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Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze

You can make the basic recipe and tint it with food coloring if desired. For chocolate lovers, skip the food...


Roasted Root Vegetables with Herbs

A nutritious and colourful combination of carrots, potatoes, parsnips, rutabaga, and sweet potatoes are roasted together and are delicious served...


Goat’s Cheese and Arugula Salad

Toasty and creamy goat cheese and a tangy garlic-vinegar dressing combine with arugula to create a simple and delicious salad.


Roasted Vegetable Tart

Vegetarians...enjoy this! Rich and hearty butternut squash, zucchini, red onion, and peppers combine to provide a colourful burst of flavour.


Spinach, White Bean and Bacon Salad

Number of servings : 4 Prep time: Cooking time: Type of meal : | Salads | Salads Special diet :


Crispy Potato Pancake and Smoked Salmon Canapés

Potatoes make a sophisticated appetizer when transformed into these deliciously crisp pancakes. Top them with sour cream and succulent strips...


Crudités with Three Dips

This delicious trio of dips can be whipped up in no time. Your guests will love snacking on this festive...


Pastry-Crowned Tomato Soup

Wow your guests with a piping hot bowl of tomato soup covered with a golden puffed pastry shell.

Mini Puff-Pastry Tartlets

Serve these mini tartlets warm, sprinkled with chopped fresh herbs of your choice.


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10 Skinny Secrets of Top Chefs

How do top chefs cook and eat such delicious foods while still staying thin? Discover the secrets you'll...


Pappardelle with Braised Rabbit, Lardons, and Peas

This pasta dish has substance, but lightness too, as it is built on lean rabbit and stock and...


How to Choose the Perfect Pasta for Your Meals

Think the type of pasta you use for your recipes is just an insignificant detail? Not true! Get the...


Top 10 Best Halloween Candies

Bring your sweet tooth and check out this exhaustively exciting list of the 10 greatest Halloween candies of all-time.


Fennel Tatin

Number of servings : Prep time: Cooking time: Type of meal : | Pies/Tarts | Pies/Tarts Special diet : Ingredients


3 Fun Ways to Top Off Your Pies

Looking to add that final visual touch to your pies? Discover how to give your recipes a beautiful decorative top.


Miniature Meat Pies

Number of servings : 12 Prep time: Cooking time: 1 hr Type of meal : | Pies/Tarts | Pies/Tarts Special


Rustic Roasted Vegetable Tart

Number of servings : 8 servings Prep time: Cooking time: Ready in: 1 hr 30 min + 20 min cooling

Maple Buttercup-Squash Tatin

Number of servings : Prep time: Cooking time: Type of meal : | Pies/Tarts | Pies/Tarts Special diet : |


12 Best Fall Rice Recipes

Long or short, white or brown, rice is a delicious delight and a vital dietary staple. Spice up your own...


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4 Healthy Foods to Boost Your Brainpower

Does your mind feel foggy? Are you having trouble staying focused? Don't worry, the physicians of the hit TV...


Maison Publique Shepherd’s Pie

This is my version of shepherd's pie. I thought it...


Chuck Hughes’s Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

At my restaurant Garde Manger we have a staff meal...


Ned ‘Bell Pepper’ Sweet & Spicy Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Prepared with local BC cheeses and served with sweet homemade jam, this take on the grilled sandwich is, according to...

Crabby Dipper Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Gooey, rich and delicious, this grilled cheese is simply "melty yumminess," according to its creator, chef Michael Howell from the...


Cherry Bomb Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This cheeky grilled cheese, developed by chef Liana Robberecht from Calgary, gets its name from the delightfully bright pop of...


Stampede Centennial Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Celebrate 100 years of the Calgary Stampede and a century of agricultural passion with this Canadian provolone, blue cheese, and...


8 Ways to Control Your Hunger

The sight of food can make your mouth water even if you're already full, but eating too much...


Sweet Summer Night Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Toronto Chef Jason Bangerter used versatile mascarpone cheese to create this sweet grilled cheese sandwich. The texture of pan-fried brioche...


Niagara Gold Crunch Grilled Cheese Sandwich

The Niagara region brings together some of chef Jason Bangerter's favourite things - grapes and cheese. This take on the...