Homemade crepes filled with a vanilla ricotta and cream cheese filling, baked golden, and topped with fresh mixed berries. These lighter cheese blintzes are brunch royalty.
Classic pasta carbonara: linguine tossed with crisp bacon, raw egg, parsley, and Parmesan. The Roman classic that turns five ingredients into a silky, peppery dinner in 30 minutes.
Savory Italian spinach torta with mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, and toasted pine nuts baked in a Dijon-brushed pie crust. A stunning brunch or dinner centerpiece that's golden, cheesy, and herb-filled.
Mexican chocolate mousse with flambeed Jamaican rum that burns off the harsh edge and leaves deep, smoky-sweet flavor folded into clouds of whipped cream. A make-ahead dinner-party dessert.
Gramma Bahrt's salmon piroghi, a hearty double-crust pie layered with stock-cooked rice, flaked salmon, hard-boiled eggs and buttery chives. A Russian-style salmon pie baked golden and glossy.
Steamed eggplant and green pepper marinated in a garlic-oregano vinaigrette, then tossed with chunk tuna, fresh tomato, and crumbled feta over crisp greens. A bright, Mediterranean-style Tunisian salad that's hearty enough for a main course.
Meshoui is Moroccan-style roast lamb: a leg rubbed with paprika, garlic and pepper, roasted on a bed of aromatic vegetables, then braised tender in a tomato-spiked pan sauce. Fragrant, fall-apart North African lamb.
Tender butter cookies studded with chopped fresh strawberries and scented with nutmeg and brandy, dusted in powdered sugar. Little jewel-like bites that melt on the tongue.
Not your grandma's carrot cake. This one's spiked with Coca-Cola, loaded with grated carrots, nuts, and coconut, then drenched in a hot cocoa-cola syrup that soaks right through the warm crumb. Serves 16.
Favourite Red Devil's Food Cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting recipe
Hearty soybean burgers with eggplant, oats, wheat germ, and garlic, served with a homemade mushroom tamari gravy. A from-scratch vegetarian patty with serious substance.
Garlic-roasted potatoes tossed with peppery watercress, white wine vinegar, and fresh chives. Crispy, golden potatoes meet fresh greens in a warm salad-style side dish.
Homemade beef foldovers with seasoned ground beef, rice, cheddar, and tomato sauce wrapped in yeasted whole wheat dough. Freezer-friendly and perfect for picnics.
Homemade beef foldovers with seasoned ground beef, rice, cheddar, and tomato sauce wrapped in yeasted whole wheat dough. Freezer-friendly and perfect for picnics.
Vegetarian mapo tofu (Mabo Dofu) with silken tofu, mushrooms, leeks, and sake in a savory soy-sesame sauce. A quick Japanese-style tofu stir-fry ready in 15 minutes.
A layered casserole of spiced tomatoes, sweet corn, bell pepper, and onion with breadcrumbs and melted cheese baked until bubbly and golden. The ultimate garden-to-table side dish.