Layered Cod

Coming from the azores Islands, I am inspired to cook a lot of seafood. Because I work crazy hours, I want something that is quick, easy, and good for me and my husband. My family gets together a least once a week, and they look forward to eating different foods from our culture, since their wives are both Canadian, and don't cook a lot. The dish is served on a plain white plate, drizzled with a bit of olive oil over it, and some green and black olives surrounding it. Very simple, but elegant.

Saslove's Turkey Meat Loaves

Saslove's Meat Market, a family-run business since 1954 with two locations in Ottawa, has expanded operations at its Wellington Street shop to include prepared foods, salads and sausages as well as beef, pork, lamb, poultry and game meats, some organically raised. For their popular turkey meat loaf, they suggest surrounding it with Paprika-Roasted Potatoes. all covered with mushroom sauce.

Apricot Macadamia Biscotti

Macadamia nuts are easy to cut, making for neat slices of biscotti.

Brown Sugar Cookies

These quick and easy cookies are timeless and, depending on your cookie cutters, suitable for any occasion.

Maple Walnut Scones

This classic flavour combination is delicious in teatime scones, which have a cakier texture than traditional scones. Excellent served with Sweet Potato Muffins (recipe link below).

German Chocolate Brownies

The nut-studded coconut ganache topping on these brownies was inspired by the icing on a traditional German chocolate cake.

Meatball Marinara Bake

Greek Market Meatballs with Cumin and Pepper

The Greek Market in Winnipeg offers customers Greek products, in-house Greek food and cooking classes. The food is sold cold for reheating at home. Among the many favourites - including stuffed vegetables, cheese pie, and chicken breast stuffed with red peppers and olives - are these cumin-flavoured meatballs called sousoukakia.

Alfajores

This shortbreadlike, dulce de leche–filled sandwich cookie is popular throughout South and Central America.

Reverse Nanaimos

Nanaimo bars are one of the most popular treats from the kitchen – even though they're not baked. In this version, food writer Carol Ferguson gives them a twist by layering dark between light colours, thus reversing the classic colour scheme.