The cookbook was a fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and I had the opportunity to see Rose Reisman demonstrate several recipe during a fund raising event for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The price of admission to the event included a copy of the cookbook and a chance to meet Rose.
I do recall trying several recipes when I got the book including Yukon Gold Potato Soup and Rose's Famous Light Fettuccine Alfredo, but one recipe keeps me pulling the book off my shelf "Creamy Shrimp and Dill Spread" A tasty shrimp dip that is a hit whenever I bring it somewhere. Needing to bring an appetizer to an event - I reached for the trusty recipe.
It is rather ironic that I had reached for this book considering October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Also when you are female and turn 50 you get contacted to have a Mammogram, and today was the day. Even though we have not found a cure for breast cancer (or cancer in general) the survival rate for early detection improves every day. The friend that I attended the Rose Reisman fundraising event is a 20 year breast cancer survivor, a cousin is almost a 30 year survivor. As uncomfortable as the screening techniques may be - they help save lives. Get it done! It could save your life.
So what recipes did I try from The ART of Living Well............
To start I selected "Sweet Red and Yellow Pepper Soup", because it called for charing the peppers first. For some reason I was always worried that I would burn the peppers so I have never tried to char peppers before. Charring peppers was not as hard as I thought! I love pureed soups and this one had a great combination of flavours. Warm soups are a great fall weather food especially on cooler rainy days. I think we will see a repeat appearance of this soup soon.
I decided to make a bonus appetizer "Asparagus Prosciutto Cheese Tortilla Slices" when I found some nice asparagus at a reasonable price and I had all the other ingredients already. I had originally dismissed the idea of making this recipe because I didn't think I would find asparagus. Though I was a bit disappointed with the recipe - it seemed to lack flavour. I think some additional herbs or seasoning would help if I make it again.
The next course was "Salmon Parcels Wrapped in Rice Paper" with "Japanese Curly Noodle Salad with Sesame Dressing". I thought they would complement each other both having asian flavouring.
I find salmon, cooked right, has such great flavour, that there is no need to add other flavours to compete with the salmon. In this recipe you spread the salmon with hoisin sauce before wrapping it in rice paper to cook. A sauce made with coconut milk is then served with it. The salmon was juicy in its crisp rice paper wrap - an interesting way to serve salmon.
The salad was a nice fresh salad to serve with the salmon, with crunch coming from toasted almonds and the dried noodles. A great salad to bring to a potluck.
Hungry for chocolate (who isn't hungry for Chocolate!) I indulged with " Sour Cream Brownie Cheesecake". A reduced fat version with all the great taste you would want from a cheesecake, with enough chocolate flavour to satisfy even the most die hard chocoholic. I would certainly make again if I had to bring dessert somewhere. The only problem is it does make a large cheesecake, and even though it is low fat you should still be mindful of the amount to eat. So I need some help eating up the cheesecake - anyone want some?
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