<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335525953534053093</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:32:35.334-08:00</updated><category term='lunch catering vancouver'/><category term='catering vancouver'/><category term='vancouver wedding catering'/><category term='corporate catering cancouver'/><category term='sandwiches catering vancouver'/><category term='breakfast catering vancouver'/><category term='vancouver caterers'/><title type='text'>Best Catering Vancouver</title><subtitle type='html'>Catering-Vancouver-Dot-Net, is a  full-service catering and event management company, serving Vancouver BC, Canada.
Our specialty is affordable corporate and private catering and weddings.  
We believe that exceptional cuisine and impeccable presentation should be a part of your day. At Catering-Vancouver-Dot-Net, we consider each event to be a work of art as unique as the clients we serve.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>CateringVancouver</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11280189934223715804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335525953534053093.post-285269810902722793</id><published>2011-01-02T14:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-02T14:03:24.606-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HAPPY NEW YEAR</title><content type='html'>ALL THE BEST TO ALL OUR PRESENT AND FUTURE CLIENTS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.cateringvancouver.net&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5335525953534053093-285269810902722793?l=cateringvancouver.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/feeds/285269810902722793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default/285269810902722793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default/285269810902722793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year.html' title='HAPPY NEW YEAR'/><author><name>CateringVancouver</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11280189934223715804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335525953534053093.post-2817998998145869909</id><published>2010-02-12T13:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-12T13:35:24.464-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lunch catering vancouver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sandwiches catering vancouver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corporate catering cancouver'/><title type='text'>CORPORATE LUNCH WITH AN ATTITUDE</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jAgvCTX1W0k/S3XIwVEXBbI/AAAAAAAAAAk/tRGAs-XS-0I/s1600-h/banner_salads.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 126px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jAgvCTX1W0k/S3XIwVEXBbI/AAAAAAAAAAk/tRGAs-XS-0I/s400/banner_salads.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437472857734448562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Imagine, being able to try dishes from all over the World without killing your budget!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That`s right...If you have a training session, ongoing business meeting or presentation...contact us...you will be shocked by what we can offer.&lt;br /&gt;You can have American lunch on Monday, Thai on Tuesday, Indian on Wednesday, Japanese on Thursday, Italian on Friday...We will work with you to make sure you are getting the best variety&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is just a part of what we can do for you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;``Served buffet-style unless otherwise requested for 15 guests or more. &lt;br /&gt;Custom menus are available and all requests are welcome. &lt;br /&gt;All salads and pasta are served with fresh bread and butter``&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fresh Salads:&lt;/strong&gt; $4.99 per person (minimum 10)&lt;br /&gt;4 Greens- Spring green mix tossed in our balsamic dressing&lt;br /&gt;Caprese -Tomato, bocconcini cheese, basil &amp; red onion with balsamic dressing&lt;br /&gt;Cesare -Romaine lettuce with herbed crostini tossed in a roasted garlic &amp; caper dressing&lt;br /&gt;Tito -Fresh spinach with raspberry vinegar dressing garnished with roasted red pepper&lt;br /&gt;Napoli -Spring green mix, pine nuts, chevre &amp; roasted red pepper served with balsamic dressing&lt;br /&gt;Cotto -Spring green mix with prosciutto, artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers&lt;br /&gt;Romaine Spears- with fresh parmigiano, garlic toast and our house made Caesar dressing&lt;br /&gt;Arugula with shaved asiago, fresh tomatoes, red onion, grilled pear with a poppyseed vinaigrette&lt;br /&gt;Carpaccio- paper thin beef tenderloin with oven roasted capers, asiago cheese, extra virgin olive oil and a balsamic vinegar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May We Suggest... &lt;br /&gt;Gourmet Sandwiches $5.99 per person &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grilled Breast of Chicken with Roasted Red Peppers and Basil Mayo &lt;br /&gt;Montreal Smoked Meat with Honey Mustard,Black Forest Ham and Danish Brie&lt;br /&gt;Smoked Atlantic Salmon with Cream Cheese, Cucumber and Dill&lt;br /&gt;Grilled Vegetable with Eggplant, Zucchini and Red Onion &lt;br /&gt;Avocado with Tomato, Cucumber, Romaine and Low Fat Yogurt dressing &lt;br /&gt;Rare Roast Beef with Horseradish Cream &amp; 4 greens&lt;br /&gt;Open Face Sandwiches (3 pc per person) $5.99 per person &lt;br /&gt;Egg Salad and Spanish onion &lt;br /&gt;Salmon Salad