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TIFF is THE exciting place to be in Toronto in September and the Festival, in conjunction with California Strawberries, is giving CookingNook.com two tickets to a non-gala movie screening to give away to one of our visitors. I am so excited I wish [...]

Who can resist the combination of chocolate and raspberries? This is an easy recipe to make and great for entertaining.
A perfect treat for any mom this Mother’s Day.
16 ounces white chocolate
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 cups fresh raspberries (or strawberries if you prefer)
finely chopped pistachios (optional)
In a heavy pot on very low [...]

Here’s a lovely recipe for chicken cooked in barbecue sauce. It is an easy oven recipe. Season and brown the chicken on the stovetop, then place it in the oven smothered in that wonderful sauce. Yum!
Chicken in Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
1 – 2½ to 3 pound chicken, cut into pieces
½ cup flour
1½ teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup [...]

This risotto primavera recipe has a bit of a twist. It is cooked in a pressure cooker. The rice turns out nice and soft.
If you don’t have a pressure cooker, cook the risotto the usual way, by gradually adding the chicken stock and letting it cook in before adding another large spoonful
1 tbsp olive oil
1 [...]

It’s Easter and Passover this week. For those of us celebrating Easter, ham is often first on the menu. You will find our directions for baked ham on the main site here.  Glazing your ham with one of our signature glazes creates a real masterpiece. You  will find recipes for Pineapple Glaze, Ginger Glaze and [...]

Easter is coming up and here is a wonderful recipe that would be perfect for Easter brunch or breakfast. It combines the two traditional Easter favorites, ham and eggs into something just a bit different.
For lunch just serve this in large squares with a salad.
1 package (14 oz)  frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 tablespoon dijon mustard [...]

Nourishing Traditions The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

A full-spectrum nutritional cookbook with a startling message–animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Includes [...]