But I am back! This post is a collection of recipes from Murray’s mom… some FAMILY RECIPES that we all love!
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Category: Dessert Dishes
Watergate Salad
The Watergate Salad originated in 1976 by a Sous Chef at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. I had heard about it many years ago but recently I saw this salad show up on some websites. It looked sweet & delicious so I had to try it!
It is exactly that… sweet & delicious. We could only eat a small amount at a time which was good! The taste is very interesting with the pistachio pudding & the colour is very pretty!
Only 4 ingredients, crushed pineapple, pistachio pudding, mini marshmallows & Cool Whip. All of these ingredients combined created this really fluffy desert that is called a salad. Watergate Salad. Once the salad was mixed together it is put into the refrigerator to chill & let the flavours combine well. I left mine in the fridge for about 2 hours but it really only needs an hour in the fridge
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Apple Crisp- Vegan/Parve/Non-Dairy
Always a welcome dessert, it seems that everyone loves Apple Crisp! This recipe is Vegan/Parve/Non-Dairy
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I love eating only Appetizers & Dessert for New Years Eve!!
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for being part of the Marilyn Dishes community! I love sharing recipes with you &. I hope you try them & they become part of your regular recipes!
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all have a healthy, happy & peaceful new year.
Here are some delish Appetizer recipes!
Classic Cheese Ball
Another recipe the I have has around for many years but have not made for a very long time! This Classic Cheese Ball is mild in flavour and perfect for any cracker or flatbread! Many years ago I sold a product called Linens & Lace at home parties. At one of the parties, I do…
Artichoke Dip
This is such an easy appetizer. Only takes a few minutes to mix it together…& only has 3 ingredients + one to sprinkle on the top if you want….It used to be on the party circuit & I haven’t seen it lately…or rather eaten it lately…so I decided to make it for company the other…
Antipasto
This is my Aunt Marilyn Lyman’s recipe. I remember her making this & she gave me the recipe aver 30 years ago…. The recipe is just a bunch of jarred pickles, olives, tuna….& a few other ingredients…chopped up, mixed together & wow is it good!My aunt used to chop all fo the ingredients by hand but…
Smoked Salmon Spread
Well, this was delicious! Smoked salmon, cream cheese, mayo, horseradish, capers and parsley to garnish. It was all I could do but not eat the whole bowl at one time. Seriously!! In November I was in Toronto and had a smoked salmon sandwich on a bagel at the restaurant Schmaltz Appetizing, 414 Dupont St., and they had horseradish…
Cheddar Cheese Crackers with Pimento
OK… I buy crackers….but, I saw this recipe from bon appetit…& just had to try them. There is a huge problem though…they are soooo delicious that it is hard not to eat all of them at one time! They were surprisingly easy to make. The dough has to chill for at least 4 hours or…
Vegetarian Layered Nacho Bake
This is a cheesy yummy Vegetarian Layered Nacho Bake recipe that you will need a fork for! Layers of nacho chips, veggie ground round, refried beans, salsa and lots of cheese! Everything you will need to make this recipe is from a jar or a package. This makes a big lasagna size pan full, so…
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce by Amy Stopnicki
On my last visit to Toronto, I met Amy Stopnicki who is the author of a beautiful cookbook..KOSHER taste. She was so nice & gave me a copy of the cookbook. This recipe is the first one I made & it is great! She has given me permission to post her recipe. We ate this…
And now for Dessert
Pavlova
Pavlova is super simple to make.! Just beat up some egg whites & a few ingredients. slow bake in the oven then top with whipped cream & fruit! Pavlova makes a very impressive dessert & it is really delicious! The Pavlova I just made cracked after it was baked, so I looked on the internet…
Banana Pudding
This recipe is a take on the Magnolia Bakery recipe for Banana Pudding that is everywhere online! The only difference is that the original recipe that I saw online used Vanilla Wafers, I did not have any but I did have Graham Wafers so I used them. In the recipe here I am going to…
No-Egg Tiramisu – Recipe from Epicurious
I wasn’t sure how this would taste…but let me tell you…It is delicious!!! This No-Egg Tiramisu is now one of my fav desserts! Murray really loves Tiramisu so I thought I would make it. I searched online & found this recipe for a No-Egg Tiramisu on Epicurious. I had faith that it would be good…
Kraft No-Bake Cool Whip Cheesecake
This was just so quick & easy. Sometimes we just need this!!!Delicious simple dessert! I was doing a Zoom cooking demo for some seniors and thought they might like this dessert. It is just so simple! The crust is a pre-made graham crust! I have never bought one before but it is really good. Tehn…
Marcia’s Baseball Cake
My friend, Marcia, named this cake Baseball Cake when she took it to a baseball wind-up party & from than on that is what it was called!! Marcia’s Baseball Cake is a perfectly delicious dessert that is simple to make. It was so good I had to give most of it away otherwise Murray &…
TikTok Crinkle Cake
This recipe, Crinkle Cake, came across my TikTok page & it looked so good I had to try it. I started watching TikTok when my young nieces put a dance on it and I am hooked. I only go on once a day to have a look around this app but when I do I…
Raspberry & Cream Jelly Roll
I remember eating Jelly Rolls as a kid & just had to try this cake! I was not disappointed! A goal of mine is to bake my way through this wonderful cookbook. It has captured me! I have several cookbooks at home and this book is one of my favorites. TRADITIONAL Jewish Baking by CARINE…
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LET’S GET BAKING!!! Some recipes for your holiday dessert trays!
Holiday baking is the best! We can have so many different kinds of delicious baking around with good reason! Whether you are hosting a few people or many, you can always have so many different treats around!
