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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...

Our dinner group and the Syrian food experience

Canadians are truly citizens of the world. Our wanderlust broadens our understanding of cultures beyond our own and fuels a national curiosity for new...

Gay Cook’s Fish Chowder

by Gay Cook Our cool spring this year is the perfect time to enjoy fish chowder. The addition of fennel to the soup gives it...

Root Mash with Wine-Braised Shallots

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi has several steps, but the end result is well worth it. Hearty root...

Jessica’s Syrian Food now at Baker Bob’s!

Nour and Khodor Jarous are delighted that their Syrian food is now available at Baker Bob’s on Little Bridge Street. The dishes they’ve chosen to...

Lightly Breaded Shrimp with Hot Garlic Sauce

by Susan Hanna This is another great recipe from Bonnie Stern’s More HeartSmart Cooking that is tasty and is only 167 calories per serving. You...

Gay Cook’s Roasted Chicken Fingers with Peanut Butter Dip

by Gay Cook I made my grandchildren these chicken fingers with the dipping sauce this past weekend. The fingers were very popular. They ate...

Flattened Cumin-Grilled Chicken Breasts with Garlic Israeli Couscous

by Susan Hanna  This delicious recipe from Bonnie Stern’s More Heartsmart Cooking has lots of flavour from spices and roasted garlic but doesn’t have lot...

Gay Cook’s Classic French Onion Soup 

by Gay Cook   Serves 4 - 5 This traditional French onion soup is a favourite any time of the year but especially the comfort it...

Pork and Chili Pepper Bowls

by Susan Hanna This tasty recipe from Canadian Living gets its heat from Thai bird’s-eye peppers, which are tiny but pack a powerful punch. To...

Gay Cook’s Roast Pork Loin with Quinoa Apple Cider Stuffing 

  Makes 3 or 4 servings 1 lb (450 g) approximately, pork tenderloin ½ cup (125 ml) quinoa ½ tsp (2 ml) salt 1 cup...

Rigatoni with Sausage and Fennel

by Susan Hanna I always like to get a cookbook for Christmas, and this year I was happy to receive the latest from the Barefoot...

Gay Cook’s New Year’s Eve Punch

This is a delicious and colourful New Year’s Eve punch to help ring in the 2017 New Year. It will catch everybody's eye at a...

Honey Balsamic Pork Chops with Roasted Peppers

by Susan Hanna Serves 4. Even if you don’t want to make the pork chops in this recipe, be sure to try the roasted peppers and...

Holiday wine review

by Mark Cochrane It’s that time of year again. Dig deep into the back of your closet and pull out that ugly bedazzled Christmas sweater...

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