The Great Canadian Ketchup Cake

  2 cups flour

2 tsp. Magic Baking Powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. each ground ginger and nutmeg

1/2 cup each Heinz Tomato Ketchup and water

2 Tbsp. red food colouring

8 1-1/2 cups butter, softened, divided

1-1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar

2 eggs

175 g (about 3/4 of 250-g pkg.) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

4 cups icing sugar

Heat oven to 350ºF.

Spray 2 (9-inch) round pans with cooking spray; cover bottoms with parchment.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Mix ketchup, water and food colouring in separate bowl until blended.

Beat 3/4 cup butter and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour mixture alternately with ketchup mixture, mixing well after each addition. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining butter in separate large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in icing sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.

Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with cream cheese icing.

Thai Lettuce Wraps

PF Changs knock off from Jo Cooks site 

White Hot Chocolate

Homemade Hot Chocolate

From Celebratingsweets.com

thai chicken flatbread pizza

1 pkg of 2 large naan

1/4C shredded carrot

1/3C thinly sliced onion

1T rice vinegar

2T peanut butter

1T honey

1/2T soy sauce

1/4t ground ginger

1T water

1/2T lime juice

1C chopped or shredded rotisserie chicken

2C shredded mozzarella cheese

1/4C chopped cilantro

sriracha

Place the carrot and onion in a small bowl and toss with rice vinegar. set aside. 

Place 2 naan on a work surface. In a small heat proof bowl, combine the peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, ginger and water. Heat for 30-60 seconds in microwave until bubbly. Add lime juice and whisk until smooth. Spread sauce evenly on 2 naan, reserving a small amount for drizzling on top. Divide Mozz cheese and chicken between the naan.

Cook naan until cheese is melted and edge of naan is toasted. Remove from heat and top with carrot & onion, and sprinkle with cilantro. Drizzle with extra sauce and sriracha.

Cooking method options:

Place in large skillet on medium heat and cover with lid.

Place on bottom rack in preheated 400 degree oven until cheese is melted

Place over indirect heat on a grill or smoker and close lid

Place in Pizza Oven in a medium range of heat (about 400 degrees)

for our family (about 6 large naan), we quadruple the peanut sauce and "generously" double the carrot/onion mixutre.

pulled pork smoker marinade

Chickpea Wild Rice Soup