Recipes

Cardamom is October's SPICE OF THE MONTH! 

There are actually two types of cardamom that are differentiated by the colour of their pods: green and black. You can find these pods at Well Seasoned along with ground cardamom. Intensely aromatic, you can use the whole pods or the ground powder to scent your culinary creations. 

Cardamom Maple Roasted Salmon

Ingredients

• 5 mint leaves, plus 1 or 2 leaves for garnish
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 ounces Lillet Blanc
• 1 ounce gin, like Hendricks

Get ready for the perfect coffee break. This cake is best eaten the same day you make it (so we give you permission to eat it all up)!

Brown Sugar Toffee Snack Cake

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract*
• 1 ¼ cup self rising flour
• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups milk chocolate covered toffee pieces, divided*
• Available from Well Seasoned

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Spray a 8-x-8-inch pan with baking spray, or butter and flour it. Set aside.
3. Using a stand mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
5. In a small bowl whisk together the buttermilk and sour cream.
6. Turn mixer speed to low. Starting with the flour alternate, 1/3 flour, ½ buttermilk mixture, 1/3 flour, remaining ½ buttermilk mixture, remaining 1/3 flour.
7. Fold in ½ cup milk chocolate covered toffee pieces.
8. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. Insert a knife or wooden skewer to test for doneness.
9. Remove from oven. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup chocolate covered toffee pieces on top. The chocolate should melt, that’s okay, you want that.
10. Best if eaten the day of, as the toffee will get a little sticky. Store in an air tight container for up to 3 days.

Cardamom is October's SPICE OF THE MONTH! 

There are actually two types of cardamom that are differentiated by the colour of their pods: green and black. You can find these pods at Well Seasoned along with ground cardamom. Intensely aromatic, you can use the whole pods or the ground powder to scent your culinary creations. 

Honey Cardamom Chicken

Ingredients for marinade

• 4 tbsp. honey
• 2 tbsp. sherry
• 1 teaspoon black cardamom seeds, ground
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns, ground

Ingredients for chicken

• 4 chicken breasts, skin-on, bone-in, or one whole chicken, cut into parts
• 2 tbsp. Well Seasoned Olive Oil
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• Salt and pepper

Cardamom is October's SPICE OF THE MONTH! 

There are actually two types of cardamom that are differentiated by the colour of their pods: green and black. You can find these pods at Well Seasoned along with ground cardamom. Intensely aromatic, you can use the whole pods or the ground powder to scent your culinary creations. 

Cardamom Carrot Cake

Cake Ingredients
See below for Cream Cheese Icing

• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 4 cups carrots, shredded
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 orange, zest of
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup yogurt, plain

Button mushrooms are fine to use in a cream of mushroom soup, and it’s a great way to use them up if they are starting to dry out. Try meatier portobello mushrooms and exotic varieties such as shiitake, oyster and cremini to give it more substance and an intense flavour. To make a vegetarian soup, leave out the ham and use vegetable stock.

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

• 3/4 lb. mushrooms (button, shiitake, cremini, oyster, portobello, or a combination)
• 1 Tbsp. Well Seasoned Olive Oil*
• 1 – 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 onion or 3 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup diced ham (optional)
• 3 Tbsp. sherry or brandy (optional)
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 3 cups chicken, beef or vegetable stock*
• 1/2 cup light sour cream, half and half or whipping cream
• Salt and pepper
• Available from Well Seasoned

Instructions:

1. Clean the mushrooms and slice half of them. Finely chop the other half. Heat the oil and butter in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat, and sauté the onion, garlic and mushrooms until the moisture evaporates and the mushrooms begin to turn golden.
2. Add the ham and cook for a minute. Add the sherry and cook until it evaporates, then add the flour and cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes. Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
3. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the sour cream or cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serves 4-6. 

This yummy looking photo of Creamy Mushroom Soup is by stu_spivack, from Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Cardamom is October's SPICE OF THE MONTH! 

There are actually two types of cardamom that are differentiated by the colour of their pods: green and black. You can find these pods at Well Seasoned along with ground cardamom. Intensely aromatic, you can use the whole pods or the ground powder to scent your culinary creations. 

Cardamom Maple Roasted Salmon

Ingredients

• 1 lb. wild salmon filet, de-boned
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• pinch cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper