These thighs are great pan fried or grilled. You can put them into a rice cooker with some rice and frozen veg and cook them as a super fast.
Chicken Thighs Marinated In Soy, Ginger And Sesame Read More »
Pickled cherries are a fun addition to a cheese plate or served with any sort of grilled meats or fish.
Pickled Cherries With Brown Sugar And Chilies Read More »
It’s finally fruit season and there have been tons of blueberries in the farm stands and grocery stores. A simple crumble…
Served hot or at room temperature, these fritters are great with lots of cold wine (and consume both while sitting in the sun!).
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Kimchi and cheese are truly a magical combination of both flavour and texture. Crunchy, spicy, fermented, with gooey and rich…
Kimchi and Cheddar Quesadilla Read More »
Make this salad the day before you want to serve it, to let everything mellow and come together. If you’re looking for something…
Picnic Macaroni Salad Read More »
Spatchcocking your bird will help you get a really moist final product. Essentially, by making your meat all roughly the same…
Spatchcock Chicken Read More »
Easy on the wallet; and easy. in general. Feel free to add more vegetables and top with a soft egg, if you’re feeling fancy.
Fried Rice With Garlic, Tofu And Scallions Read More »
Onion jam is sweet, tangy and savoury. Serve it as a condiment, with grilled meats or on a cheese plate.
The texture of shimeji mushrooms really lends itself to a sort of pancake. But you could really use just about any mushroom…
Mushroom And Sesame Pancake Read More »
It’s a classic for a reason. Toasted ham and cheese is good at any time of day. From first thing in the morning to late night snack…
grilled ham and cheese Read More »
Set the oven at 425 F. Toss the cherry tomatoes with the olive oil and place in the oven. Roast until the tomatoes begin…
Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce Read More »
Halfway between your Granny’s chopped liver and some sort of pâté, these simple toasts come together quickly and feel a bit fancy.
Chicken Liver Toasts With Brandy And Arugula Read More »
Fruit and oats and whole-wheat flour will all help you towards the goal of producing a perfect poop. Use any sort of frozen fruit…
Fruit And Oat Crumble Read More »
Roasted citrus fruit (alongside savoury ingredients) are great in the winter. Citrus is in all the groceries and is lovely and juicy…
Chicken Thighs With Tangerine, Shallots and Garlic Read More »
There’s something about the name of this super-simple cocktail that conjures up the romance of cowboys and the Wild West.
A simple seasoned oil is a homemade way to make your life simpler and yummier. Experiment with different ingredients, lemon a day…
Olive Oil Poached Garlic Pasta Read More »
Surimi is another name for imitation crab, and it’s a fantastic low-cost ingredient that belongs in everyone’s fridge.
Avocado And Surimi Salad Rolls Read More »
Four ingredients: one-pot peanut butter fudge (chances are you’ve got everything you need to make this already in your cupboards)…
Peanut Butter Fudge Read More »
Traditionally, these would not be filled with hot dogs, but something more like kielbasa. Honestly, this little change really ups the flavour…
Austrian-Style Frankfurter And Bacon Dumplings Read More »
Low-effort vegetables are essential at this time of year. When all you want is rich, comforting food that’s easy…
Garlic-Roasted Cauliflower Read More »
Holidays are wonderful and special, but also very expensive! Cooking a short-style pasta, using the same technique as risotto…
Mushroom Pasta Risottata Read More »
There’s something about this time of year that really brings out the excess, and that is what this sandwich is about. It’s salty, it’s sweet.
Mile-High Donut Breakfast Sandwich Read More »
Kabocha is a favourite squash because you don’t have to peel it, just give it a good clean, take out the seeds and you’re good to go!
Fried Kabocha Squash Read More »
Whenever we’re lucky enough to have game in the freezer, there’s always a good amount of ground, which is fantastic and versatile…
Bacon-wrapped Meatballs With Smoked Paprika And Brown Sugar Read More »
Long-stable, cellar root vegetables make me think of the Yukon. Hearty and easy-to-prepare vegetables are a historic…
Brown-Sugar-and-Sesame Roasted Carrots Read More »
Clementines always come in bundles, and while I always want to eat the whole thing, there are inevitably some that end up sitting…
Old-Fashioned Clementine Marmalade Read More »
I miss summer already, and to me summer means endless hot dogs. Here’s a quick and cheap hash that has some flavours of summer.
Hot dog, Red Onion and Russet-potato Hash Read More »
Healthy, fast and cheap. Lentils and sausages are an easy-to-prepare meal that you can serve with a simple green salad and some crusty bread.
Sausages and Lentils Read More »
An easy breakfast play on a classic potato chip. When you’re chopping the green onions, try to keep the white bits…
Sour cream And Onion Egg Tacos Read More »
Egg rolls may seem like a lot of work, but you’ll be impressed with what a big difference making your own can make in the final product.
Cabbage And Ginger Egg Rolls Read More »
Gnocchi are easy to make with pantry ingredients and are just enough of a project for a lazy weekend afternoon. Try them served with…
Sweet Potato Gnocchi Read More »
Sometimes a hunting trip goes well, and sometimes it doesn’t. This recipe works for this time of year because whether…
Cooking torn bread in garlic-and-chili-infused butter gives the final dish little pockets of flavour and texture…
Pasta With Garlic-Toasted Bread, Chillies And Eggs Read More »
If you’d like to scale up (or down), for this recipe, the batter is equal parts beer and flour, which makes it easy to serve one person…
Fried Fish Sandwich With Arugula And Tartar Sauce Read More »
Eggplant is controversial, but even the most skeptical can appreciate these juicy little bits. Especially when dipped in comeback sauce…
Eggplant Bits With Comeback Sauce Read More »
Once you get good at these eggs, the butter will be browned and nutty, and the garlic will take on that perfect sweetness…
Toasted Garlic-Fried Eggs Read More »
A recipe for Fried Eggplant by our Seasonal Recipes Columnist Sydney Keddy. The trick to really great fried eggplant is flouring it twice.
