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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...

Pan-Roasted Chicken with Warm Farro Salad

by Susan Hanna If you’re tired of your roast chicken recipe, try this new take on it from Food and Wine. Remove the backbone of...

Gay Cook’s White Fruit Christmas Cake

If you are a lover of fruit cake for Christmas, now is the time to make it so the cake can mature, become more...

Local residents organize wine & food tour of Portugal

This Central Portugal Food & Wine Tour will take you into the heart of this delightful country. Portugal is "a road less travelled"; with gentle,...

Smoky Sausage, Tomato and Chickpea Soup

by Susan Hanna Makes 8 servings. This hearty soup from Canadian Living’s Best Soups and Stews is a perfect lunch or light supper after you’ve been...

Gay Cook’s Cheese Fondue

A cheese fondue is a favourite with friends and family during the cold weather especially in front of a blazing fire. Who ever holds the long...

Braised Chicken Thighs with Marinated Artichokes

 by Susan HannaThis recipe from Food and Wine calls for marinated artichoke hearts and meaty green olives. After browning the chicken thighs, transfer to...

Gay Cook’s Mulligatawny Soup   

by Gay Cook This soup was created during the time the British occupied India between 1858 and 1947. Milder spices along with apple gave it...

Pasta with Mushrooms and Prosciutto

by Susan Hanna This luscious pasta from Bon Appetit is definitely dinner party-worthy. Cook prosciutto until crisp, brown mushrooms, add shallots, thyme and stock and...

Gay Cook’s Apple Pie

by Gay Cook Makes one  9-in/23 cm pie shell and top Pastry should be tender and flaky. Ideally the pastry can be made with butter or...

Slow-Roasted Cod with Red Chermoula  

  by Susan Hanna Serves 4. This dish from Bon Appetit can be made with regular cod, black cod or any other firm white fish. Mix up...

Gay Cook’s Roasted Pumpkin Ginger Soup

The markets are filled with the Pie or Sugar pumpkins these days. They are small with a thick wall of pulp compared to the...

Shrimp and Green Bean Salad

by Susan Hanna This salad from Chatelaine is supposed to serve four, but it was so good the two of us ate it all in...

Gay Cook’s Corn, Tomato and Basil Salad Topped with Bacon

At this time of year our gardens and markets are all so colourful and over flowing with crops from cobs of corn, tomatoes the...

Ratatouille

by Susan Hanna Serves 4. This ratatouille recipe from Style at Home is a great way to use up the tomatoes and zucchini in your late-summer...

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