Recipes

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 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.

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.

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.

A delicious anytime of the day simple mini-meal similar to a crustless quiche. Baked in their own ramekin, they have great eye appeal. The recipe is versatile and you can substitute spinach, Swiss chard or broccoli for the kale and any type of cheese for the feta.

Make this simple, quick soup with fresh beets in late summer or fall when they are at their prime for sweetness and depth of colour.

Comfort your soul with a healthy, hearty and flavourful dish like this one. It’s perfect served with potatoes and green beans or with crusty bread to sop up the juices.

If you’ve never been to Italy before I suggest you start cooking this recipe. You’ll feel like you’re in the old country in no time. This is a real hit with my wife and my girls.

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.

Here’s a stir fry using ingredients most of us have in our fridge. If fiery is not for you, omit the chili powder completely as well as the red chili pepper flakes or increase both if you’re a three alarm lover.

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 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.

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 crispy, asparagus-stuffed variation on chicken cordon bleu is an easy main course for your next dinner party.

This comforting chicken stew is perfect to warm you up during those chilly fall evenings, or even in the dead of winter. Sour cream gives the goulash’s sauce a velvety creaminess.

The flavours of orange and cocoa in this recipe create a new twist on your traditional chili recipe. The combination of sweet and heat will have your guys cheering for more!

Chili loves pumpkin and chocolate! Use these fun ingredients to help revitalize an old favourite. The pumpkin adds fibre and body while the chocolate and cocoa powder blend in creating rich, smooth flavour. Make this quick, warming dish with lean ground chicken to hit the spot on a cold day.

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.

In a little over half an hour, this easy casserole comes together. It’s ideal to put together on a weeknight.