★Cooking Recipes★

Great for summer entertaining, these yummy bites will bring out the kid in everyone! Directions for: S'more Bites Ingredients 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup mini marshmallows cup Tostitos …

This homemade sauce is much fresher and boasts so much more flavour than store-bought! Try it for yourself. Directions for: Apple Sauce Ingredients 4-5 apples of choice 1 tsp lemon juice bro…

Directions for: Roasted Eggplant Ingredients 1 eggplant, cut into 1 inch circles 3 Tbsp vegetable oil salt and pepper Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking tray with parch…

A simple appetizer from Laura Calder made with homemade mayonnaise perked up with grainy mustard. Directions for: Shrimp in Mayonnaise Ingredients 1 egg yolk, at room temperature 1 pinch of sa…

These savoury pumpkin seeds are fun to make and can be a healthy addition to salads, snack mixes or granola. Directions for: Garlic Parmesan Pumpkin Seeds Ingredients 1 cup pumpkin seeds, toaste…

A crunchy, tasty and hearty nacho dish just one microwave ride away. Directions for: Quick 'n' Easy Nacho Casserole Ingredients 1 cup crushed corn chips cup salsa cup cooked ground…

Quick, easy, no-fuss butternut squash tossed with brown sugar, butter and salt and pepper for a melt-in-your-mouth side. Directions for: Caramelized Butternut Squash Ingredients 2 medium buttern…

Directions for: Portuguese Caramel Flan Ingredients Caramel cup sugar 2 Tbsp water Custard cup sugar 2 Tbsp water 2 cup 35% cream, hot 1-1/4 cups milk, hot 6 eggs 2 egg yolks …

These chips are oven-baked, not fried! Serve with your favourite chip dip. Directions for: Purple Potato Chips with Maldon Salt Ingredients 2 large purple potatoes, scrubbed Maldon salt to tas…

Ease of Preparation: Easy.Prep Time: 20 minutesEating Time: 25 minutes Directions for: Crepes with Beef and Red Wine Gravy with Asparagus Ingredients 3 Large Eggs (Whites First) 1 cup Milk …

This deep-fried chocolate bar recipe is courtesy of chef James Mckinnon of Dangerous Dan's restaurant. Directions for: Deep-Fried Chocolate Bar Ingredients 1 chocolate bar of choice vegeta…

Need a nice partner to grilled shrimp, fish or chicken? This salad is a step beyond the expected. All the flavours you love in the classic patio-sipping Caesar drink works wonderfully here with ripe,…

A quick, easy go-to dish for lunch or simple dinner. Directions for: Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto Sandwiches Ingredients cup prepared pesto 4 ciabatta rolls, sliced in half 4 oz fresh mozza…

Fresh halibut fillet baked with sage leaves and wrapped in a slice of prosciutto.Courtesy of Chef Mark McEwan for Cook for the Cure 2013. Directions for: Prosciutto-Wrapped Halibut with Sage Ingre…

Directions for: Oysters with Melon Ingredients oysters honey dew melon cantalope olive oil Directions 1. Open the oysters, leave the oysters in the shell. Use a small melon baller to m…

This quick and easy toast with butter, cinnamon and sugar is baked until golden brown and absolutely delicious. Directions for: Cinnamon Toast Ingredients 2 sticks sticks salted butter, softened…

Ease of Preparation: Easy A recipe is merely words on paper; a guideline, a starting point from which to improvise. It cannot pretend to replace the practiced hand and telling glance of a watchful co…

The "short-cut" to these churros is using ready-to-bake biscuit dough, making the whole thing ready in just 20 minutes. Directions for: Short-Cut Churros Ingredients 3 cups vegetable o…

Directions for: Limoncello Sorbet Ingredients 1 cup water (250 ml) 6 Tbsp sugar (90 ml) 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice, strained (250 ml) cup limoncello (125 ml) Directions 1. In a …

Sweet crisp fennel gets taken to a new level by slightly pan frying. Directions for: Pan-Fried Fennel Ingredients 1 large fennel bulb Salt and pepper 2 Tbsp olive oil Directions 1. Trim …