and Cucumber &lt;br /&gt;Tuna Salad and Tomato, Smoked Salmon, Red Onion and Dill&lt;br /&gt;Chicken breast sprouts and crushed pine nuts &lt;br /&gt;Deli-Style Pastrami and Mild Old Cheddar with Black Olives &lt;br /&gt;Sliced Smoked Turkey and Mayo, Sliced Chicken Breast with Tomato and Arugula&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pita Sandwiches $5.99&lt;/strong&gt; per person &lt;br /&gt;Falafel in a Pita, Eggplant in a Pita, Chicken breast in Pita, Lamb in a Pita, Beef in a Pita &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side Salads $3.99 per person &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Greek Salad with Peppers, Cucumber, Red Onion and Cherry Tomato &lt;br /&gt;Organic Greens and Baby Bocconcini with Balsamic Vinaigrette&lt;br /&gt;Tomato &amp; Cucumber with Spanish Onion &amp; Fresh Basil &lt;br /&gt;Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad with Dill and Reviera Yogurt Dressing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salad and Sandwich Combo -8.99&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May We Suggest...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hot Lunch: (Minimum 10 people)&lt;br /&gt;Soups: (made from scratch) $3.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;Chicken Noodle,Beef Barley,Cream of Mushrooms, Wonton, Garden w/beef or chicken&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prefixed Lunch&lt;/strong&gt;: $14.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;Menu #1&lt;br /&gt;Two salads: Mixed greens, cucumber, Spanish onion, radishes with extra virgin olive&lt;br /&gt;Tricolored pasta salad with grilled zucchini, peppers, green onions, feta cheese and olives&lt;br /&gt;Main: Mustard chicken with mushrooms&lt;br /&gt;Dessert: Homemade pie or cookies and Soft drinks&lt;br /&gt;Menu #2&lt;br /&gt;Two salads:Bocconcini salad- bocconcini cheese, green onions, tomato, basil in balsamic viniger dressing&lt;br /&gt;Cesare Salad&lt;br /&gt;Main: Roast beef with Yukon gold potatoes&lt;br /&gt;Dessert: Nature bar /brownie/ruggalaes and Soft drinks&lt;br /&gt;Menu #3&lt;br /&gt;Two salads:Spinach salad-baby spinach, roasted peppers, red onion, portabello mushrooms with balsamic viniger&lt;br /&gt;Tricolored pasta salad with grilled zucchini, peppers, green onions, feta cheese and olives&lt;br /&gt;Mains: Vegetarian and Meat lasagna&lt;br /&gt;Dessert: Assortment of Pastries and Soft drinks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pasta:&lt;/strong&gt; $12.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;All pastas are served with your choice of a side Caesar or Garden salad&lt;br /&gt;Arrabbiata&lt;br /&gt;Penne in a hot and spicy tomato sauce&lt;br /&gt;Calabria &lt;br /&gt;Penne with ground hot Italian sausage and roasted garlic in our spicy tomato sauce&lt;br /&gt;Carbonara &lt;br /&gt;Linguine with bacon and peppercorns in a parmesan cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Chiara &lt;br /&gt;Fusilli with shrimp, artichokes, roasted red peppers and mushroom in a pesto cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Firenze &lt;br /&gt;Whole wheat penne with spinach, and grilled chicken in a pesto tomato sauce&lt;br /&gt;Merano &lt;br /&gt;Linguine with artichoke hearts, zucchini, tomato ,spinach &amp; bocconcini in a garlic olive oil&lt;br /&gt;Messina&lt;br /&gt;Fettuccine with chicken, snow peas and red peppers in a pesto cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Pasta di Mare&lt;br /&gt;Fettuccine, shrimp, mussels, calamari, scallops, tomato, scallions in garlic olive oil&lt;br /&gt;Piazza&lt;br /&gt;Linguine with grilled chicken, pinenuts and mushrooms in a pommery mustard cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Terni&lt;br /&gt;Penne with shrimp, chicken, snow peas, asiago cheese in a basil tomato sauce&lt;br /&gt;Modena&lt;br /&gt;Fusilli with smoked chicken, green peppers, eggplant in a tomato cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Venezia&lt;br /&gt;Linguine with grilled chicken, plum tomatoes and mushrooms in a pesto cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Zarina&lt;br /&gt;Fettuccine with smoked salmon, and snow peas in a dill cream sauce&lt;br /&gt;Whole wheat penne is available for $1.75. Adding sauce an additional $1.75&lt;br /&gt;Add grilled chicken or shrimp $4.75&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More: &lt;a href="http://www.cateringvancouver.net"&gt;www.cateringvancouver.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5335525953534053093-2817998998145869909?l=cateringvancouver.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/feeds/2817998998145869909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/2010/02/corporate-lunch-with-attitude.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default/2817998998145869909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default/2817998998145869909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/2010/02/corporate-lunch-with-attitude.html' title='CORPORATE LUNCH WITH AN ATTITUDE'/><author><name>CateringVancouver</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11280189934223715804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jAgvCTX1W0k/S3XIwVEXBbI/AAAAAAAAAAk/tRGAs-XS-0I/s72-c/banner_salads.