Mushroom Bourguignon
This hearty vegetarian meal tastes delicious served with a side of mashed potatoes.
This hearty vegetarian meal tastes delicious served with a side of mashed potatoes.
This saucy side dish is a lovely accompaniment to pan-fried chicken breasts or fish fillets or grilled chops or steaks. We drain the bacon fat and add vegetable oil to reduce saturated fat and cholesterol. However, for a smoky bacon flavour, you can always omit the oil and drain off all but 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the bacon fat.
The addition of sweet and nutty butternut squash gives risotto an autumnal spin.
This golden-topped company-fare casserole offers tender pasta, succulent shrimp, crunchy broccoli and a smooth cheesy sauce in every bite.
Puff pastry not only makes this classic French tart easy to work with but also gives it the richness and elegance that people love in appetizers. If anchovies are not a favourite, replace them with 1/3 cup (75 mL) sliced roasted red peppers. Serve with a Foxtrot.
This is a longtime standby recipe that my mother used to make before I was even born. You can use a less tender cut of meat (in fact I often use moose meat, though good old beef is excellent) and place it in a marinade for two days. In these economic times less expensive meat sure helps the budget. It is slow cooked, then sliced, and its swee-and-sour sauce is complemented by bland potatoes, thin slice of dark bread, and butter.
A delicacy prized for their sweet, succulent flavour, wild B.C. spot prawns are in season May through July. During the off-season, substitute with Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)–certified large shrimp. You can use frozen spot prawns instead, but they tend to lose their nice texture when thawed.
Sweet chestnuts and meaty mushrooms add fall flavour to an otherwise classic stuffing. Look for ready-to-eat peeled whole chestnuts in the grocery store.
Cocoa powder might seem like an unusual ingredient to add to a savoury stew, but it adds an extra hit of toasty richness and colour, but without any of the sweetness you might associate with dessert. It’ll be your new favourite secret ingredient!
