Ham Hock Hash and Poached Eggs

Smoked pork hocks (ham hocks) give this hash a wonderful rich flavour. However, if time is of the essence, try the smoked turkey variation. Since pork hocks vary so much in size, you may need more than one.

Caribou Stew

Caribou is one of the staple ingredients in Nunavut cooking. It's classified as country food; or food from the land, and it's one of the only truly wild meats. Caribou is sometimes available at specialty meat shops across Canada or by special order directly from purveyors in Nunavut. Availability can vary from season to season, so if you can't find caribou, then elk, venison or beef can make a delicious substitute. Serve with Bannock.

Hoisin Meatball Lettuce Cups With Spicy Slaw

The quintessential Chinese dipping sauce, hoisin sauce is all you need to transform everyday meatballs into sticky, glazed nuggets of goodness. If you find your lettuce cups too crowded to eat neatly, just tear off a few more lettuce leaves and fill them with fewer meatballs. If you don't have ground pork, any ground meat will do.
Cost: $2.30/serving

Shrimp Newburg

Boiling the shrimp shells in the wine gives the silky cream sauce of this elegant main course an intense shrimp flavour.

Vegan Thai Tofu Noodle Salad

Southwestern Beef Stew

Serve this chili-inspired stew with baked white or sweet potatoes, crusty whole grain rolls, rice or couscous.

Korean Beef Stew

Chunky Chili Cornbread Cobbler

A tender, cheese-flavoured topping gives plain old chili a lift. Though it's a bit of work, the effort will be well appreciated.

Quick Egg and Veggie Fried Rice

Everyone needs a fried rice recipe in his or her repertoire, because it's great for using up leftovers. When you don't have any meat in the fridge or freezer, you'll likely have eggs on hand to turn what's normally a side dish into this complete meal.

Hearty Beef Stew

Cocoa powder might seem like an unusual ingredient to add to a savoury stew, but it adds an extra hit of toasty richness and colour, but without any of the sweetness you might associate with dessert. It’ll be your new favourite secret ingredient!