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335525953534053093.post-7582379313556563428</id><published>2010-02-12T12:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-12T12:49:54.681-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='breakfast catering vancouver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='catering vancouver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corporate catering cancouver'/><title type='text'>Corporate Breakfast in Vancouver</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jAgvCTX1W0k/S3W8MR-5LqI/AAAAAAAAAAc/oQTTs_pZIbY/s1600-h/stock-photo-business-breakfast-10097830.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 98px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jAgvCTX1W0k/S3W8MR-5LqI/AAAAAAAAAAc/oQTTs_pZIbY/s320/stock-photo-business-breakfast-10097830.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437459044291391138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cateringvancouver.net"&gt;www.cateringvancouver.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is our menus...what we offer is pretty much the same as everybody else but more affordable. You can ask why. We are asking ourselves this question everyday and still have no answer) maybe because we are just nice people)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So...here it is...ENJOY! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(15 guests minimum)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Breakfast menu #1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$7.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;Assortment of freshly made muffins, croissants, tea biscuits and bagels with butter, jams and cream cheese. Tea and coffee &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Breakfast menu #2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;Variety of danishes, croissants, muffins and bagels with butter, jams,cream cheese, low fat and regular yogurt. Tea and coffee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Continental Breakfast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$8.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;Assorted Baked Goods&lt;br /&gt;Freshly baked Muffins, Banana bread, Scones, Croissant &amp; Danish&lt;br /&gt;with butter &amp; jams.&lt;br /&gt;Seasonal fresh fruit with a yoghurt dip.&lt;br /&gt;Assorted Bottled Fruit Juices&lt;br /&gt;Coffee (regular and decaf)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buffet Breakfast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$11.99 per person&lt;br /&gt;Breakfast Sandwich&lt;br /&gt;(Sliced Ham with melted Cheese &amp; scrambled egg on a toasted English Muffin.)&lt;br /&gt;Bite sized Quiche Lorraine, Home style potatoes,&lt;br /&gt;Seasonal Fresh Fruit Cocktail&lt;br /&gt;Assorted Bottled Fruit Juices&lt;br /&gt;Coffee (regular and decaf)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extras &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$3.50 per person&lt;br /&gt;Fresh Fruits (golden pineapple, honeydew, cantaloupe kiwi, strawberries, grapes and oranges)&lt;br /&gt;Western Bagel SandwichToasted bagel half topped with ham, omelet, cheddar cheese &amp; tomato (served warm)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frittata &lt;/strong&gt;(Open face omelettes, served with potatoes &amp; toasted bread)   &lt;br /&gt;$5.50 per person&lt;br /&gt;Broccoli, Mushroom and Red Peppers Tomato, Feta Cheese and Basil&lt;br /&gt;Smoked Ham, Red Peppers, Green Onion and Mozzarella&lt;br /&gt;Spicy Italian Sausage, Roasted Red Peppers and Provolone&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5335525953534053093-7582379313556563428?l=cateringvancouver.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/feeds/7582379313556563428/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/2010/02/corporate-breakfast-in-vancouver.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default/7582379313556563428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5335525953534053093/posts/default/7582379313556563428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cateringvancouver.blogspot.com/2010/02/corporate-breakfast-in-vancouver.html' title='Corporate Breakfast in Vancouver'/><author><name>CateringVancouver</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11280189934223715804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jAgvCTX1W0k/S3W8MR-5LqI/AAAAAAAAAAc/oQTTs_pZIbY/s72-c/stock-photo-business-breakfast-10097830.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335525953534053093.post-6714973651255226505</id><published>2010-02-11T23:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-11T23:04:32.474-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 5 national recipes for an Olympic feast</title><content type='html'>Tourtiere Pie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A double-crusted meat pie with a pork, beef, onion and spice filling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 lb lean ground pork&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 lb lean ground beef &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 onion, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 clove garlic, minced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup water &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1-1/2 tsps salt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 tsp dried thyme, crushed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp ground sage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp ground black pepper &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp ground cloves&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 9-inch double-crust pie pastry &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a saucepan, combine pork, beef, onion, garlic, water, salt, thyme, sage, pepper and cloves. