Turkey Breast Stuffed With Herbed Butter

This is a great alternative to a whole bird for an intimate holiday dinner. You will need about a 2-1/2 lb (1.125 kg) bone-in skin-on turkey breast to yield the right amount of meat. Ask your butcher or the meat department of the grocery store to bone it for you if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.

Gougères Stuffed with Herbed Salmon

Spinach, Mushroom and Cheese Phyllo Purses

The combination of crisp phyllo pastry and a colourful yellow pepper sauce makes this Severn Lodge dish a stylish vegetarian entr? Hubert Obermeier, the executive chef, drops small spoonfuls of tomato sauce into the yellow pepper sauce and gives them a dramatic swirl.

Homemade Mayonnaise

Making mayonnaise from scratch is easier than you think! For best results, bring the ingredients to room temperature before you start blending. No food processor? Omit the egg white, using only the yolk, and make this mayonnaise using a bowl and a whisk.

Cordon Bleu Pork Tenderloin

Lobster Thermidor

This dish is thought to have been created in 1894 by Chez Marie, a Paris restaurant, for the opening of Victorien Sardou's play Thermidor. Others say it was first tasted by Napoleon during Thermidor, the 11th month of the calendar invented during the French Revolution.

Brioche with Pan-Fried Mushrooms & Supreme Sauce

Seafood Salmon Roulade

Stuffed with shrimp and scallops and napped with a delicate beurre blanc sauce, this salmon roll makes an elegant dish for holiday entertaining.

Acadian Meat Pie

This is a rib-sticking pie with a tender biscuit-thick crust like the one served at the Restaurant Acadien at Chéticamp. Serve with pickled beets, cranberry sauce or chili sauce.

Festive Stuffed Turkey Breast

You don’t need to cook an entire turkey to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. Here, spinach, kale, bacon and chicken, along with flavourful herbs and fruits, are stuffed into a turkey breast for a succulent gobble-gobble feast.