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

Char Siu-Style Ribs

These saucy, tasty ribs are inspired by Chinese-style pork char siu. To get the signature ruby red colour, we've used grenadine, but if you don't have any on hand, this recipe will still taste fantastic. For a large crowd, cut ribs into individual portions before serving.

Tsukune-Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers

Tsukune are flavourful grilled chicken meatballs, and they're right at home nestled into piquant peppers. Depending on your heat tolerance, you can either remove the seeds and membranes from the jalapeños for milder spice or leave them in for extra kick. Make sure you pierce both the jalapeños and the chicken inside when skewering the peppers to help keep the chicken in place during grilling.

Fruit and Nut Truffles

Chewy, crunchy and rich, these truffles have it all. They're a beautiful treat passed around the table after dinner or laid out for nibbling during cocktail hour. If you don't want messy, chocolaty fingers, make sure your hands are cold, and work quickly when shaping the truffles.

Harvest Pumpkin Pie

A fabulous pumpkin pie is a combination of a crisp flaky crust and smooth, creamy custard. For guaranteed success, quick-chill and prebake the crust at a high temperature before adding the pumpkin custard and baking the pie at a lower temperature.

Korean Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Curry Coconut Shrimp Soup

You can thaw and peel the shrimp while the soup is cooking, but to quickly get dinner on the table after work, prep the shrimp the night before. That way, you'll be able to throw them into the slow cooker when you get home and then sit down to a warm, soothing meal in less than 15 minutes.

Teriyaki Skewers

Yakitori, a Japanese skewered chicken, is so easy to make. We love using thigh meat because it stays nice and juicy on the grill. Save any leftover sauce for stir-fries or noodles.

Pork and Pepper Lettuce Cups

Lettuce cups are a fun (and easy!) way to enjoy this speedy stir-fry, but you can also serve it over steamed rice with a drizzle of the hoisin dressing.

Slow Cooker Apple Spice Cake

As this cake bakes, it fills the air with the heavenly scent of spiced apples. The rich nutty flavour of brown butter icing transforms this everyday treat into a company-worthy dessert. Cost: $0.50/serving