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Newfoundland Dressing. A traditional savoury stuffing for poultry and game birds made with breadcrumbs, onions and summer savoury, a delicious, fragrant herb.

Orange Brandy Fruitcake. A rich cream cheese batter serves as the base for this simple but delicious citrus infused fruitcake that will be the absolute star of your Christmas baking.

This deeply flavoured vegetarian onion gravy can be made with beef or chicken stock if you prefer but I often don’t bother to tell guests the difference.

Maple Roasted Vegetables. Roasted Autumn vegetables with a light, lemon maple glaze. One of the most popular side dishes ever on Rock Recipes, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Mom’s Old Fashioned Banana Bread. A 40 year old, unfussy family recipe that turns out great, moist banana bread every time.

Carrot Raisin Rice Pilaf. A terrific base recipe to use as is or add your additional herbs, veggies, even nuts to create your own favourite version. Originally published on Oct 7, 2007. Although others in the family love a good rice side dish, other than in sushi, I’m not much of a rice person. I …

Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie. If your lemon meringue pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.

Baked Italian Chicken Cordon Bleu. Chicken Cordon bleu is definitely a French idea but this recipe interprets it with some great Italian flavours in a baked version that helps reduce the fat too.

Coconut Bounty Cookie Bars. A super easy cookie bar with a chocolate cookie crumb base and a sweet coconut centre, all topped with a luscious chocolate layer. Very freezer friendly too.

Quinoa Vegetarian Chili is the ideal tasty choice for a “Meatless Monday” dinner. It’s chock full of flavour & nutrition and the leftovers freeze well too.