Recipes and daily menus from the CCGS Jean Goodwill
This is a fairly basic cream cheese icing except for the brown sugar. 250 ml Cream Cheese 4 oz Butter 1 tbsp caramel sauce 1 cup Brown Sugar 2 cups Icing Sugar 1/4 cup Plain Yogurt Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Spoon …
This is something I have seen mentioned in several places. It sounded Odd, but I was intrigued. After trying it, I was very surprised. The first time, we tried it plain over strawberries. It was a hit. 500 ml Cottage Cheese 2 oz Honey 1 …
This is a savory version of cornbread that I served at the wedding. The onion and peppers add flavor and the corn adds texture. CORNBREAD 1 cup Corn Meal 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 to 4 tablespoons sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 large egg, beaten …
This makes a cake into a simmering showpiece. It is easy, but looks very impressive. The picture is my first attempt, so it isn’t as good as I would like it, but for a first attempt, I was happy. Mirror Glaze 1 filled and smoothly …
Lemon Meringue Torte A Torte is dessert made of several layers held together with whipped creams or buttercream icing. This cake is made from several components, baked at different times then put together when cooled, The mousse is very lemony and sharp to offset the …
This was the first recipe that I posted here a year ago. I finally remembered to take a picture when I made them. They are a like a cross between a biscuit and an oatcake, (a very thick oatcake). I came across this recipe quite …
This is a very simple recipe. It was something I grew up with, but is not seen very often now. The exception is my father who is almost 90, but made me stop and get a pumpkin for his preserves. This recipe is not very …
I found this in one of my books, it was hand written and blurry, as most of my recipes tend to be. Just ingredients, no method, temperature, or baking time. I believe I got this while I was working in Antigonish, but I can’t be …
This is one of my go to recipes. It is good when it is too hot to bake, or the oven is full or not working. It is easy and people like them. I will frequently double the recipe, split it in 2 portions and …
This is close to a brioche dough. Most brioche dough recipes will have more butter and eggs. The eggs will usually be whole eggs not just the yolks. You could almost call this a poor man’s brioche The dough will be slightly sticky to to …
This is a tender soft crisp pastry that is good for appetizers or finger foods. It is too soft for larger items, but for things like miniature stuffed croissants it is good. The recipe came from an old Chatelaine book of recipes. Probably from the …
RASPBERRY VINEGAR POACHED PEARS 4 pears 2 oz butter 6 oz brown sugar 6 oz red wine 4 oz raspberry vinegar 4oz water 1 tsp corn starch Directions Peel the pears and with a melon baller remove the core. Cut in half Melt 1 oz …
This is a light and not an overly sweet dessert. WHITE CHOCOLATE YOGURT MOUSSE 8 oz white chocolate 8 oz plain yogurt 8 oz whipping cream Directions Melt white chocolate over a double boiler. When melted remove from the heat and stir in the yogurt …
Apple crisp or apple crumble is a staple dessert in many homes. It is easy to do and delicious. If you want to make extra crumble, you can use what you need and place the rest in a bag or container and freeze the rest …
Brazilian Cheese bread. Crisp balls of Tapioca flour and cheese. I find them rather addictive. They should be eaten warm, fresh out of the oven, or warmed slightly afterwards. They have no wheat flour, so they are gluten free. Pao de Queijo 2 cups milk …
This was a project for today (yesterday really, but I couldn’t cut it then). I did one thing that is not in the recipe. in the center, over the top of the bottom layer of savoiardi, I put 4 oz of chocolate pate. A couple …
This was always a staple in our house. My father is almost 90 and he still makes them. A couple tips,(1) do not roll the cloth into the cake. (2.) if you are using a smaller baking sheet or making multiples of the recipe do …
My mother called this one “Tory Pudding with Liberal Sauce”. It has a brown sugar butter sauce with a raisin dumpling. Cottage Pudding Step 1 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups boiling water 1 tbsp butter Place in a buttered Dutch oven. Step 2 1 …
This is portioned for individual servings, but if you double the recipe you can do it in a small casserole dish. Brownie Pudding Cake 5 ml Instant coffee powder (optional) 240 ml + 15 ml boiling water 180 all purpose flour 120 ml cocoa 80 …
I saw the second cook have a package of pitted dates on the counter today, so, this recipe is for Gord. This is another of my mother’s recipes. I am looking at her writing and am making some guesses (anyone that ever got a recipe …
These individual serving cakes were all the rage a few years ago, but you don’t see recipes for these cakes very often any more. They are a good option if you want a dessert that you can prep ahead of time, then finish at the …
These are a simple traditional Welsh Cookie. They are cooked on a grill (a cast iron frying pan works well) or any flat hot surface. They are a bit like a shortbread, but a bit different as they have currents in them. Welsh Cakes 2 …
I am not exactly sure what this is. I serve this an an individual dessert. It is a cross between a cheesecake, a ganache, and a chocolate pate. I had too much time and chocolate on my hands when I started making this. Deadly Chocolate …
This was another request, but I am not sure if this is the right recipe. I will make 3 different types of doughnuts. This type, a yeast risen doughnut and crullers. I know it is not the cruller he was asking for, so there is …
The pictured cookies are not ranger cookies. They are are frozen chocolate chip cookies, but they are the same size and shape as the ranger cookie should be. The ranger cookies is a chewy crisp cookie. It freezes well raw if you want to form …
3 x250ml blocks cream cheese 6 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 1 vanilla bean 8 oz pecans 10 oz dulce de leche 6 oz chopped chocolate 1 Baked Graham crumb crust Whip the cream cheese. Start with one block, when smooth add the sugar and …
This the classic crepe recipe, the final step with the cognac is flashy if you are having a dinner party and want to show off, but I usually just skip that step and drink the cognac CREPES SUZETTE 1/2 Basic Crepes Mixture 1/2 cup butter …
Ginger snaps are not called snaps because of the way they break, but because of the snap of the ginger. A ginger snap without enough ginger is just a molasses cookie. This recipe has a lot of ginger. You will feel the bite of the …
With most recipes our product is only as good as the recipe. If we find a good recipe and it works, it becomes ours. I found this in a magazine (Taste of Home) many years ago. It works for me, it is now mine. A …
My base cheesecake recipe is very simple. Cream cheese, egg yolks and sugar. Everything additional is there for flavor. The secret is to beat the cream cheese until it is very smooth and and very well combined. A low heat will set the cake almost …
Macaroon cookies, no-bake chocolate cookies, haystack cookies, chocolate drop cookies, mud pie cookies and a few more. This recipe has more names than any recipe that I know. It was a recipe that everybody’s mother made and everybody’s mother called it something else. Most of …
This another classic recipe, in french cooking it is called Pate Choux. It is the batter used for eclairs, cream puffs, profiteroles, churros, crullers and a few other things. It depends on shape or cooking method what your product will be. Eclairs are piped long …
