Yabrak – Stuffed Grape Leaves
Middle East style grape leaves stuffed with rice, lamb and spices then simmered until tender.
Chocolate Lovers Pudding
Mouth-watering and delicious – if you love chocolate, you’ll get your fix with this easy stovetop dessert pudding made with cocoa and other common baking ingredients. It’s a shame how years of marketing have...
Fiddleheads with Wild Garlic
Wild fiddleheads and wild garlic are available briefly in spring and are best eaten fresh. Combined in this simple recipe they are both a rustic treat and an urban delicacy. If you live...
Pouding Chomeur (Poor Man’s Pudding)
This old-time recipe is a simple cake baked in a hot maple caramel sauce.
Maple Glazed Salmon
Simple, quick, light, yummy and healthy are a few magic words that should sell you on this recipe. Living in the largest maple syrup producing region in the world, I am always in search...
Chicken Korma: A Curry House Favourite
Chicken pieces are braised with spices then simmered in a mild cream sauce. Korma can be traced back to the Moghuls who ruled India from the 10th to the 16th century. It was traditionally...
Wiener Schnitzel (Veal, Pork or Chicken)
Schnitzel is simply delicious! Thin, tenderized meat cutlets are dredged in flour, egg and bread crumbs then pan fried. When I was in Vienna, I just could not get enough of the famous Wiener...
Chicken Piccata with Artichoke
Lake Como, Italy This simple recipe is a twist on the popular Italian dish that is commonly made with veal, lemon, wine and capers Print Chicken Piccata with Artichoke Prep Time 15 mins Cook...
Baked Haddock in Mushroom Cheese Sauce
A maritime favourite, this easy-to-make dish is easily adaptable to other white fish or cheese varieties. Print Baked Haddock in Mushroom Cheese Sauce Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 30 mins Total Time 40...
Kung Pao Shrimp
A take-out favourite, the Szechuan Kung Pao is more commonly a chicken dish but this westernized shrimp version is sure to satisfy your taste buds. Walking through Chinatown in most major western cities is...
Pico de Gallo – Traditional Mexican Salsa
If you’ve been to Mexico, then you know the routine when first sitting down in most restaurants. The waiter takes your drink order then while you are looking over the menu, you are offered...
