Serve this colourful one-pot meal with plenty of bread to mop up the delicious juices. Or spoon it into large hollowed-out rolls. You can also make it with lean pork.
Slow cooking brings out the aromatic flavours of cinnamon and cloves. If olives are a favourite, you might want to sprinkle on a few more.
Boston lettuce makes the perfect wrap for this pork stir-fry. Leaf lettuce makes a good substitute, but other less flexible lettuces, such as iceberg, may be harder to wrap. Keep your washed lettuce crisp by storing between sheets of damp paper towels in an airtight container or plastic bag.
Browning the fillets first keeps them golden and crisp before adding them to the sauce. You can also fry them completely in the skillet for 8 minutes and serve with the sauce spooned over top.
Although oyster mushrooms have nothing to do with the dried oysters used to make oyster sauce, they are a lovely addition to the classic beef in oyster sauce. For extra spice, add a pinch or more of cayenne pepper to the beef marinade or increase the hot peppers. Green or red finger chilies are traditionally used in China, but jalape?are very nice, too.
If you're making this recipe ahead of time, choose a large shallow ovenproof dish, which will decrease the time needed to warm it in the oven while the turkey is resting.
This quick meal packs the addictive flavours of classic beef tacos onto crispy flatbread crusts. Go ahead and customize the recipe using any produce from your fridge: Substitute sweet peppers for tomatoes, or top with avocado and red onion. Use kitchen scissors to split the pitas. Cost: $1.90/serving
Fiddleheads are a springtime favourite and taste a bit like a cross between asparagus and green beans. Look for fresh fiddleheads that are bright, firm and tightly coiled.
Served sweet or savoury, this aromatic spice is the quintessential holiday flavour.
Serve this colourful stir-fry atop a bed of steaming whole grain rice.
