Recipes

Everyone loves guacamole! You only have to look at the overwhelming popularity of our all-new Nacho grilled cheese sandwich for proof! Guacamole is one of the tasty ingredients in this Sandwich Festival hit. Cora is brightening up your day even more by sharing with you a homemade guacamole recipe. Perfect for your next family night or a get-together with friends! Ready? Set. To your kitchens! Yield 6 servings Ingredients 4 ripe avocados, peeled and halved 1 lemon, freshly squeezed 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced 2 tbsp. red onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped Tabasco sauce, to taste Salt and pepper, to taste Method In a bowl, mash the avocado flesh with the juice from the lemon using a fork. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve as a dip with corn chips. Cora’s tip Give your guacamole a totally fruity twist by adding fresh strawberries and a finely chopped jalapeño pepper.

Crêpes are delicious and versatile. They’re easy to make and can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Here are a few tips and tricks for preparing and storing them. Did you know that you can freeze crêpes once they’re cooked and then take them out as needed? Don’t forget to put a piece of wax paper between each one. Crêpes keep in the freezer for a good year if well wrapped.   In a rush at breakfast, lunch or dinnertime? No stress. Take your pre-cooked crêpes out of the freezer and put them in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time. They’ll be ready in a snap.   Enjoy the great taste of homemade crêpes the easy way – use Cora Crêpe Mix. It’s now available for purchase near the baking section of your favourite store. Containing zero additives or artificial flavouring, the crêpe mix comes in a convenient resealable bag. Simply add your choice of milk or plant-based beverage to the mix to create a delicious breakfast.      

The crêpe is a classic that can be enjoyed in an endless number of ways. Here are some ideas for exploring its savoury side. Crêpes are a real all-rounder, perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Simply use some Cora Crêpe Mix to make a tasty sandwich wrap! Bacon, lettuce and tomato or ham and fried egg... Get creative and combine them any way you like to suit your tastes and appetite! Looking for something a little different? Grill a chicken breast, slice it into strips and place on half a crêpe. Add fresh baby spinach and your favourite cheese, fold and you’re done. Serve on a plate and enjoy!   Is your love for crêpes only matched by your love for omelettes? Why not combine them? Make your favourite omelette, place it on a cooked crêpe, roll it up and savour!   Remember, eating breakfast is essential to properly recovering after a long night of “fasting.” So why not start your day with 1 crêpe and 2 eggs over easy?      

What better than a crêpe for an irresistible sweet treat? Here are some suggestions to make this classic even more fun to enjoy! Try a chocolate-berry combo! Simply use some Cora Chocolate Crêpe Mix to make a scrumptious crêpe. Once the crêpe is cooked, spread blueberry jam on one half, top the jam with strawberries slices, fold the crêpe and you’re done. Serve on a plate and enjoy!   Want to make your meals more colourful? Use Cora Crêpe Mixes! Prepare a plate with one chocolate crêpe and one plain one, and then serve them with your favourite fruit and some good maple syrup.   Did you say triple chocolate? Here’s a super simple and sure-fire recipe! Use Cora Chocolate Crêpe Mix to make a delicious crêpe. Once the crêpe is cooked, spread chocolate spread on one half and sprinkle the spread with chocolate chips. Fold and you’re done. Serve on a plate. Bon appétit!   Don’t forget: All happiness starts with breakfast. So treat yourself! One crêpe is good, but two is even better.

Offered with the simple desire to bring delight to others, the story of these delicious morsels of love goes back more than a quarter of a century. After an unhappy marriage followed by a penniless divorce leaving me with empty pockets, I started out in 1987 on a journey of survival with my children at my sides, in a small restaurant with 29 seats.    Poverty taught us to extend our hand to ask, and also, to frequently give. And without knowing it, we became warm and generous. Our need for love meant we became good at pleasing others. Imperceptibly, like moss on a tree, it became a part of us. We were always ready to shower our generosity on unsuspecting customers, with a second bowl of soup for free or a slice of dessert wrapped up to take home. From one day to the next, love worked to tune our ears to listen more attentively to people, to sharpen our eyes so we would recognize a customer when they returned, to guide our hands to delight them and to ignite joyful creativity deep within our brains. This redeeming energy made its way through us, shaping our desires, our minds, our imaginations, and became the reason for our success in business. As if by magic, the invisible caring expressed with our hands was passed on to those of others, spreading this beneficial “virus” to our employees, our collaborators, and later, to like-minded members of an engaged network, to offer clientele quality food and service, imbued with a warm family atmosphere. That’s how the tradition of offering our customers a little something special after their meal came to be. The fudge plate quickly became a mainstay of our approach: a warm hello upon entering and an indulgent sweet moment to take away at the end. Here is your chance to make up some fudge to treat your family and neighbours. I guarantee it will create a chorus of complements from loved ones.    Butter a 6” x 10” baking dish. In a saucepan, mix together: 3 cups light brown sugar 2/3 cups melted butter   2/3 cups of 15% or 35% cream Bring to a boil. As soon as mixture begins to boil, continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add to mixture, mixing vigorously using a whisk or hand mixer: 2 cups icing sugar A few pinches of love When the mixture is nice and thick, pour into the buttered dish. Allow to cool and cut into good-sized pieces. Enjoy in moderation and share generously with others.   The next time you visit a restaurant, take two pieces: one for you and one for me. All my  ❤️, Cora

