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Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from NYT Cooking yields succulent chicken and crispy golden rice, all on a single sheet pan. Make a lemon-garlic-ginger-turmeric marinade and set 1 tbsp...

Orzotto Alla Carbonara

by Susan Hanna This NYT Cooking take on classic carbonara substitutes orzo for spaghetti and the finished dish resembles risotto. Brown guanciale, pancetta or bacon and set aside. Stir the...

Sheet-Pan Paneer Tikka

by Susan Hanna This paneer recipe from NYT Cooking is a great vegetarian main dish. Marinate paneer, peppers and onion and then bake on a sheet pan for about 8...

Zucchini Cake

I was in charge of harvesting the garden last week, and I thought I was doing pretty well. Until, seemingly out of nowhere, three...

Gay Cook’s classic ratatouille

Ratatouille is a classic dish from Provence and derives its flavour from the fresh summer vegetables and some are cooked separately to retain their...

Confetti Corn

When I was a kid, my father used to bring home corn on the cob that had been picked 10 minutes earlier from...

Gay Cook’s Apricot Up-Side-Down Cake

8-9 inch (20 – 22.5 cm) cake This up-side down cake recipe is one of my favourite desserts using apricots rather the traditional pineapple. There...

Bon Ton-Style Fried Chicken

by Susan Hanna Serves 4. If you are looking for a special meal for the August long weekend, look no further than Bon Ton chicken –...

Gay Cook’s Raspberry or Strawberry Lassi Drinks

Makes 2 - 3 servings I was introduced to the mango lassi drink when I sat down to enjoy a meal in an Indian restaurant. This...

Roasted Cherry Tomato, Corn & Israeli Couscous Salad

 by Susan Hanna Unlike regular couscous—small grains of durum wheat—Israeli couscous is a toasted pasta shaped in tiny balls, about the size of small peas....

Gay Cook’s Caprese (Boccachini Tomato Salad)

This popular Italian salad symbolizing their flag of red, white and green is often served as an antipasto or starter for a meal. It’s...

Lemon-Pepper Chicken Thighs with Farro Salad

 by Susan Hanna The salad in this recipe from Real Simple is made with farro, a type of grain in the wheat family. It is...

Summer white wines

by Don Cook For my third column, I have selected 3 wines that are best for outdoor entertaining and cottage living.  These wines will pair...

Gay Cook’s fresh raspberry tart

Makes 6 to 8 servings I went to the market yesterday thinking I would make a strawberry pie, only to find newly arrived fresh raspberries....

Fulton’s Blueberry basil sauce on Red Fife peach pancakes

Blueberry Basil Sauce serves 4,. This sweet, sticky sauce is also great over some Red Fife peach pancakes! Ingredients 1 quart wild Ontario blueberries 6 leaves of Ontario thai basil 2 tbsp Fulton's...

A garden party for the guide dogs for the blind and a new brewing adventure

by Gay Cook A Garden Party & Tea takes place on the property of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, 4120 Rideau Valley Drive North,...

Almonte inventor creates new technology to combat obesity – the ever-loving donut with 60% less fat

by Joan Levesque You may have seen the sign at the corner of Industrial Rd and Ottawa St. for the past two Friday mornings  “Donuts”...

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