Mushroom Hot-and-Sour Soup

Canned stock, sliced bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and mushrooms speed the preparation of this traditional restaurant-style soup. For a substantially spicier bowlful, replace the sesame oil with chili oil.

Alfredo-Style Baked Shells with Peas, Parmesan and Pancetta

Sausage Skillet Corn Bread

This one-pan meal is appropriate for breakfast before a big hike or canoe trip. Serve with maple syrup or honey.

Quick Beef and Mushroom Ragout

Serve this hearty ragout over egg noodles, rice, quinoa, mashed potatoes, or with bread alongside for dipping. 

Toasted Tootsies in Blankets

Serve these warm pigs in blankets with barbecue sauce, smooth salsa or ketchup for dipping. Jonathan Millman, an avid road-hockey player and Toronto Maple Leafs fan, says, "These beat any game hotdog I've ever had."

Spice-Kissed Garlic Chicken with Carrots

The sauce for this dish is based on a Filipino braising combination of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and spices. Serve with rice or noodles.

Swedish Meatballs and Egg Noodles

Savoury Ham & Cheese Muffins

Gardener's Pie

A tasty and balanced vegetarian dinner the whole family will love.

Junk

This is a recipe I created with a fellow reporter for the morning after we stayed up super late getting our newspaper put to bed. The next morning she would head to the store a nice steak to accompany the dish. This 20 years ago. Since then I make every morning on the last day of camping so any families camping with us all dig it as they begin to decamp and pack up. I also make this on Christmas morning and occasionally other times in the year on cold or rainy Saturday mornings.