Feb 18 2024
Homemade pasta dough looks impressive, but at its heart it is wonderfully simple. Flour and eggs are transformed through mixing, kneading, resting, and rolling into tender sheets of fresh pasta ready for fettuccine, tagliatelle, lasagna, ravioli, and more. You do not need professional equipment to make it, either. A pasta machine makes rolling easier and …
Feb 11 2024
Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza Ingredients Balsamic Vinaigrette Directions BPT
Feb 01 2024
This exotic, spicy dressing is excellent on a fresh salad, chicken or noodles, or as a dipping sauce. It not only adds exciting flavor to your dish, but also the health benefits of monounsaturated fats. Spicy Thai Peanut Dressing Prep time: 5 minutes Makes ½ cup (125 ml) Ingredients: 2 tbsp (30 mL) peanuts, finely …
Jan 29 2024
Taste something new with Thai-style salad Salads have a host of bountiful nutrients, but it can be easy to get stuck eating the same kind every day. To help get you of this rut, Tom Filippou, executive chef for President’s Choice cooking school, encourages you to try this Thai-style beet salad, which only takes 15 …
Jan 22 2024
There’s a battle taking place in the kitchens of homes all across Canada. On one side, you have tired parents, and on the other side, picky eaters. Parents just want to provide their kids with a nutritious meal, but it can be tough in the face of “ews,” “yucks,” and “can we have pizza?” The …
Jan 15 2024
Ven pongal is warm, creamy, peppery, and wonderfully comforting. Made by cooking rice and yellow moong dal until very soft, then finishing them with a fragrant tempering of ghee, cumin, black pepper, ginger, curry leaves, and cashews, this South Indian dish turns a short list of ingredients into something deeply satisfying. The texture is an …
Jan 11 2024
Cheese-filled tortellini turns a simple vegetable soup into a cozy, satisfying dinner with very little extra work. This easy tortellini soup combines tender pasta with tomatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and Italian herbs in a savory broth, all in one pot. It is the kind of soup that works particularly well on busy evenings because …
Jan 04 2024
Chicken gyros are a great way to bring the flavors of a Greek-style street-food wrap into an ordinary home kitchen without needing a vertical rotisserie. Juicy chicken thighs are marinated with lemon, garlic, oregano, and olive oil, then cooked until browned and tender before being sliced and tucked into warm pita with tomatoes, red onion, …
Jan 01 2024
Pork and sauerkraut is the kind of meal that gets better the longer it cooks. Pork shoulder slowly becomes tender while sauerkraut, apples, onions, and caraway simmer together into a savory-tangy mixture with just enough sweetness to balance the cabbage. This version is designed for a Dutch oven, where the pork can brown first and …
Dec 08 2023
Few foods are as closely associated with Hanukkah in many Ashkenazi Jewish homes as a platter of freshly fried potato latkes. Crisp and deeply golden around the edges, tender in the center, and best eaten while they are still hot, latkes turn a handful of humble ingredients into one of the most anticipated dishes of …
