Category Archives: Appetizer
Canned Tomato Soup
Welcome to canning season in this Baking Beauty’s kitchen. I don’t can much, but when those tomatoes turn red, I’ve got my work cut out for me. Besides making salsa, I also make this canned tomato soup. This recipe comes from my Mother-in-law, I have no idea how long she has made this soup, but when I started dating her son 16 years ago, I know she was making the soup then already. I always found the soup to be too warm though. Like, beads of sweat on your forehead warm. But, that must have been a year for strong … Continue reading
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Baked Potato Soup
The evenings are starting to get cooler here already, and we all know that autumn is just around the corner for us. We’re enjoying the hot days that we get now, knowing that in a few short weeks, we will have forgotten all about the heat and humidity that we had this summer. On rainy days, it is usually quite cool already. And on those cool days, when you can open the windows & let the cool air blow through the house, there is just something comforting about being able sit around the table with your family and enjoy a … Continue reading
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Colorful Grilled Corn Salad
Welcome to August! Wow, where on earth is the summer going? We’ve been having a fantastic summer so far, I just can’t believe how quickly it is flying by. We will need to do some back-to-school shopping soon, I guess. I love buying the new markers, pencils and supplies for the kids, but this year, I’m just not ready to think about sending them back yet. July went by so quickly though, that if I blink twice, August may be past too. We have actually been having a beautiful, hot summer this year. Some years, we have a very cool … Continue reading
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Strawberry Mango Salsa
The kids and I went berry picking at a U-pick earlier this week, and we came home with 5 large baskets of strawberries. I’ve cooked some jam, cooked some more jam, and some more jam (my kids love strawberry jam, what can I say?). I’ve also frozen some berries whole in glaze. My Mom does this trick. The packets of glaze that you can buy at the grocery store, the one you just mix with sugar and hot water, that’s the glaze that we use. It’s super easy, and when you defrost your berries in winter, they are like fresh, … Continue reading
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Creamy Cheesy Nacho Rolls
Think of your favorite cream cheese cheese ball. Now, imagine that it’s full of Mexican inspired flavours. Go one step further, and wrap that delicious Mexican cheese ball up and deep fry it, making it all soft and ooey, gooey good. This dream is a reality with this delicious, quick appetizer recipe. Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Servings: 12 print_this] Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) of PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 cup(s) of Cheddar Cheese, shredded 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced 2 tbsp. of taco seasoning 2 tbsp. of cilantro, chopped 2 tbsp. … Continue reading
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Creamy Gazpacho
This is another entry for the Real Women of Philadelphia contest. This was submitted during appetizer week. We really, really liked this cold soup, and I will definitely be making it again. Super simple to throw together, not to mention healthy, AND delicious! You can even have some fun serving it, you can serve it in a bowl, or even in small glasses. This bright, refreshing soup is perfect for those hot summer days. It comes together in a matter of minutes, since it uses canned tomatoes, and the PHILADELPHIA cream cheese adds a whole new dimension to the … Continue reading
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Real Women of Philadelphia – Side Dish Entries
Well, the weeks continue to fly by, and this week we’re submitting entree recipes. Looks like by Sunday night, there will be a LOT of entries. You can view all the entries HERE. Some amazing dishes submitted already. Right now, I’m going to share the recipes that I submitted for the side dish week though. These are both so quick, and so delicious, I’m sure you’ll love them. Creamy Dill, Tomato and Cucumber Salad I don’t know why, but I forgot to take a picture of this salad after I made it. Sorry about that. But, I have a video, … Continue reading
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Real Women of Philadelphia Contest – Appetizer Recap and Recipes
Well, it’s been a busy last few weeks. I’ve been busy developing, testing, dreaming and tasting recipes that contain PHILADELPHIA cream cheese. In case you haven’t heard, I’ve decided to enter the Real Women of Philadelphia contest. Each week, we submit videos and recipes based on that week’s theme. The first week was appetizers. For appetizer week, I submitted the following recipes: This dip is a new take on an old favorite, taking the layered Mexican salad and changing it up to incorporate the Mediterranean flavours. Prep time: 30 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Servings: 6 You can watch my … Continue reading
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Creamy Asapargus Soup
I know this soup may not look like much, but it is so delicious. The adults loved it, the kids loved it, what more do you need to make a great soup? This soup did have the asparagus tips in there, but you know what? They sink. So, although they were there, they just didn’t want to be photographed. With spring being the time for asparagus, I hope you will give this soup a try, I think you’ll really enjoy it.
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Waldorf Inspired Quinoa Salad
This salad isn’t a Waldorf salad in the traditional sense, but it takes a lot of the same great flavours of a Waldorf salad, and combines it with the power-house seed, quinoa. I made this for supper one day while we were having BBQ beef ring and potato salad, it was like summer. So great to get some of those lighter, make-ahead-salad meals in, now that the weather is finally warming up. This salad was fantastic the up until the 3rd day, and then it was gone. But, the apples did not brown, the yogurt dressing did not get runny, … Continue reading
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