Spiced Pear Galette

Galettes are the perfect fall dessert because you get all the flavour of a flaky fruit-filled pie but with a rustic home-style look. Firm Bosc pears are ideal for baking; they stay crisp when ripe and keep their shape. 

Great Canadian Sushi Animals

Get wild in the kitchen with these fun sushi animals, inspired by Canada's iconic wildlife. To keep the rice from sticking to your fingers while you shape the animals, have a bowl of water beside you and keep your hands wet at all times.

Christmas Light Gingerbread Cookies

Brighten up your holiday season with these colourful Christmas light cookies, complete with royal icing and candy-coated chocolate candies. If you prefer the classic sugar cookie, check out our Christmas Light Sugar Cookies.

Pumpkin Cheesecake With White Chocolate Almond Bark

A gingersnap cookie crust, spiced pumpkin cheesecake filling and whipped cream cloud topping make this heavenly fall dessert absolutely irresistible. Even the most devout pumpkin pie purists will be converted!

Creamy Pumpkin Pie with Maple Whipped Cream

Wow your guests with this winner of a pumpkin pie made all the more special by its decorative border. Use three-quarters of the pastry to make the checkerboard border and use the rest to make jam-filled tarts with the kids. Or use the extra pastry to make the braided or leaf border variation. Top slices with the maple-spiked whipped cream topping.

Shrimp & Kimchi Dumplings

Cranberry-Apple Slab Pie

"Making a pie in a large jelly roll pan means you can easily serve a crowd. Plus, a slab is so much simpler to transport and slice without making a mess. Talk about a win-win!" — Gilean Watts, Food specialist

Maple Crunch Layer Cake

Candied maple walnuts sprinkled among the cake layers add a pleasing crunch to this towering treat.

Spiced Ombré Snowflake Cookies

We've added a subtle blend of spices to basic shortbread for extra festive flavour. If you wish, omit the spice to adapt the dough to an endless number of recipes.

Ugly Sweater Cookies

No ugly sweater party is complete without these themed cookies! The gaudier the better, so let the kids' imaginations run wild with endless candy and colour combinations. Reserve some of the icing to use for decorating, and pipe stripes and patterns onto the sweaters, if desired.