and pepper to taste (I find the Blazing Bourbon Pepper especially good with this) 1 1/2 lbs. pork tenderloin cubed 1 medium red onion cut into wedges 1 apple (red or Granny [...]

It’s food on a stick week here at the Red Apple Tearoom! What is it about threading foods onto skewers and grilling it just makes it taste so much better? Ingredients: 2 lbs. baby potatoes (red or Yukon Gold work best on skewers), boiled until just tender 2 zucchini, cut into chunks 2 yellow squash, [...]

Rosemary Corn Muffins Ingredients: Cooking spray 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup coarse yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary, plus leaves for garnish 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons corn 1 cup buttermilk 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/4 [...]

Adapted from Niagara Cooks by Lynn Ogryzlo Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour1/2 cup lavender scented sugar2 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt3 T. unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small bits1 T. fresh or 1 tsp. dried lavender1/2 cup milk1 egg, beaten lightly1/2 cup apricot jam  (Note: you can substitute other jam and dried fruits [...]

Mint and Parsley Pesto Ingredients: 1 cup fresh mint leaves1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves1 clove garlic2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted2 tablespoons grated Parmesan3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilSalt and pepper to taste Instructions:  Coarsely chop all ingredients except oil and salt and pepper in a food processor.  With the food processor still running, pour in the [...]

Note:  You can substitute pop such as a cola, root beer, or lemon lime in place of the beer but it’s not quite as complex a flavour without the beer.  I don’t even drink beer but I do keep some in the house for recipes such as this super tasty bread. Ingredients: 3 cups flour [...]