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Walnut Balls
Someone requested for the recipe of the Walnut Balls brought by Ella during the Richmond Community Kitchen Potluck before Christmas break last year. So, Minoo looked up for the recipe and shared it in the Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen.
Ella commented that these Walnut Balls are better than those made by her friend.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, softened
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 8 oz walnuts, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
Source: unknown
Prep time: 30 minutes; Bake time: 14 minutes; Yield 36 balls
Cranberry Nut Loaf
Stella shared this lovely Cranberry Nut Loaf with the members of the South Arm Cooking Club for seniors. She was given a cook book by one of the members of the South Arm seniors titled “A World Community Cookbook’, Simply in Season. This recipe from extracted from this cookbook.
Stella insisted that everyone must try her cake because it is very rare for her to bake. Of course, we will never resist such a healthy cake loaded with flax seeds, cranberries and nuts.
Ingredients
Dry:
- 1 cup (250ml) whole wheat flour
- 1 cup (250ml) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (75ml) flax seed meal
- 1 1//2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet:
- 3/4 cup (175ml) sugar
- 3/4 cup (175ml) orange juice
- 1/4 cup (60ml) oil
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Additions:
- 1 1/2 cups (375ml) sweetened dried cranberries (coarsely chopped)
- 1/2 cup (125ml) walnuts or pecans (chopped)
This recipe yields 1 loaf.
Brown Basmati Apple Walnut Salad
If I remembered correctly, June shared this recipe of Brown Basmati Apple Walnut Salad. Brown Basmati Rice is gaining popularity for it’s higher nutritional values. It also tastes nuttier than regular white rice. A friend told me that after a few months of changing from white rice to brown rice, she is actually losing weight. I may try to include some brown rice in my regular rice and my family will slowly accept it. I’m sure Ben is going to make a fuss of it as he hates grainy stuff like whole wheat or whole grain bread.
This Brown Basmati Apple Walnut Salad can be kept in the refrigerator for a couple of days, which makes it the perfect make-ahead dish for company. You may add the apples and toasted walnuts just before serving. In fact, this salad tastes better the next day.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup toasted walnuts
- 4 cups cooked brown basmati rice
- 1/2 cup dried cherries, raisins or cranberries
- 1 apple, sliced
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 5 to 6 celery leaves, chopped
- 4 sprigs parsley, chopped
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- zest of 1 orange
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
You may toast the walnuts in the microwave. Microwave them on high at 45-seconds intervals, smelling for doneness. It takes between 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
June and Frances make this healthy and nutty salad.
