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MICHAEL PITTMAN and BARBARA GAMBLE at Sivarulrasa Gallery

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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...

Honey Baked Chicken Drumsticks

by Susan Hanna This sheet-pan recipe from NYT Cooking combines chicken drumsticks and root vegetables with a delicious honey sauce. Marinate the chicken for 1 to 24 hours in advance...

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...

Gay Cook’s Chocolate Almond Cake with Ganache Glaze

8-inch (20 cm) cake 6 oz (150 g) semi-sweet chocolate, cut into small pieces 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, cubed 1/4 cup (50 mL) rum, brandy or...

Lover’s Lane Valentine pizzas

by Gay Cook Makes 3, 8-inch (20 cm) pizzas or 1, 12-inch pizza Valentines is a day to have fun together with just the two of you making...

Rickard’s Dark or Black Creek Porter Brewed Beer Beef Stew

 by Gay Cook Makes 5 – 6 servings The Guinness beef from Britain is renowned around the world so I set out to create a...

Gay Cook’s fennel and orange salad

Serves 5 - 6 Fennel is almost like celery but has concave stalks with feathery dill-like green tops with an anise taste. Fennel makes a...

Gay Cook’s old fashioned macaroni and cheese

Makes 4 to 6 servings “It’s got kick and it’s homey, like home”, this was my late sister Jean Pigott’s comment each time we made...

Gay Cook’s French Onion Soup

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

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