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer until meat is cooked, about 5 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spoon the meat mixture into the pie crust. Place top crust on top of pie and pinch edges to seal. Cut slits in top crust so steam can escape. Cover edges of pie with strips of aluminum foil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bake in a 220 C (425 F) preheated oven for 20 minutes, remove foil and return to oven. Bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poutine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use mozzarella if you can't find cheese curds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5 medium potatoes, cut thickly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup warm beef gravy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheese curds, to taste&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Either toss potatoes in oil and bake at 220 C (425 F) for 30 minutes or deep fry until done. Drain and place on platter, sprinkle on curds, then pour hot gravy on top. Eat immediately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maple-glazed Salmon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup maple syrup &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 tsps grainy mustard &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 tsps soy sauce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 lbs salmon fillet, skinned &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In small bowl, combine maple syrup, mustard and soy sauce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arrange salmon on foil-or parchment paper-lined, rimmed baking sheet. Spoon glaze over fish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bake in centre of 200 C (400 F) oven until fish flakes easily when tested, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to serving platter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nanaimo Bars&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup butter or margarine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup white sugar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5 tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 egg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp vanilla extract&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 cups Graham cracker crumbs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup shredded coconut&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup chopped walnuts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup butter, plus 1 tbsp for drizzling&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 cups confectioners' sugar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 tbsps vanilla custard powder &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3 tbsps milk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mix half the butter or margarine, white sugar, cocoa, egg and vanilla extract in a heavy saucepan. Stir over low heat until mixture is custard-like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Combine cracker crumbs, coconut and walnuts and add to the melted mixture. Mix well and pack into buttered 9-inch square cake pan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cream remaining butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla custard and milk. Beat until creamy and spread over melted base. Refrigerate until hardened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Melt chocolate with 1 tbsp. butter and drizzle over icing. Refrigerate. When totally hard, cut into square bars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Figgy Duff Pudding&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 cups bread crumbs, from crusts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup raisins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup molasses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup butter, melted&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp baking soda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tbsp hot water&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup all-purpose flour&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp each ginger, allspice, and cinnamon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 tsp salt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Molasses Coady: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup molasses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup butter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp vinegar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grease a 4-cup mould. Mix crumbs, raisins, molasses and melted butter together. Combine baking soda and water, add to crumb mixture. Mix well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sift together flour, ginger, allspice, cinnamon and salt; stir into crumb mixture. Pour mixture into greased mould. Cover with a large piece of greased foil and fold snugly over sides of mould, leaving some slack for pudding to expand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Place mould on rack in a steamer or large pot. Add boiling water to halfway up the sides of mould. Cover and steam for 2 hours or until firm to touch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the molasses coady, heat all the ingredients in a saucepan until boiling. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. 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