Soups, Stews and Chili
Maple Baked Beans
A little sweet and mildly spicy, this is a hearty addition to any breakfast, picnic, barbecue or casual gathering. An assortment of beans are simmered in a sweet and savory sauce creating a [...]
Callaloo
Explore the vibrant flavours of the Caribbean with Callaloo, a hearty stew featuring colourful greens simmered in a creamy coconut milk broth. Photos and Recipe Credit: Amaranth Foods [...]
Potato & Leek Soup
Embrace the epitome of French summer fare by making vichyssoise. This chilled potato and leek soup offers a luxuriously smooth texture, and is traditionally served cold making it an excellent choice for a [...]
Red Lentil, Carrot and Coconut Soup
Vibrant and soulful, vegetarian red lentil, carrot and coconut soup combines carrots, tomatoes, fresh ginger and garlic, fish sauce and coconut milk making it a hearty soup ready in an hour or less. [...]
Mushroom Borscht
The tradition of cooking borscht dates back centuries and is passed on from generation to generation. With hundreds of variations of borscht, my grandmother says, “There are as many borscht recipes as there [...]
Butternut Squash Soup
Making a squash soup couldn’t be easier. It really comes down to the additional flavourings that make each soup stand out. I’ve borrowed a combination from Deborah Madison for with a hearty umami [...]
French Vegetable Soup
This is a quick, easy, vegan/vegetarian freezable soup with lots of flavour. You can add some chopped, cooked rotisserie chicken if you wish, but there are lots of hearty ingredients for a fast weeknight [...]
Mexican Vegetable Soup
This is a quick, easy, vegan/vegetarian freezable soup with lots of flavour. You can add some chopped, cooked rotisserie chicken if you wish, but there are lots of hearty ingredients for a fast weeknight [...]
Italian Vegetable Soup
A quick, simple any time meal, Italian Vegetable Soup is easy to assemble using pantry ingredients. Loaded with flavour, it can be enjoyed as a vegetarian weeknight dinner as is or with chopped, cooked [...]
French Onion Soup
This exceptional recipe comes from Calgary-born chef Nick Atkins and can be found on the menu at 15 Park Bistro at the Watermark Resort in Osoyoos, BC. With a suggested pairing of Meyer Chardonnay, [...]
Watermelon Gazpacho
The summer has been exceptionally hot this year. The last thing anyone wants to do is to turn on the stove or even the bbq. Easy meals are key and especially ones that require little [...]
Élan Bourguignon and Spaetzle
I’ve never understood the point of hunting, so it’s from the height of hypocrisy that I admit I’ve always wanted to cook and eat moose meat. While visiting family in Dawson Creek at Christmas, [...]
Butter Paneer
Most food trends are fleeting, generally (these days) driven by social media; Instagram triggered the unicorn Frappuccino® — and a thousand swirly purple unicorn foods after it — and TikTok recently brought us a [...]
Braised Beef and Ale Stew
Ale and Stout Canadians love their beer — and we in the prairies are particularly lucky to have close access to some of the best barley in the world. And lucky us — not [...]
Ramen
Story by Chefs Kaede Hirooka and Jonathan Chung, Respect the Technique As the cold winter months of Alberta drag on, nothing beats a steaming hot bowl of Ramen to warm you up. We have [...]
Tofu and Green Bean Mushroom Bowl
A healthy, robust Tofu and Green Bean Mushroom Bowl combines fresh ginger and roasted garlic, earthy mushrooms, green beans and crispy tofu. Served with a hot, flavourful broth and toasted sesame seeds it's a [...]
Chai Butternut Squash Soup with Apples
Photos and story by Julie Van Rosendaal Not counting water, tea is the most popular beverage on the planet; it’s the focus of rich cultural traditions worldwide, and though most [...]
Parsnip and Pear Soup
Just because parsnips are related to carrots doesn’t mean they can go in the kids’ lunches or on a crudité platter. It’s only after they have been thoroughly cooked that the parsnip’s true character [...]