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There is no such thing as family gatherings during end of year festivities. So I always get super excited whenever I’m the one hosting and get to look for inspiration for my menu. This year, I will mixing a couple staples, that I always include in my buffets and will be trying new things as well.
The first thing that I always put in my menu is a cheese board. I wrote a post explaining what should be included in a cheese board to make it look colorful and mouth-watering! This is what my cheese board this year is going to look like.
The second recipe I will be including in my menu, is a sweet pea gaspacho. I was trying to think of creative ways to incorporate more vegetables to my menu this year, and I thought a gazpacho would be a great idea to do so.
- Ingredients:
- 2½ cups (400g) frozen green peas
- 3 Tsp chopped mint
- 2 Tsp lime juice
- 2 Tsprice vinegar
- 2 Tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 small green chilli, seeded & diced
- 1-2 cups iced water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Instructions:
- Cook the peas and mint until tender. Drain and refresh in icy water. Drain well.
- Puree the peas in a blender or food processor, until smooth. Season.
- Add a little iced water if too thick. Chill.
- Whisk the lime juice, rice vinegar, olive oil, garlic, chilli and seasonings together. Add enough iced water to the pea mixture to create the consistency of your choice.
- Add the lime juice mixture and whisk until smooth. Garnish.
The third recipe I will most definitely be including are chicken wraps. I love these because they’re always a hit and they’re just so easy to make. I have used Maple Lodge Farms’ new premium Oven Roasted Turkey Slices from their line “Natural From The Farm” for this recipe, which contain 25% less salt than other brands, 21% protein, no sugar added, gluten free and made with natural ingredients. I’ve been eating a whole lot of these lately because I have been crazy busy with work this week and have not had time to cook much. Take a look at this post to see all the recipes you can create with Maple Lodge Farms’ new sliced deli meats from the Natural From The Farm line.
Ingredients:
– A package of tortillas
– A package of Maple Lodge Farms’ Natural From The Farm Oven Roasted Turkey. You can find these products at the following grocery stores: Métro, Super C, IGA et Walmart.
– Small sweet pickles
– Cherry tomatoes
– Toothpicks
– Cream cheese
Instructions:
Spread cream cheese on tortilla.
Align three turkey slices and pickles.
Firmly roll the tortilla.
Place one cherry tomato on toothpick and pick the wrap. Repeat until you’ve covered the whole wrap with tomatoes. Cut the wrap to make bites.
