Feel free to add your own toppings, such as leftover crumbled bacon, roasted chicken or deli meats to this pizza. Cut leftovers into appetizer-size fingers and enjoy with cocktails.
Smoked trout transforms this spring-fresh potato salad into a filling meal. Look for it in the refrigerated seafood section of your supermarket, or alongside cured meats. Serve with crusty bread.
You can get freshly cooked lobsters in the seafood department of the supermarket.
A simple small-batch relish is a good way to turn abundant zucchini into something more creative than the typical side dish. The single-jar yield means you don't have to process it in a boiling water canner – just refrigerate it in an airtight container. Serve the relish with grilled chicken or pork, on grilled burgers or sausages, or even in place of salsa with tortilla chips.
Diningding (pronounced with short "i"s as in "thing") is an Ilocano specialty from northern Philippines, where vegetables and fish play the largest role in cuisine. Use this recipe as a guideline and vary the vegetables according to availability and freshness. In Canada, black cod (sablefish), salmon or halibut are especially good for diningding, but freshwater fish, such as pickerel or whitefish, also makes a tasty dish.
When in season, use summer squash varieties such as zephyr, gold bar or Italian zucchini in this simple vegetable medley.
Pasta and cheese is our family's favourite comfort food. How can you go wrong? Orecchiette ('little ears') is our preferred pastsa with this dish; however, you can always substitute your favourite.
This pasta has few ingredients, cooks up in a snap and tastes of summer. It's perfect for a main dish but also makes a lovely first course for six to eight people. Bread crumbs and pasta water help make the delicious light sauce. Keep this recipe on hand to try with homegrown tomatoes when they are in season.
