Recipes

This light-tasting pasta dish is packed with the best late-harvest flavours of early fall. Peppery arugula adds an unusual flavour note to this dish, pairing beautifully with cherry tomatoes, basil, and Asiago cheese.

You’ll never want to buy takeout again after tasting this delicious Chinese-inspired chicken omelette. It’s so easy to make at home, and nutritious to boot. This speedy dish will soon become a family favourite.

This Acadian version of chicken and dumplings combines the comforting flavours of carrots, potatoes, and chicken into a hearty autumn dish. Like most soups and stews, leftovers - if there are any - taste even better the next day.

This elegant-looking dish is deceptively simple. Using wonton wrappers in plating the salad makes it look as though it came from a high-end restaurant, and fresh basil, mint and cilantro create a flavour that is out of this world. This delicious salad makes a wonderful light lunch or accompaniment to soup at suppertime.

This flavourful salad is a delicious, healthy alternative to a chicken Caesar salad. The delicately tart-sweet flavour of the Sauvignon Blanc vinaigrette brings together the wine-poached chicken, robust Romaine, and savoury Romano cheese beautifully.

This open-faced tart is a delicious, nutritious take on quiche. The bold flavours of fennel and goat cheese contrast beautifully with the tender, flaky phyllo crust. This recipe is equally delicious served hot or cold, and leftovers make a wonderful lunch the following day. Spelt is a tasty grain with a slightly nutty flavour, and this recipe is a great way to try it out.

It can be difficult to find easy dishes to entertain with. Look no further than this recipe for Asian Chicken Meatballs. With minimal dishes used or preparation time needed, these meatballs free you from worry in the kitchen and let you enjoy the aromatic balance of ginger, garlic, and sesame with your guests.

These Italian-spiced meatballs are perfect served with marinara sauce at a cocktail party, or added to tomato sauce for spaghetti and meatballs.

This recipe is perfect for the depths of winter. Its Spanish-inspired pepper-and-yogurt marinade will lend a smoky, grilled flavour to these chicken skewers. Serve with other hors d’oeuvre or as an appetizer at a casual dinner party.

This tart is a great dish to try using whole grains. The sweet, slightly nutty flavour of the kamut brings together the flavours of chicken and spinach in this unusual recipe.

These small-bite tartlets are a stunning appetizer at any party! Slightly spicy cranberry salsa tastes unbelievable paired with the chicken mixture in these bites.

This orange-glazed chicken comes together beautifully using ingredients that are easy and affordable to keep on hand. Using a slow cooker means that it can be put together in just minutes in the morning and ready to serve right when you get home from work. Just add a side of rice and steamed vegetables for a nutritious meal your family will ask for again and again!

Big barbeques can lead to too many leftovers the following day. Need to use some leftover grilled chicken? Try this angel hair pasta dish! Featuring frozen mixed vegetables and canned tomatoes, it comes together quickly and easily. It’s a healthy, delicious way to use up your grilled chicken.

In the time the wild rice takes to cook, you can prepare the rest of the ingredients for this brightly flavoured chicken soup. When the rice is ready, the soup can move from stove to bowl almost instantly. All the individual flavours shine as a whole in this Asian-inspired soup.

This thick, hearty chowder gets an extra boost of body and flavour from the ancient grain quinoa. It’s a wonderful dish to have on hand on the nights when a chill is just coming into the air.

The hearty wild rice stuffing for this roast chicken keeps this dish healthy and delicious. Using prepared barbeque chicken spice makes this recipe come together very easily.

This herb butter-rubbed chicken is a mouthwatering addition to any dinner table. Paired with a cranberry rice pilaf, this recipe will warm up any chilly fall day.

These fiery drumsticks are everything they should be: sticky, hot, and smoky from the grill. Refrigerating the drumsticks after dredging help them achieve a dry, crispy skin that the sauce will adhere to nicely.

This creamy, hearty soup is surprisingly healthy, thanks to using evaporated milk in place of cream. Paired with bannock, a bread native to North America, this dish is a lovely example of Canadian cuisine.

This recipe won 3rd place in 2009’s recipe contest for its spin on New Orleans flavours. It combines Cajun seasoning, barbeque sauce, and habanera sauce for a heat that doesn’t drown out the other flavours in the dish.