Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce

Spoon this handy tomato sauce over Three-Cheese Polenta Pie, into lasagna or over pasta with a grate or two of cheese.

Jambalaya

Tuna, Pasta and Bean Salad

This colourful salad makes a satisfying meal. Serve with thick slices of fresh bread.

Bow-Tie Pasta Salad

This easy, colourful salad has the sunny fresh tastes of Greece.

Romaine and Radicchio Salad with Cucumber

The slight pleasant bitterness of radicchio is balanced by cool summer cucumber and sweet romaine in this simple and attractive salad.

Corn and Zucchini Saute

Creamy Herb Dip

Served with either chips or vegetable crudites, these dips won't last long on a holiday table.

Garlicky Lemon Herb Marinade

For 4 to 6 servings, add about 1-1/2 lb (750 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts or salmon fillets to marinade; cover and refrigerate salmon for 30 minutes, chicken for at least 4 or up to 24 hours.

Chicken Pineapple Pizza

Kids can't resist the sweetness of the nutritious pineapple topping on this easy-to-make pizza.

Channa

From Guyana, in South America, comes Denise Jeffers' channa, curried chickpeas.