Caramel Almond Tart

With a pat-in pastry and stir-together filling, this tart is easy and quick to prepare. Look for sliced almonds with the skins on for more definition. For a special treat, add a splash of bourbon to the whipped cream topping.

Chicken & Mushroom Lasagna

Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pies

Don't let the ingredient list intimidate you. This recipe yields two pies – one for dinner and one to freeze for a busy day ahead.

Rheanna's Gramma's Guyanese Guide Cake

Not for the faint of heart, this dark rich fruit-laden and rum-soaked cake with roots in the Caribbean has a decidedly grown-up taste for the holidays.

Gluten-Free Fruit and Almond Cake with Candied Tangerines

Although richly flavoured with dried fruit, this cake is still very light textured.

Butternut Squash Pie

Winter squash is not only for savoury dishes. Here, butternut squash becomes sweet and caramelized when roasted, giving it a silkier texture and richer flavour than pumpkin.

Potato-Topped Chicken Pot Pies

These tasty, steaming hot pies, with their golden potato topping, are the ultimate comfort food.

Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna

This tasty reinvention of takeout pizza is a huge hit with Amber. Gail loves it because it bakes up in two pans — one to enjoy right away, the other to freeze and enjoy on another busy night.

Rich Brandied Fruitcake

Preparation for fruitcake is now a lot faster, given today's quality diced candied peel and seeded raisins. Thank goodness the flavour is still just as good as it used to be.

Eggnog Mousse Cake with Mandarin Mincemeat Sauce

Traditional holiday flavours get dressed up for this new presentation.