A wedge of cheesecake is always tempting, but squares of it covered with toffee bits are irresistibly easy to pop in your mouth.
Traditionally called Bo Ssam - these ginger-packed lettuce wraps make a light, satisfying meal. Serve with Korean-style pickled vegetables or kimchi, the intensely flavourful Ginger Green Onions Sauce and a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds for an authentic flair.
Flavourful fish and loads of fresh veggies make this simple dish the perfect spring meal.
Inspired by Italian squash ravioli, this nontraditional filling has a sweet, velvety flavour that is especially good when tossed with fresh sage leaves that have been fried in butter just until the butter turns brown.
This is a longtime standby recipe that my mother used to make before I was even born. You can use a less tender cut of meat (in fact I often use moose meat, though good old beef is excellent) and place it in a marinade for two days. In these economic times less expensive meat sure helps the budget. It is slow cooked, then sliced, and its swee-and-sour sauce is complemented by bland potatoes, thin slice of dark bread, and butter.
In the eastern Mediterranean, especially Greece and Turkey, assertively flavoured meatballs simmered in a slightly tart lemon sauce is a favourite dish. Serve with rice and a side salad of tomatoes and cucumber with olive-oil-and-lemon dressing.
