Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

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Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp making Powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup Blueberries fresh or frozen
Instructions
  1. Mix the oatmeal and milk in a small bowl. Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl. Add melted butter and the beaten egg in the oatmeal and milk mixture. Mix well. Pour wet ingredients all at once with dry ingredients. Mix just enough to moisten the mixture. Carefully add blueberries. Fill a greased muffin tin with the mixture, filling each muffin cup ¾ of the way. Bake at 400F for 15 to 20 minutes.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp making Powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup Blueberries fresh or frozen
Instructions
  1. Mix the oatmeal and milk in a small bowl. Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl. Add melted butter and the beaten egg in the oatmeal and milk mixture. Mix well. Pour wet ingredients all at once with dry ingredients. Mix just enough to moisten the mixture. Carefully add blueberries. Fill a greased muffin tin with the mixture, filling each muffin cup ¾ of the way. Bake at 400F for 15 to 20 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Ingredients for 12 muffins

Fruit Casserole (A delight!)

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Fruit Casserole (A delight!)

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Blueberries
  • 1 cup strawberries or raspberries
  • 3 apples peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 6 tbsp Sugar
Instructions
  1. Place fruit in the bottom of the previously buttered pan. Sweeten the fruit to taste. Mix the butter, flour, and sugar until the consistence is granular. Sprinkle on fruits. Bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Blueberries
  • 1 cup strawberries or raspberries
  • 3 apples peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 6 tbsp Sugar
Instructions
  1. Place fruit in the bottom of the previously buttered pan. Sweeten the fruit to taste. Mix the butter, flour, and sugar until the consistence is granular. Sprinkle on fruits. Bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Ingredients for a 7x9-inch dish

Creamy Pumpkin Risotto

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Creamy Pumpkin Risotto

Ingredients
  • 1 pie pumpkin (2 pounds) roasted and pureed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots chopped
  • 1 cup arborio rice
  • 1 cup white wine or apple cider
  • 3 to 4 cups chicken stock, or vegetable stock
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 4 tbsp mascarpone cheese, or cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook shallots in olive oil over medium low heat until translucent.
  2. Add rice to pan and stir to coat in oil, continue to toast rice for 2 to 4 minutes. Pour wine to cover rice and cook until all liquid has evaporated.
  3. Add 1 cup of stock and cook until almost all liquid has evaporated, stirring GENTLY, occasionally. Add another cup of stock and repeat..., until rice is tender but still firm (al dente).
  4. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup pumpkin puree, thyme, cheese and butter and stir to finish.
Ingredients
  • 1 pie pumpkin (2 pounds) roasted and pureed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots chopped
  • 1 cup arborio rice
  • 1 cup white wine or apple cider
  • 3 to 4 cups chicken stock, or vegetable stock
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 4 tbsp mascarpone cheese, or cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook shallots in olive oil over medium low heat until translucent.
  2. Add rice to pan and stir to coat in oil, continue to toast rice for 2 to 4 minutes. Pour wine to cover rice and cook until all liquid has evaporated.
  3. Add 1 cup of stock and cook until almost all liquid has evaporated, stirring GENTLY, occasionally. Add another cup of stock and repeat..., until rice is tender but still firm (al dente).
  4. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup pumpkin puree, thyme, cheese and butter and stir to finish.
Recipe Notes

Serves 6

Chef Jeremy Gillmore, Sobeys Elmwood Drive

Squash and Ginger Soup

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Squash and Ginger Soup

Ingredients
  • 2 large Butternut Squash peeled and cubed
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 tbsp ginger chopped
  • 1 cup white wine or apple cider
  • 1 tsp clove ground
  • 1 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 litres vegetable stock or water
  • 1 litre whipping cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook onion, garlic and ginger in butter over medium low heat until softened and beginning to turn golden brown.
  2. Add squash, cinnamon and cloves and stir. Deglaze with white wine and reduce until almost all liquid has evaporated.
  3. Add stock to just cover squash and simmer until squash is tender. Add cream and bring back to simmer.
  4. Working in batches, puree in a blender until smooth. Add more cream for a smoother consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Ingredients
  • 2 large Butternut Squash peeled and cubed
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 tbsp ginger chopped
  • 1 cup white wine or apple cider
  • 1 tsp clove ground
  • 1 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 litres vegetable stock or water
  • 1 litre whipping cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook onion, garlic and ginger in butter over medium low heat until softened and beginning to turn golden brown.
  2. Add squash, cinnamon and cloves and stir. Deglaze with white wine and reduce until almost all liquid has evaporated.
  3. Add stock to just cover squash and simmer until squash is tender. Add cream and bring back to simmer.
  4. Working in batches, puree in a blender until smooth. Add more cream for a smoother consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Notes

Chef Jeremy Gillmore, Sobeys Elmwood Drive, Moncton NB

Squash Cake

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Squash Cake

Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 500g hubbard squash or pie pumpkin peeled and grated
  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) self rising flour
  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup (150g) raisins
  • 4 Eggs beaten
  • 1 cup (200g) butter melted
Frosting
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350F. Line a 30 x 20 cm pan with parchment paper.
  2. Combine flour, sugar, spices and raisins and stir.
  3. Mix egg and butter and stir into dry mixture. Add grated squash and stir.
  4. Pour into pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  5. For the frosting, beat package of cream cheese with 1/2 cup of softened butter and 1 cup of icing sugar.
Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 500g hubbard squash or pie pumpkin peeled and grated
  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) self rising flour
  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup (150g) raisins
  • 4 Eggs beaten
  • 1 cup (200g) butter melted
Frosting
  • 1 package cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350F. Line a 30 x 20 cm pan with parchment paper.
  2. Combine flour, sugar, spices and raisins and stir.
  3. Mix egg and butter and stir into dry mixture. Add grated squash and stir.
  4. Pour into pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  5. For the frosting, beat package of cream cheese with 1/2 cup of softened butter and 1 cup of icing sugar.
Recipe Notes

