Pass the sauce around so that each person can add it according to taste.
Traditional versions of this soup simmer everything – bones and all – for hours. But we like our vegetables less mushy, so we prepare the lamb stock first then finish the soup with fresh vegetables and meat from the stock.
Combining two traditional seafood side dishes makes for a lot less work (not to mention less mess). For the sweetest frozen corn, look for the peaches and cream variety.
Keep your eye out for grocery store sales on ground beef and pantry ingredients required to make this big-batch chili recipe. Freeze individual portions to enjoy later on and really give your wallet a break.
Serve with crusty bread for sopping up the juices. Choose a favourite local microbrew (wheat beer is best) for steaming, as well as serving alongside. This recipe doubles easily for a larger crowd.
Great for lunch or supper, this hearty soup sizzles with smoky flavour and is also rich in iron. If smoked pork hock is unavailable, use slab bacon.
This flavourful slow cooker beef stew recipe is sure to warm chilly nights spent at home. Chock-full of tomatoes, onions, potatoes and celery, this hearty stew does the job of curbing that craving for classic comfort food.
This veggie-loaded chili is so hearty that even meat lovers will ask for seconds. To freeze it, cook as directed, but don't add the mushrooms. Cook them separately and add to the chili after reheating it. Serve with crusty bread to soak up every bit of sauce.
