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Sweet and Sour Fish Kebabs

May 30, 2011 by Roxy Leave a Comment

This is a great way to prepare flavourful fish kebabs. Adding pineapple is a twist to the traditional way of making kebabs that I’m used to from back home. I bet my parents won’t like this recipe but I shall try making this next time they visit us from Romania. Back home most people don’t usually like food with fruits or sweet sauces, if it’s sweet then it’s considered to be a dessert; it took me a while to get used to this as well .

Time: 30 min, Prep: 20 min. Cook: 10 min. + 3 hours marinating
Servings: 12 skewers [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fish, Main Course, Peppers, Pineapple Tagged With: barbeque, cod and pineapple skewers, fish kebabs, frigarui cu cod si ardei, frigarui cu peste si ananas

Lady Fingers Fruit Cake (Tort Diplomat)

February 20, 2011 by Roxy 14 Comments

It was Sunday morning and for some reason I woke up with a craving for something sweet. I had fresh fruits, whipping cream and some lady fingers so all I could think of was a fruit cake that my mom used to make quite often when I was a kid. It’s called “Tort Diplomat” and there are different variations of the recipe; but, most of the time, the cake filling is made using whipped cream set with gelatin and mixed with fruit pieces (pineapple, oranges, mandarins, kiwi, berries, raisins and so on).

I can assure you that this cake is extremely easy to make and a very refreshing dessert. It’s very light and not overly sweet, perfect for any occasion. The only drawback is that you have to refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours to allow the gelatin to set. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bananas, Desserts, Kiwi, Oranges, Pineapple, Romanian, Roxy's Cakes, Strawberries Tagged With: fruit cake, lady fingers, no-bake cake, tort diplomat

Pineapple Cheesecake

December 8, 2010 by Roxy Leave a Comment

First let me tell you the story of the pineapple… we’ve recently started to buy our groceries at St. Lawrence Market and a few days ago, as we were stocking up on groceries after our vacation getaway, we stopped by the main floor of the south market to buy our veggies and fruits. The nice lady there offered us a pineapple for free since she considered us valuable customers for spending no more than $50….not something you would find at any of the major grocery-store chains for sure. I truly enjoy going to St. Lawrence Market as it reminds me of the markets back home where most people would do their grocery shopping; there are amazing people who are passionate about what they are doing and very friendly. So there I was, staring at my pineapple and thinking of recipes for our next dessert. And the winning recipe was PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE.

Time: 20 min, Prep: 20 min.
Servings: 10-12 [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian/US, Cream Cheese, Desserts, Pineapple, Roxy's Cakes Tagged With: cheesecake recipe, dessert with pineapple, pineapple cheesecake, Roxy's Cakes, tort cu ananas