1. Meat Pies (Tourtières)
Homemade shortcrust pastry, ground pork and veal, potatoes and, above all, a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg make this recipe the most popular of all our holiday recipes. Whether you call them meat pies or tourtières, they’ll get unanimously positive reactions on Christmas Eve.
QUICHES AND SAVOURY PIES
Meat Pies (Tourtières)
2. Meatball and Pigs’ Feet Stew
A stew is the most comforting dish that rallies everyone, especially if you combine moist ground pork meatballs and super tender pork hocks. Make the sauce with the reserved pork cooking liquid and toasted flour to heighten the flavour.
TO FREEZE
Meatball and Pigs’ Feet Stew
3. Sister Angèle’s Sugar Fudge
Yep, the most popular sugar fudge of the holidays wasn’t even created by our team: it’s Sister Angèle’s recipe! The convenient microwave baking technique probably has a lot to do with that!
GOURMET GIFTS
Sister Angèle’s Sugar Fudge
4. Gingerbread Cookies (The Best)
When the kitchen crew created this cookie recipe, they wanted to maximize the flavour of the spices to produce the best recipe ever. When we see how many of you have adopted it, we can say that it’s mission accomplished!
THE BEST
Gingerbread Cookies (The Best)
5. Panettone (The Best)
Baking a panettone is not a small feat. So we’ve simplified the recipe to make a panettone that’s as moist as the one you get in Italian pastry shops, even at home.
HOLIDAY BRUNCH
Panettone (The Best)
6. Chocolate Yule Log
This recipe made the cover of the very first RICARDO magazine’s Christmas issue, in 2003. A beautiful memory that lives on, on your tables every year.
CHOCOLATE
Chocolate Yule Log
7. Coquilles St. Jacques (The Best)
With their scallops in a rich béchamel sauce, coquilles St. Jacques offer a little something chic that always makes a good impression at the table. You love this appetizer as much as we do when entertaining.
APPETIZERS
Coquilles St. Jacques (The Best)
8. Cocktail Sausages in Maple Syrup
A can of maple syrup and a package of hot dog sausages are all it takes to bring this nostalgic recipe back to life every year. We certainly won’t go without!
POTLUCK
Cocktail Sausages in Maple Syrup
9. Sugar Pie
Sugar pie is great at all times, but even more so following a plate of turkey and stew. This homegrown classic made with brown sugar, maple syrup and 35% whipping cream is a holiday essential!
PIES
Sugar Pie
10. Classic Macaroni Salad
There’s something missing at a Christmas buffet without little crustless sandwiches and a macaroni salad. Pasta, peppers, celery, green onions and mayonnaise suffice to make the perfect salad for the family potluck.
PASTA SALAD
Classic Macaroni Salad
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