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Mandarin Orange
Chicken
Salad
Chicken:
 2 chicken breast halves
- 2 tbsp/30 mL juice from a can of mandarin oranges
(below)
- 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Mandarin Orange Fruit
Dip Mix
- 3 tbsp/45 mL flour
- 1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Original Grapeseed
Oil
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup/60 mL juice from a can of mandarin oranges
(below)
- 1 tbsp/15 mL red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Original Grapeseed
Oil
- 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Mandarin Orange Fruit
Dip Mix
Salad:
- 4 cups/1 litre salad greens
- 1/2 cup/125 mL chopped green pepper
- 1 cup/250 mL red grapes (halved)
- 1 can (10 oz/285 g) mandarin oranges (drained,
reserving juice for dressing and chicken)
- 1 cup/250 mL toasted almonds
Chicken:
Dissolve dip
mix in orange juice, coat chicken with flour and dip in
orange juice mixture. Heat grapeseed oil in a skillet.
Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until no longer
pink in the middle. Remove from skillet. Let chicken
cool and serve over salad or cut into thin
pieces.
Dressing:
Mix all
ingredients, blending well.
Salad:
Mix greens, peppers,
grapes and oranges. Top with chicken and almonds. Pour
dressing over top and serve.
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Cucumber Canapés
- 1 loaf Watkins Good Tastings Bread Mix ,
made with beer or sparkling water
- 1 package (8 oz/227 g)
cream cheese
- 3 tbsp/90 mL Watkins Cucumber & Dill
Snack & Dip Seasoning
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 2 medium-sized cucumbers
Make
Good Tastings Bread according to directions and bake in
a loaf pan. Set in refrigerator overnight. Combine cream
cheese with Snack & Dip Seasoning. Slice bread, then
cut each slice into quarters. Spread bread with cream
cheese mixture and top with sliced tomatoes and
cucumbers.
Variations:
Mix Snack & Dip Seasoning with
sour cream instead of cream cheese. Chop the tomato and
cucumber finely, then stir into the dip; spread the dip
mixture on the sliced bread.
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Italian Pepper & Lime Steak Pasta Salad
Marinade/Dressing:
 1/2 cup/125 mL sliced green onion
- 1/2 cup/125 mL lime juice
- 1/4 cup/60 mL sugar
- 1/4 cup/60 mL water
- 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins
Original Grapeseed Oil
- 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins
Garlic Flakes
- 1 tsp/5 mL salt
- 1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins
Italian Pepper
Steak:
- 1 16-oz/454-g beef flank or top round steak, cut
about 1/2 inch thick
Salad:
- 1 medium sweet red or green
pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 cup/250 mL black olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup/60 mL feta cheese, crumbled (+ 2 Tbsp
for top of salad)
- 4 cups/1 litre cooked bow tie
pasta
Marinade/Dressing:
Mix
all ingredients in a bowl. Reserve half of the mixture
to use as a dressing. Pour the other half over beef.
Close bag; refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours, turning
once.
Steak:
Marinate
steak as directed above. Grill or fry until desired
doneness. Cool slightly. Slice across the grain into
thin, bite-sized strips.
Salad:
Toss
reserved dressing with remaining ingredients. Top with
steak. If desired, grill the peppers along with the
steak.
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... from Watkins "Recipes for Special
Occasions" Cookbook
- Published 1997
Raspberry Angel Food Cake with No-Fat Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Sauce
Top cake with fresh raspberries for a colourful garnishment!
Prepare 1 package angel food cake mix
according to package directions, adding 1 tbsp/15 ml
Watkins Raspberry Extract along with the water.
Bake as directed. Serve topped with nonfat vanilla
yogurt and Truffle Sauce.
No-Fat Chocolate Truffle
Sauce:
- 3/4 cup/180 ml sugar
- 1/4
cup/60 ml Watkins Baking Cocoa
- 2 tbsp/30 ml Watkins Vanilla
Dessert Mix
- 1/2
cup/125 ml evaporated skim milk
- 2 - 3
tsp/10 - 15 ml Watkins Raspberry
Extract
Combine sugar, cocoa, vanilla dessert mix
and skim milk in a small saucepan. Cook and stir
constantly over medium heat until sauce is thickened and
bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove
from heat and cool slightly; stir in Raspberry
Extract. Serve hot or cover and serve at room
temperature. (Makes 3/4 cup/180 ml).
Note from Kitchen: Try
these recipes with other Watkins fruit-flavoured extracts,
such as Cherry, Lemon, Banana, Peach, Strawberry,
Pineapple, Orange or Mango. Combine Pineapple and
Coconut for a piña colada angel food cake or Orange and
Lemon for a citrus tang!
Makes 12
servings.
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 Celebration Day
Tips!
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Deck out your table with
a creative centerpiece using your national
colours:
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Top off the evening with your own
community fireworks display ... carefully monitored
and in a safe location, of
course. |
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