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Honey Sesame Halloumi Spinach Salad

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Honey Sesame Halloumi Spinach Salad

by Susan Hanna If you are looking for a tasty, light meal on a warm summer day, try this salad from NYT Cooking. Make the dressing and toss it with...

One-Pan Mediterranean Shrimp

by Susan Hanna This simple one-pan recipe from America’s Test Kitchen is quick and tasty. Slice and roast potatoes. Toss shrimp with seasoning. Flip potatoes and scatter shrimp and feta...

Roasted Pepper, White Bean and Mozzarella Salad

This delicious and nutritious salad from NYT Cooking takes only a few minutes to make. Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a large bowl. Add the peppers and beans...

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...

 Gay Cook’s Corn Coconut Soup

Serves 5 or 6 This soup has great flavour when the corn is at it's prime and roasted on the barbecue or under an oven...

Cool off with ‘cold brew coffee’ at Equator

Given that the humidex will be pushing 40 again this week, this note from Almonte's Equator Coffee Roasters seems especially timely. As we approach the dog...

Provençale Beef Brochettes

by Susan Hanna These tasty beef and vegetable skewers reach a whole new level when topped with a parsley-basil pesto vinaigrette. Use any remaining vinaigrette...

Gay Cook’s Red Cabbage, Cauliflower and  Butternut Squash Salad 

This recipe was printed in The Millstone last summer. I used to make this the salad often when I was working in Paris. The joy of...

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