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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...

Tomato, Onion, Black Olive, and Feta Fish Packets

 If your New Year’s resolution is to eat a healthy diet, including more fish, try this recipe from Real Simple. Cooking fish and other...

Oysters for Christmas Eve

Oysters have always been my family’s special treat at Christmas time often on Christmas Eve. Jim Foster of Pelican Fishery and Grill, 1500 Bank...

Honey-Rosemary Glazed Nuts

by Susan Hanna We always make a few batches of these delicious glazed nuts for the holidays. The sugar and honey make them shiny and...

Gay Cook’s Scottish shortbread

If this recipe could help you with your Christmas baking, I would be thrilled. Scottish shortbread has been around since the 12th Century. Then...

Chicken from Tallinn

by Susan Hanna   Serves 4. Lucy Waverman recently published this recipe from Estonia in the Globe and Mail. She described it as a “powerful, full-flavoured but...

Gay Cook’s Macaroni & Cheese with Lobster

by Gay Cook  4 - 6 servings  2 frozen lobster tails in the shell 1 qt (L) water, boiling 2 tsp (10 ml) salt 1 cup (250 ml)...

Weeknight or Weekend Beef Stew

by Susan Hanna Serves 4 to 6. This is a classic beef stew recipe from Family Meals, written by Canadian chef Michael Smith. I’m not sure...

Gay Cook’s Banana Cinnamon French Toast  

  3 - 4 servings French toast is a winner for any family at breakfast and has all the ingredients (fruit, egg and bread) to...

Ginger Chicken Soup

by Susan Hanna At this time of year, I like to cook a big pot of soup on Sunday. This soothing Ginger Chicken Soup from...

Gay Cook’s Frisée Salad with Warm Chèvre

by Gay CookServes 4-6 Chicory frisée or curly endive has a little "nip" and, as with most greens, it is best when young and tender....

Cashew chicken and greens stir fry

I needed to use up the last batch of Swiss chard from the garden, so I used it in this recipe adapted from the...

Gay Cook’s Fresh Tomato Soup

by Gay Cook The tomatoes in our garden last week were fully ripened and at their peak of flavour. It was the moment to go...

Cranberry pecan quinoa pilaf

by Susan Hanna I served this quinoa pilaf from the October issue of Style at Home at Thanksgiving dinner. It is a colourful and tasty...

Gay Cook’s fresh apple muffins  

Makes 12 large or 24 mini muffins Apple cider has a natural fresh taste that enhance these muffins, but canned apple juice also works in...

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