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Answers to Diana’s Quiz, September 5 2026

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Grilled Chicken with Blueberry Sauce

Blueberries are usually for dessert, but this savoury blueberry sauce from Canadian Living is a wonderful complement to grilled chicken. Cook onion in oil for 5 minutes and then...

Potato, Artichoke and Green Bean Salad

This delicious potato salad from Real Simple tosses red potatoes, green beans, onion, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and parsley in a zingy lemon-mustard-caper dressing. Boil the potatoes until tender and...

Classic Pasta Salad

by Susan Hanna Pasta salads are a summer staple for us and this recipe from Chatelaine introduced me to a great tip: if you can, cook the pasta the night...

Gay Cook’s Chocolate Chip Brownies    

 by Gay Cook  9 x 9-in (23 x 23 cm) spring-form pan 1/2 cup (125 butter, room-temperature 1 cup (250 ml) sugar (half brown,...

Beef Suya

by Susan Hanna Suya is a spicy meat skewer from West Africa and this recipe from Food and Wine is a delicious way to marinate...

Gay Cook’s Watermelon Salad with Feta Cheese

by Gay Cook 1/2 watermelon or more to taste chilled. 1 or 2 limes, 1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil Freshly grated black pepper,...

Mediterranean Chicken Burgers

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Canadian Living combines ground meat with cucumber, yogurt, harissa paste, honey, lemon juice, garlic, mint, coriander and cumin, yielding...

Kale Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Walnuts

by Susan Hanna This yummy salad from Chatelaine is a great side dish for grilled meats. Roast the sweet potatoes, toss with kale, goat cheese...

Reader reviews ‘The Cheeky Chippy’

by Jennie Legg Our new favourite place for fish and chips is right here on our doorstep in Almonte.  We are so lucky that Tim...

Michael Smith’s no knead bread

by Gay Cook This is a delicious bread recipe from Michael Smith, a well known chef from Canada’s east coast. I hope you will find...

Roasted Honey-Chili Shrimp with Figs & Pearl Onions

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from the LCBO’s Food and Drink is sweet and spicy. Marinate raw shrimp in sriracha while you roast figs...

Gay Cook’s Greek or Italian Salad

by Gay Cook Spring it a wonderful time to enjoy fresh local ingredients in salads with so many new green lettuces, bright red radishes, spring...

Wine for BBQ season

by Mark Cochrane The lawn has been cut, raking done and you’ve plucked as many dandelions as provincial election signs on March Road. Your lower back...

Salmon, Radish and Bibb Salad with Herb-Buttermilk Dressing

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Real Simple is low-calorie (205 per serving) and ready in less than 30 minutes. Whip up a buttermilk-based dressing flavoured...

Shrimp with Potatoes and Tomatoes

by Susan Hanna This excellent recipe from Food and Wine is based on a recipe from Mamma Agata’s, a culinary school on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Sear the shrimp...

Cathy Reside’s Good Food Tour on CBC

by Edith Cody-Rice Cathy Reside's Good Food Tours, which launched in Almonte in the summer of 2017 with foodie tours of restaurants, shops and microbreweries...

Grilled Asparagus with Cherry Tomato Topping

by Susan Hanna Now that it looks like spring may make an appearance this year after all, it’s time to tuck into the season’s best...

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