Recipes

"My favourite meals show a love of family and food. This zucchini dish with tomatoes is like a scaled-down ratatouille."...

"The first time I grew a garden, I harvested summer squash and cooked it with garlic and herbs. Using pattypan...

"I always enjoy taking this healthy option to parties and potlucks, and people really seem to appreciate it. No oil...

"This salad goes over really well with all ages, and it's a good way to get kids to eat summer...

"Originally a vegetable dish, I added pasta to this salad for family gatherings and church potlucks. Try adding sliced mushrooms...

"When my garden basil goes nuts, I make pesto and keep it frozen in small containers for the right opportunity,...

"A touch more lemon helped me trim the calories in our favourite shrimp scampi recipe. For those who want to...

"Although I enjoy this dish throughout the year, it's even more special when I use my garden to supply the...

"While sailing in the Mediterranean, we tasted a lemony artichoke pasta. I developed my own version of it that our...

"Broccoli rabe is one of my favourite veggies. Since it cooks right with the pasta, you can multitask. Before you...

"Orzo is a tiny pasta shaped like rice. We use it as a base for veggies, lemony vinaigrette and cheeses...

"With pasta salad, it’s easy to change up ingredients. We like to add grilled chicken and pine nuts, and sometimes...

"I was short on time but wanted to make an elegant dinner for my husband and me. That night, we...

"My husband and I like to eat seafood at least once a week. Oranges and lemon juice give scallops a...

"This pretty pasta is a family favourite —the kids love the light lemony flavour and I love that they devour...

"What gardener doesn't have extra zucchini? When it's abundant, I shred and freeze plenty so I have it on hand...

"One day I wanted to serve zucchini as a side dish—but I didn't have the time to slice and deep-fry...

"A fast-to-fix peanut butter and chocolate frosting tops these moist brownies that are a sweet way to use up your...

"Need a way to use up zucchini? Try this wonderfully flavoured jam. The pineapple adds so much sweetness." —Kathy Weese,...

"These yummy zucchini, currant and walnut muffins are an excellent and tasty way to use up surplus zucchini from your...

"I try to slip zucchini into as many dishes as possible. These cake wedges have wonderful flavour and a tender...

"Although I no longer have a garden of my own, friends and neighbours keep me amply supplied with squash. As...

"This recipe started out as a plain zucchini cookie. But over the years, I added nuts and chocolate chips. These...

"Flecks of zucchini give a third dimension to the popular lemon and poppy seed combination in this moist quick bread....

"These Zucchini Pancakes are a tasty change of pace from ordinary potato pancakes. Add a little shredded onion to give...

"When turkey sandwich meets modern Thai, it’s a fun mix of classic and trendy food. I love it when my...

"My kids ask for these pita sandwiches all the time. They haven’t noticed that as good as they taste, they’re...

Packed with meat, cheese and olives, these roll-ups are always a hit at parties.

"Served on croissants, these grown-up sandwiches offer a great way to use leftover Easter eggs. Salmon adds smoky flavour." —Cathy...