Category: Salads, Soups, Sauces & Syrups

• Creamy Potato and Carrot Soup

  

  This recipe in our family is called Henderson Soup.  This recipe is from a lady I knew as a child, and you guessed it, her last name was Henderson. This recipe is very quick and easy.  While most soups simmer away for hours this one can be on your table in about 40 minutes. Ingredients…

• Murlo Style Turkey Curry

  

  This is our take on Turkey Curry. It is a great way to use up leftover turkey from the Holiday season. The bonus is freezing this recipe to reheat at another time! Ingredients2 Tbsp coconut oil2 medium yellow onions roughly chopped 1/2 cup roughly chopped sweet pepper *1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic2 Cups crushed tomatoes 13…

• Turkey/Chicken Soup Stock

  

  We enjoy making soup out of our leftover turkey, chicken and ham after the holidays. Here is our recipe for turkey/chicken soup stalk. Use our homemade egg noodle recipe for your next soup. Turkey/Chicken Stock IngredientsLeft over turkey or chicken carcass2 celery stalks cut in four pieces1 medium onion cut in 8ths2 carrots cut each…

• Mint Simple Syrup

  

  What could be more cooling on a hot day than the cool refreshing taste of mint. This syrup is easy to make, stores in the fridge for a couple weeks. Try it in your lemonade or a mojito. Ingredients 3 cups mint leaves 1 cup water1 cup sugar Directions 1. Rinse the fresh mint leaves…

• Murlo BLT Salad

  

  Summer is a great time for salads.  Each year we experiment to come up with new tasty recipes.  We enjoyed this one and hope you do too. Ingredients 1/2 large English style cucumber peeled and diced10 grape tomatoes cut into quarters3 crisp bacon slices crumbled (we like maple smoked)1/2 cup chopped cilantro4 cups lettuce (we…

• Green Bean and Mint Salad

  

  Mint seems to be a rarely used herb. Mint in this salad gives it a nice refreshing flavour for those hot summer days when we can gather fresh veg from the garden. Ingredients 5 cups fresh green beans1.5 cups fresh shelled peas1/4 cup slivered almonds2 cups rough chopped mint leaves2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar2 Tbsp…

• Black Bean and Corn Salad

  

  This easy black bean and corn salad is delicious, full of heathy fat and loaded with protein. Ingredients1 14 ounce can of black beans rinsed and drained1 cup thawed frozen or canned corn1/2 cup diced red onion1 cup diced red pepper1/2 cup well chopped cilantro1 medium avocado diced3 Tbsp canola oil3 Tbsp lime juice1/4 tsp…

• Orange Fennel Salad

  

  This simple side dish salad combines two key ingredients, orange and a fennel bulb. The results is a light flavourful salad best enjoyed in the summer. Ingredients1 large fennel bulb1 large or 2 medium navel oranges2 Tbsp canola oil2 Tbsp white vinegarzest of 1 orangesalt to taste Directions1. Remove the leafy fronds from the fennel…

• Creamy Cilantro Sauce

  

  This creamy Cilantro sauce is a fresh addition to any salad or main dish. What is Cilantro?Cilantro refers to the leaves of the coriander plant. It is commonly eaten as a food or used as a spice. Cilantro is Spanish for Coriander used in many popular Mexican dishes. Ingredients 1/3 cup finely chopped Cilantro1/2 C…

• Yellow Split Pea Soup – Quebec Style

  

  We had authentic Pea Soup during our visit to Old Quebec City and it was amazing! The Pea soup was way better than what I remember as a kid growing up in Western Canada! Now it’s my new favourite! We wanted to recreate our experience and found this recipe closely matching the same ingredient profile.…