Dip Mixes Below are some ideas tasty for DIY holiday treats you can make for friends, family or coworkers! To make these festive dip mixes, you will need food-safe clear plastic fillable ornaments, as well as ribbon, bows, gift tags, and other festive materials to decorate your DIY gifts. Festive Dip 1½ tsp (8 ml) dried parsley flakes 1½ tsp (8 ml) dried onion powder or flakes ¾ tsp (4 ml) dried chives 1½ tsp (8 ml) chili powder ¾ tsp (4 ml) ground cumin ¼ tsp (1 ml) salt Directions Mix ingredients well. Remove the stopper from the ornament. Pour the mixture into the ornament using a funnel. Replace the stopper. Give as a gift, with a gift card detailing how to prepare the dip. Write the following directions on the card Add the mixture to ½ cup (125 ml) of sour cream and ½ cup of mayonnaise. Blend well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Serve. Italian Dip 1 tbsp. (15 ml) parmesan cheese ¾ tsp (4 ml) garlic powder ¾ tsp (4 ml) onion powder ½ tsp (2.5 ml) paprika ½ tsp (2.5 ml) celery seed ¼ tsp (1 ml) salt Directions Mix ingredients together. Remove the stopper from the ornament. Pour the mixture into the ornament using a funnel. Replace the stopper. Give as a gift, with a gift card detailing how to prepare the dip. Write the following directions on the card Add the mixture to ½ cup (125 ml) of sour cream. Blend well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve. Bacon Dip 1 tbsp. (15 ml) simulated bacon bits ½ tsp (2.5 ml) dried beef bouillon base ½ tsp (2.5 ml) dried onion flakes ¼ tsp (1 ml) onion powder Directions Mix ingredients together. Remove the stopper from the ornament. Pour the mixture into the ornament using a funnel. Replace the stopper. Give as a gift, with a gift card detailing how to prepare the dip. Write the following directions on the card Add the mixture to ½ cup (125 ml) of sour cream. Blend well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve. Dill Dip 1 tsp (5 ml) dill seed ¼ tsp (1 ml) salt 1 tsp (5 ml) dried onion flakes 1 tsp (5 ml) dried parsley Directions Mix ingredients well. Remove the stopper from the ornament. Pour the mixture into the ornament using a funnel. Replace the stopper. Give as a gift, with a gift card detailing how to prepare the dip. Write the following directions on the card Add the mixture to ½ cup (125 ml) of sour cream and ½ cup of mayonnaise. Blend well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve. Ranch Dip 2 tsp (10 ml) dried parsley ¾ tsp (4 ml) dried thyme 1 tsp (5 ml) dried onion flakes ½ tsp (2.5 ml) dried garlic powder A pinch of salt A pinch of pepper Directions Mix ingredients well. Remove the stopper from the ornament. Pour the mixture into the ornament using a funnel. Replace the stopper. Give as a gift, with a gift card detailing how to prepare the dip. Write the following directions on the card Add the mixture to 1½ cups (375 ml) of sour cream, ½ cup of mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of fresh lemon juice. Blend well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Serve.

Ingredients ¼ cup (65 ml) red lentils ¼ cup (65 ml) split green peas ¼ cup (65 ml) barley 1/3 cup (85 ml) beef bouillon powder 2 tbsp (30 ml) dried parsley 2 tbsp (30 ml) dried onion flakes 1 tsp (5 ml) thyme ½ tsp (2.5 ml) pepper 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried basil ½ cup (125 ml) tricolour fusilli Directions Place ingredients in the jar, making distinct layers. Close the jar. Give as a gift with a gift card detailing preparation instructions. Write the following directions on the card Pour the contents into a large cooking pot. Add 10 cups (2.5 L) of water and one 796 ml can of diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the peas and lentils are tender.

Ingredients 3 cups (750 ml) brown sugar 2/3 cup (150 ml) melted butter 2/3 cup (150 ml) 15% or 35% cream 2 cups (500 ml) icing sugar A pinch of love Preparation Butter a 6" x 10" pan. In a saucepan, mix brown sugar, cream and butter. Bring to a broil. Let the mixture boil for about 5 minutes. Remove fudge from heat. Blend in icing sugar with a whisk or electric mixer. Beat until creamy. Pour into buttered pan. Chill until firm and cut into squares. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk!

There are literally hundreds of French toast recipes. The base is generally a simple mixture of eggs and milk, usually in proportions of ½ cup of milk to 2 eggs. Here are a few ways to make this classic a little more festive: Add some orange zest to your mixture for a wonderful citrusy tang. Use the “Christmas” fruit, the cranberry, either crushed into your mixture or served on top like a jam. It’s a beautiful way to add flavour and colour to your breakfast! A timeless classic: cinnamon and nutmeg. Add them to your mixture to give your French toast that irresistibly familiar flavour. Got a lot of leftover crusty bready, fruit loaf or even panettone? Use them to make your next delicious French toast! PSST! Once you’ve prepared your French toast, use any leftover mixture to make a delicious omelette side dish! Go ahead, have some fun! There are so many great ideas, so let your imagination run wild!