Assemble everything the night before and have the early-riser in the house turn it on. Or set a timer to start cooking two hours before you get up.
Serve with Long-Grain Rice and Asian Brussels Sprouts Toss (see recipes below).
Why spend money at the takeout counter for a roast beef sandwich when you can make this tasty, lean tortilla version?
A dense chocolate cake layered with seedless raspberry jam is a cinch to cut, and its generous size makes it suitable for large celebrations. Serve with Raspberry Sauce (see Additional Information below), berries and ice cream.
Vibrantly coloured by beets, this version of the traditional rice dish needs hardly any stirring. Rapini, a leafy, green vegetable related to both the cabbage and turnip families, adds a touch of its sharp flavour and colour.
Delight your family with burgers that capture the flavour of meat loaf. You can further enhance the treat by topping with shredded mozzarella or Cheddar cheese and gilding the lily even further with Cooked Brandied Mushrooms. Serve on onion buns.
Miriam Folkins, the pastry chef at Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa in Cambridge, Ont., layers everyone's favourite flavours into this impressive glossy tart.
Toast coconut ahead of time by tossing it frequently in a skillet over medium heat until golden. Then seal it in an airtight plastic bag.
Italian-inspired Marroni al Liquore, or Chestnuts in Spirits, is two gifts in one: spoon the chestnuts over ice cream and enjoy the liqueur as an after-dinner drink, over ice cream or in Marroni al Liquore Coffee.
