Pre-cooked chicken, pasta and vegetables are baked in a mushroom cream sauce and topped with cheese.
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Save time and create a whole new meal using precooked ingredients
This oven baked stuffing recipe goes well with roast chicken. Cook it in the oven alongside your chicken and you have the perfect companion for a fall or winter meal. This past fall, I visited the early 18th century windmill at Pointe du Moulin just west of Montreal and it made me appreciate how our…
The fabled highlands of Scotland – rugged, misty and cool most of the year. After a day of boating on the loch or exploring medieval castles, there is nothing better to warm your insides than a hearty Scotch broth. This hearty soup is great for lunch on a chilly day. It’s also a perfect way…
There are many variations of Goulash, whose origins are found in the hearty stew that was made by Hungarian cattle herders known as puszta. As they drove their cattle to markets across eastern Europe, their recipe followed them. Many variations of the Hungarian Gulyásleves remain popular today especially in the territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire (which…
Precooked turkey, pasta and vegetables are baked in a creamy cheese sauce.
This one dish meal is a fantastic way to use up leftover ham. It includes a tasty combination of potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower in a cheesy sauce.
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Festive Frittata
This casserole of eggs, cheese, bacon, milk, peppers, mushrooms and bread is perfect for a festive holiday brunch.
You’ve just asked your party guests to sit down for the main meal when you scan the appetizers and see that you have an uneaten shrimp ring and a partly eaten veggie platter. Before these prepared treasures sit out too long, put them in the fridge so that you can give them a reprieve and…
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Hearty Minestrone
The first time I read an Italian-only menu, I noticed a category called minestre where various soups were listed. Later, I learned that Italian cuisine has zuppa, originating as a meager peasant’s ration of broth served with bread and the more hearty minestre. The most hearty of them all, minestrone, is a soup with broth, vegetables and pasta or…
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Ranchero Eggs
Hueveos Rancheros, as they are known in Spanish, is a perfect brunch dish for Mexican food lovers. You can either use small tortillas or Charras Tostadas as shown here. This dish is a great way to use up yesterday’s pico de gallo.