Chef Jeremy Gillmore, Sobeys Elmwood Drive, Moncton NB

Baked Delicata Squash

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Baked Delicata Squash

Ingredients
  • 2 delicata squash 3/4 pound each
  • 3 tbsp butter softened
  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • salt and coarsely ground pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cut squash in half lengthwise and remove fibers and seeds. Place cut-side down in a baking dish and add water to the dish to a depth of 1/4 inch.
  3. Bake 30 minutes or until squash is soft but not mushy. Remove from oven.
  4. In a small bowl, combine butter, lime juice, and chili powder; stir until well blended. Season with salt and pepper. spoon the butter mixture into baked squash cavities and serve hot.
Ingredients
  • 2 delicata squash 3/4 pound each
  • 3 tbsp butter softened
  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • salt and coarsely ground pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cut squash in half lengthwise and remove fibers and seeds. Place cut-side down in a baking dish and add water to the dish to a depth of 1/4 inch.
  3. Bake 30 minutes or until squash is soft but not mushy. Remove from oven.
  4. In a small bowl, combine butter, lime juice, and chili powder; stir until well blended. Season with salt and pepper. spoon the butter mixture into baked squash cavities and serve hot.
Recipe Notes

Servings: 4

Acorn Squash with Maple Butter

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Acorn Squash with Maple Butter

Ingredients
  • 2 small acorn sqash
  • butter
  • maple syrup
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Slice each of 2 small acorn squash into 4 wedges, scoop out seeds and strings and arrange skin side down in a baking dish.
  3. Top each wedge with a dab of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup, cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 375 degrees F oven for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove foil, bake a further 30 minutes and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
Ingredients
  • 2 small acorn sqash
  • butter
  • maple syrup
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Slice each of 2 small acorn squash into 4 wedges, scoop out seeds and strings and arrange skin side down in a baking dish.
  3. Top each wedge with a dab of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup, cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 375 degrees F oven for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove foil, bake a further 30 minutes and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
Recipe Notes

Servings: 4

Gooseberry Sauce

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Gooseberry Sauce

Ingredients
  • 1 cup (200g) gooseberries topped and tailed
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp butter
Instructions
  1. Place a saucepan over medium heat and melt the butter and sugar, then add the gooseberries.
  2. Cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Take the lid off, and if the sauce is still quite liquid, reduce for a further 5 minutes until thickened.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (200g) gooseberries topped and tailed
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp butter
Instructions
  1. Place a saucepan over medium heat and melt the butter and sugar, then add the gooseberries.
  2. Cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Take the lid off, and if the sauce is still quite liquid, reduce for a further 5 minutes until thickened.

Gooseberry Crunch

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Gooseberry Crunch

Ingredients
Crumb Mixture
  • 1 cup (250 mL) All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup (175 mL) rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter softened
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
Filling
  • 1 cup (250 mL) water
  • 1 cup (250 mL) Sugar
  • 2 tbsp (60 mL) cornstarch
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
  • 4 cups gooseberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. In a bowl, combine 1 cup each of flour and brown sugar, 3/4 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 tsp cinnamon, mix until crumbly.
  3. Press half of the crumb mixture into a 9-inch buttered pan. Set aside.
  4. In a saucepan, combine 1 cup each of water and sugar, 2 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tsp vanilla.
  5. Bring to a boil, add 4 cups fresh gooseberries and cool until thick.
  6. Pour gooseberry filling over the pressed crumb in the pan, and top with remaining crumb mixture.
  7. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Cool.
  8. Cut into squares, when cooled. Serve with your favourite topping of whipped cream, maple syrup, ice cream or all three!
Ingredients
Crumb Mixture
  • 1 cup (250 mL) All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup (175 mL) rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter softened
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
Filling
  • 1 cup (250 mL) water
  • 1 cup (250 mL) Sugar
  • 2 tbsp (60 mL) cornstarch
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
  • 4 cups gooseberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. In a bowl, combine 1 cup each of flour and brown sugar, 3/4 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 tsp cinnamon, mix until crumbly.
  3. Press half of the crumb mixture into a 9-inch buttered pan. Set aside.
  4. In a saucepan, combine 1 cup each of water and sugar, 2 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tsp vanilla.
  5. Bring to a boil, add 4 cups fresh gooseberries and cool until thick.
  6. Pour gooseberry filling over the pressed crumb in the pan, and top with remaining crumb mixture.
  7. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Cool.
  8. Cut into squares, when cooled. Serve with your favourite topping of whipped cream, maple syrup, ice cream or all three!

Blueberry Crisp

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Blueberry Crisp

Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup white flour
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup quick oats
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 4 cups Blueberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Mix flour, cinnamon and sugar. Add butter and blend until the mixture is crumbly. Add oats and nuts.
  3. Take 1/4 of the mixture and mix with the blueberries.
  4. Place blueberries in buttered baking dish. Top with crumble mixture.
  5. Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes.
  6. Blueberry Crisp can be eaten hot or cold. Enjoy!
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup white flour
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup quick oats
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 4 cups Blueberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Mix flour, cinnamon and sugar. Add butter and blend until the mixture is crumbly. Add oats and nuts.
  3. Take 1/4 of the mixture and mix with the blueberries.
  4. Place blueberries in buttered baking dish. Top with crumble mixture.
  5. Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes.
  6. Blueberry Crisp can be eaten hot or cold. Enjoy!