Cider-Glazed Roasted Vegetables

This eye-catching side dish is hearty enough to also make a vegetarian main dish when served with couscous or rice. If you have a large enough roasting pan, you can cook all the vegetables in the one pan for the same times, adding the second batch as directed.

Braised Lamb Shanks with Olives

Roast Chicken with Lemon, Garlic and Rosemary

Roast chicken with simple classic flavourings is the perfect Sunday dinner. With a large chicken, there will be leftovers for sandwiches the next day or to chop and use in a salad.

Red Wine and Rosemary Pot Roast

Beef pot roast is such a versatile dish. So many different flavours and cuts of meat lend themselves to this method. You can also use a bone-in roast, which will have a beefier flavour than a boneless one, but either will be tender and delicious.

Chunky Vegetable Barley Soup

A smoked turkey leg or drumstick adds richness to the simple broth that forms the base of this hearty root vegetable soup. Leftovers make a great lunch the following day or can be frozen for later.

Goat cheese and Bacon Stuffed Bison Roast

This is a one-dish meal that is elegant but simple. Bison is a low fat choice for meats and does not have a game-y taste.

Peter Gzowski's Favourite Beef Stew

Back in 1992, Ottawa-based Trillium Cooking School owner Pam Collacott and Canadian Living food editor Elizabeth Baird assisted Peter Gzowski at the Ottawa International Wine & Food Show where, as master teacher, he prepared Peter's Favourite Stew. Previous to the cooking class, The Canadian Living Test Kitchen has taken his charming instructions (no measurements) and converted them into the tested recipe you see below. Later, at the behest of one of Peter's fans, we also tried the recipe with caribou and found it worked exactly the same as beef, and, what is so important, was received with acclaim by members of the test kitchen and our guests. Of course Peter poo pooed the idea of measuring and suggested times, but when you want to reproduce the taste that won his stew so many fans, you can't go wrong with a well tested recipe.

Seder Menu: Salmon en Papillote with Root Vegetables

You can wrap the vegetables with the salmon early in the day, then drizzle with the wine mixture just before baking. Place the package on a long platter and open it at the table to tempt your guests with a wave of herbal aromas. Baby New Potatoes are the perfect accompaniment.

Roasted Garlic Beef Stew

Take the chill off Canada's chilly autumn nights with soups, stews and casseroles from the "Kitchen Comfort" collection of recipes in the November 2006 issue of Canadian Living magazine.