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Sheet-Pan Turmeric Chicken and Crispy Rice

by Susan Hanna This delicious recipe from NYT Cooking yields succulent chicken and crispy golden rice, all on a single sheet pan. Make a lemon-garlic-ginger-turmeric marinade and set 1 tbsp...

Orzotto Alla Carbonara

by Susan Hanna This NYT Cooking take on classic carbonara substitutes orzo for spaghetti and the finished dish resembles risotto. Brown guanciale, pancetta or bacon and set aside. Stir the...

Sheet-Pan Paneer Tikka

by Susan Hanna This paneer recipe from NYT Cooking is a great vegetarian main dish. Marinate paneer, peppers and onion and then bake on a sheet pan for about 8...

Gay Cook’s Fresh Pineapple Up-Side-Down Cake

Makes 8-10 servings Sweet, juicy pineapples are available year-round with the peak season from March to July. Many folks believe one can tell a ripe pineapple...

Gay Cook’s Toad in the Hole

4 - 5 servings This is an old-fashioned English comfort food of cooked sausages baked in a batter of Yorkshire pudding. There are two important...

Gay Cook’s meringue shells with lemon curd and crushed strawberries

Makes 4 - 6 servings This is a colourful spring-like dessert for Easter with meringue nests filled with lemon curd on crushed strawberries. The lemon...

Angel muffins

makes about 12 large muffins This Easter muffin recipe is from Linda Hayes, the former co-founder and owner of Ace Bakery. Ace bread is sold...

ACE Bakery holds sandwich competition

ACE Bakery Bread in Toronto is requesting readers to send in their best sandwich recipe to http://www.acebakery.com, and win 1 of 4 Regional Prizes...

Casino Lac Leamy commemorates Titanic with gourmet evenings

by Gay Cook  The Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau invites the public to gourmet evenings commemorating the Titanic’s 100th anniversary. From April 11 to April...

Gay Cook’s Irish lamb stew

4 – 5 servings There are as many versions of Ireland’s national dish as there are cooks. One key to the stew is to cook...

Fulton’s maple syrup

by Gay Cook “The sap from our maple trees is still happily running even though the weather is warmer than usual and not at the...

Fulton’s Pancake House maple dip impresses Cordon Bleu student chefs

Last week, Fulton’s Pancake House welcomed thirty students from Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Ottawa. Many of the students come from different countries around...

Ashton pub opens the Ashton Brewing Company

by Gay Cook The Old Mill Pub at Ashton, a classic English-style pub on the outskirts of Ottawa has started the Ashton Brewing Company to...

Gay Cook’s mushroom soup

5 to 6 servings The soup in the photo shows it’s texture on the wooden spoon. I recommend if mushrooms are pureed too fine, their...

New beer launched for St. Patrick’s Day

by Gay Cook BEAU’S All Natural Brewing is a small, family-run company founded in 2006 in Vanleek Hill, east of Ottawa. A new lightly...

Gay Cook’s Greek Lamb Pilaff with Greek salad

4 – 5 servings This recipe came from an English friend who was shot down in Crete during the Second World War. There, he learnt to...

Gay Cook’s creamy parsnip soup

Serves 4 – 5 Parsnips are at their peak with a nutty and subtle peppery taste and are especially sweet in the winter. This is...

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