Quite a Simple Kitchen
Welcome to my recipe book; nothing fancy, just quite simple.
Butter Tarts
A sweet maple butter centre wrapped in a flaky tart.
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Butter Tarts | Quite a Simple Kitchen If you are making your own pie dough, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut out 12 circles (using a glass or cookie cutter).
Peanut Butter Cups
A creamy peanut butter center surrounded by chocolate. (peanut-free recipe also available)
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Peanut Butter Cups | Quite a Simple Kitchen Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop teaspoon sized balls of the peanut butter mixture onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Put in the freezer until firm, about 15 minutes.
Crepes
Fill these thin and delicate crepes with a sweet or savoury filling!
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Crepes | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a large bowl, mix flour and eggs. Slowly add milk and water, whisking until combined. Add salt and butter, beating until combined.
Potato Wedges + Spicy Mayo
Crispy wedges paired with a delicious homemade spicy mayo!
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Potato Wedges + Spicy Mayo | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a medium bowl, toss the potato wedges, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, paprika, pepper, parsley and parmesan cheese.
Pinwheel Cookies
A classic cookie with layers of chocolate and vanilla!
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Pinwheel Cookies | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a large bowl, mix the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, mixing until incorporated. Mix in the vanilla and milk.
Layered Dip
Always the most popular party food, packed with layers of flavour!
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Layered Dip | Quite a Simple Kitchen Dice the red pepper, green pepper and celery into very small pieces and toss them together. Sprinkle them evenly on top of the salsa.
Banana Muffins
Soft and moist muffins with melted chocolate chips!
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Banana Muffins | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add the sugar and egg, beating until combined. Melt the butter and add it to the banana mixture.
Sweet Chili Tacos
Chicken tacos with a homemade sweet and spicy sauce to top it off!
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Pumpkin Pie
A classic fall dessert, perfect for the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend!
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Pumpkin Pie | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a medium size bowl, mix the eggs, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk (not the same as evaporated milk), pumpkin spice and salt until combined.
Apple Crisp
A delicious dessert perfect for apple picking season!
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Apple Crisp | Quite a Simple Kitchen Cut the cold butter into cubes. Using your fingers, incorporate the cold butter to the flour mixture until small clumps begin to form.
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The fluffiest mashed potatoes with a hint of garlic!
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes | Quite a Simple Kitchen Turn the heat to maximum and then turn down to medium heat once it starts to boil. Let simmer on medium heat for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.
Deviled Eggs
Who wouldn't like this classic party appetizer?
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Deviled Eggs | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a medium uncovered saucepan, cover the eggs with water and bring to a boil. Once the water begins to boil, turn the temperature down to medium-high and let the eggs cook for 13 minutes.
Cinnamon Rolls
Soft gooey rolls topped with a sweet cream cheese icing!
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Spaghetti Sauce
Make a batch of this meat & veggie sauce and then freeze the rest for later!
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Spaghetti Sauce| Quite a Simple Kitchen This recipe of spaghetti sauce makes enough to fill 5 medium sized Tupperware containers. 1 container is enough sauce for 4 servings of spaghetti. I keep these in my freezer and defrost the sauce ahead of time when making spaghetti.
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
A simple but elegant side dish topped with parmesan!
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Prosciutto Parm Asparagus | Quite a Simple Kitchen Lay a prosciutto slice flat, then take a bundle of about 3 asparagus spears and roll them up into the prosciutto. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients.
Spinach Dip
A warm and creamy dip perfectly paired with Naan bread for dipping!
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Spinach Dip | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat and add the spinach. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the spinach is wilted.
Carrot Muffins
These delicious and healthy muffins are perfect for any breakfast or snack!
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Carrot Muffins | Quite a Simple Kitchen Pour the muffin batter into the lined muffin pan, filling each cup about 3/4 of the way. Bake for about 25 minutes, allowing the muffin pan to cool on a wire rack before removing the muffins.
Gnocchi Bolognese
Fluffy pan-fried gnocchi topped with a meaty bolognese and fresh parmesan!
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Gnocchi Bolognese | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, carrot, garlic, onion and Italian seasoning. Cook, stirring often, until ground beef is fully cooked.
Lemon Green Beans
Buttery green beans topped with lemon zest and red onion!
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Lemon Green Beans | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a medium skillet, heat butter and olive oil over medium-high heat. Remove the green beans from the water and immediately transfer them to the heated skillet. Add the onions, lemon zest, pepper and salt.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
One of the best party appetizers!
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Buffalo Chicken Dip | Quite a Simple Kitchen Spread the mixture into a shallow baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes, adding extra shredded cheese on top for the last 5 minutes of baking if desired.
Fruit Salad
A fresh mixture of fruit with a delicious cocktail of juices!
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Pulled Pork
Juicy and tender pork served on a warm bun!
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Pulled Pork | Quite a Simple Kitchen Serve on buns to make a pulled pork sandwich. I like to add more bbq sauce on my sandwich and I top it with crispy onions.
Scalloped Potatoes
Creamy potatoes topped with parmesan cheese.
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Scalloped Potatoes | Quite a Simple Kitchen Pour the potato mixture into an oven-safe baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for about 45 minutes, until the potatoes are fork tender.
Flatbread Bites
Topped with tomato, onion, spinach and feta!
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Flatbread Bites | Quite a Simple Kitchen Bake the flatbread directly on the middle oven rack for about 8-10 minutes, until the flatbread is golden and the spinach is wilted.
Pancakes
Good old fashioned pancakes as a morning treat!
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Pancakes | Quite a Simple Kitchen Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour the milk, egg and butter into it. Mix the ingredients until combined.
Chicken Fajitas
With a homemade fajita spice mix!
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Chicken Fajitas | Quite a Simple Kitchen You will only need 1 1/2 tbsp of the fajita seasoning for the chicken fajita recipe. I always store the rest of the seasoning in an air tight container to save for later recipes.
Cheesy Broccoli + Cauliflower
A delicious way to get your vegetables in!
Cheesy Broccoli + Cauliflower | Quite a Simple Kitchen Drain the water from the baking dish, top the broccoli and cauliflower with shredded cheese and return to the oven for a couple of minutes, until the cheese is melted.
Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
A healthy (but still crispy) alternative to fried chicken wings!
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Buffalo Cauliflower Wings | Quite a Simple Kitchen In a small bowl, mix the hot sauce, butter and honey. Coat the cooked cauliflower in the hot sauce mixture and then return to the oven for 20 minutes.