Here are some of my all time favourites! Make them ahead and pop them in the freezer. Take them out of the freezer the day before you want to eat them. Try not to devour most of them before your guests come!
Go to my SHOP page to see some of the things I love to use!
There are many more recipes perfect for this time of year so check out the DESSERT section in the menu!
Here are 8 delicious recipes!!
Chocolate Marshmallow Roll
This is one of the desserts I always make for Passover. Chocolate Marshmallow Roll Super simple, this can be made ahead & everyone, not just the kids, eat it up! It is good for Passover but all year round as well. My friend gave me this recipe when our kids were young,It actually takes about…
Chocolate Peppermint Bark
I was at Bulk Barn & bought some crushed candy canes! I resisted just eating them & tried to think of what I could make with them! I love making chocolate bark, usually with nuts but this Chocolate Peppermint Bark is now going to be a regular treat around here! ONLY TWO INGREDIENTS !!! This…
Chocolate Walnut Marshmallow Fudge
Chocolate Walnut Marshmallow Fudge! This fudge is just so easy to make! Perfect to take as a gift, just put the fudge into a tin or a lovely dish & there you have it! This will be a well appreciated gift for everyone! My fav fudge has nuts in it so this recipe is a…
Chocolate Caramel Saltines
My niece Sari gave this recipe over 20 years ago I am sure. It is simple & delicious & everyone loves it! I make a very similar dessert with graham wafer squares Caramel Graham Wafers, but this is a bit different… this recipe has chocolate & I added some sprinkles & coconut on top, which…
Chocolate Haystack Cookies
An old but still delicious recipe for a no-bake cookie! Chocolate Haystack Cookies. This no bake recipe is perfect anytime! Looking through the wonderful trove of recipes I have in a binder, I came across this one. I happened to have all of the ingredients in my house so I could just quickly make them.…
Karen’s Butter Tarts
This ButterTart recipe is a winner! I just love them ! I lived in Yellowknife for 6 years when I first got married. I came there as a young bride not really knowing too much about cooking or baking. My good friend, Karen, whom I am still friends with today, taught me many things in the kitchen…
Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookie
I found this recipe on Bon Appetit. It looked very interesting… shortbread, chocolate chunks, rolled in sugar & sprinkled with flakey sea salt… what would be wrong with this?Not one thing!!! The recipe is pretty simple. Once the cookie dough is made it is rolled into logs & cooled in the fridge for a bit.…
TikTok’s Chocolate & Date Bark
Chocolate & Date Bark is all over Tik Tok right now, showing up on my feeds often. So, naturally I wanted to try making this myself! I tried to make the Chocolate & Date Bark the way I am seeing it on Tik Tok but for some reason I had a bit of trouble! This…
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Gingerbread Cake
I not only love the taste of this Gingerbread Cake, but the smell of it baking is amazing. I especially love this cake when it is chilly outside but if you live in a warm climate you still need to have this cake!
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Puppy Chow
How delicious would you think that Rice Chex cereal coated with a melty mixture of bittersweet chocolate, peanut butter & butter is?? Then this mixture is sprinkled several times with icing sugar?? Well, let me tell you, it is delicious!! Continue reading “Puppy Chow”
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Cookie Recipes for Chanukah!
These cookies are decorated for Chanukah but you can make them for Christmas, just change the cookie cutter shape & the colour of the icing!
I have included 4 of the recipes that I make every year, they are really my families favourites! I also make the Ginger Cookies at this time year as well
Sugar Cookies with Marbled Icing, these cookies are parve/non-dairy
Sugar Cookies iced with Royal Icing
Blue Crinkle Cookies
Shortbread Cookies
I broke my cookie scoop so I have to order another one Here is a link for a cookie scoop that is for 1 tbsp of cookie dough. This is my favourite size of scoop. This is an affiliate link for Amazon.ca
All four of these recipes are really great! Let me know what you think about them!
Sugar Cookies with Marbled Icing (Parve)
I saw this recipe on Instagram & HAD TO TRY IT! Sugar Cookies with Marbled Icing Jake Cohen posted a video on Instagram showing these cookies with this recipe & they looked so beautiful. I make Chanukah cookies every year & send them off to our grandkids in the mail & share them with our…
Sugar Cookies Iced with Royal Icing
My friend Billie invited me over to ice some Sugar Cookies with her & a few other people! I was thrilled to be invited & eager to go! I make Sugar Cookies a few times a year… & I ice them but not usually the way Billie decorates her cookies. She uses a royal icing…
Blue Crinkle Cookies
These sweet little Blue Crinkle Cookies are easy to make & very pretty! Coloured Blue for Chanukah but you could add any food colour to make these anyway you want!! You could use red ones & green ones for Christmas… Pink for Valentines Day or someones favourite colour for a special occasion! Gel food colour…
Shortbread Cookies
I have a few binders full of recipes & when I was looking through the dessert one I came across this recipe for Shortbread Cookies There was a note on the top of this recipe that this was Jacki’s favorite in 2009! Jacki was coming home for a few days so I made them and we will…
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Pumpkin Raisin Cookies
These Pumpkin Raisin Cookies bake up with a domed top & a cake-like texture. They are gently spiced & so good.
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Here are a few delicious Apple Desserts
Many people love Apple Desserts in the fall. Whether you are using up apples from your yard or getting fresh apples at the farmers markets these desserts are perfect! They are great with grocery store apples as well!
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TikTok’s Chocolate & Date Bark
Chocolate & Date Bark is all over Tik Tok right now, showing up on my feeds often. So, naturally I wanted to try making this myself!
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Honey Cookies
I love to make Honey Cookies for Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year. They are sweet, coated with sugar which makes them crunchy on the outside, chewy inside & just plain delicious
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