Simple fried chicken served on greens with a light lemon dressing. This whole meal comes together in 20 minutes and feels light and fresh.
Chicken Cutlets With Lemon And Greens Read More »
A well-stocked pantry can be everything when you lead a busy life, and this recipe is mostly a lesson in what can be done…
Rice Sticks With Chili Oil And Cucumber Read More »
Firstly, there is always a risk of food poisoning when consuming raw or undercooked eggs, so please don’t try this recipe…
Sloppy Carbonar-ish Read More »
Surf and turf at its finest.
Fried SPAM and Surimi Salad Sandwiches Read More »
Burger meets taco. It’s the best of both weeknight staples. Try seasoning the beef with taco seasoning if you’re feeling more taco…
Tuna rice balls wrapped in roasted seaweed sheets is a wordy way of saying Tuna Onigiri. You can fill these rice balls…
This recipe works well with a fish from the store or a fish from the river. Adding a couple bags of tea to the cure adds a bit of tannic…
Gin And Dill Gravlax Read More »
AKA Elena Ruz Sandwich, this is the lesser known version of the classic Cuban sandwich. The true version is made with sliced turkey…
Toasted Ham, Cream Cheese And Strawberry Preserve Read More »
Lemongrass and ginger are the all-stars to this fast dinner. If you are a person who meal preps, the chicken and green bean portion….
Chicken and Green Bean Rice Vermicelli Read More »
Fennel, Green Beans and Quinoa – Warm or cold, this simple selection of ingredients tastes fresh and perfect for a simple spring meal.
Fennel, Green Beans and Quinoa Read More »
When I was asked to write a recipe for this issue of What’s Up Yukon, I decided to call in a real expert and asked local dietician…
Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad Read More »
These cold noodles can do no wrong—they’re a great light dinner and a great way to use up leftover pasta. They can also sit a few days…
Weeknight Sesame Peanut Noodles Read More »
Preserving citrus is a great way to make the most of the best part of winter produce. Salt-preserved clementines can be mixed…
Preserved Clementines Read More »
Sweet potato fries are fast and easy and feel vaguely healthy, which checks all the boxes for something you want to eat…
Sweet Potato Fries With Fancy Mayo Read More »
Okra can be polarizing. Some people are really turned off by the texture, which can tend towards slimy. But if you embrace the slime…
Fried Okra With Spicy Mayo Read More »
These types of Thai-inspired salads are also called larb or laap. They pair intensely-seasoned ground meat, with bright herbs…
Turkey Salad with avocado Read More »
Kabocha squash has a dense texture and a subtle, almost nutty flavour. When roasted, you can eat the exterior…
Honey-Roasted Kabocha Squash Read More »
Eating this sandwich feels hopeful for spring, and since winter just started, we need all the hope we can muster.
Fried Zucchini And Alfalfa Sandwich Read More »
There isn’t a bad time for a soft, jammy egg. In a soup, on a salad, a bowl of steamy rice or on a bowl of cheesy noodles.
Jammy Eggs, Anchovies and Bagel Toast Read More »
Eggplant is often relegated to classic parmigiana, or baba ganoush. But it can be so much more! Take the time to salt and season it…
Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches Read More »
Chances are you know someone from Atlantic Canada, you’re related to someone from Atlantic Canada, or you are from Atlantic Canada.
Apple Brown Sugar Grunt Read More »
You may have seen this on TikTok, and while, in many cases, it is absolutely justified to roll your eyes at internet cooking.
Chorizo and chickpeas—simmered in a paprika, spiked, and olive-oil hearty sauce—makes for a fantastic dinner.
Chorizo, Paprika and Chickpeas Read More »
This dish mashes together mapo tofu and classic ragu, and what you get is a spicy and savoury sauce worthy of any weeknight supper table.
Tofu And Pork Ragu Read More »
A tartine is a posh French open-faced sandwich; a Texas tartine is a tartine on Texas toast. If you’re looking for a more, double the recipe.
Texas Tartine With Spinach, Poached Eggs and Lemony Yogurt Sauce Read More »
Savoury, cheesy crepes: You can fully make this recipe a day ahead, then extend baking time to thoroughly melt the cheese.
Crepes With Camembert And Fried Salami Read More »
Honestly, when left on my own it is more often packet Ramen and microwave Lean Cuisine than anything as flashy as rice and eggs.
Single For The Weekend Rice And Eggs Read More »
Stuffing is the best part of cold weather; some people think it’s soup. Or stew. Or crumble. But they’re wrong.
Sausage And Apple Breakfast Stuffing Read More »
If you have a sweetie and your sweetie eats meat, try making them a plate of steak tartare on your next evening in.
Okra is gooey (just accept that gooey is a nice quality and embrace it). This rice dish stews okra and rice, with bacon, and uses the goo to make a rich filling side that would go well with braised meats and any sort of spicy barbecue sauce.
In this Summer Pea and Bacon Toast dish, it’s freshly shelled peas that are the star.
Summer Pea And Bacon Toast Read More »
Onglet is the French description of a hanger steak, a lovely little tab of meat that comes from around the lower belly of a cow.
Seared Onglet Steaks With Roasted Potatoes Read More »
Oxtails are so, so good. All of those tough, long simmer cuts of meat can become a meal you can have on a weeknight with a pressure cooker.
Oxtails With Star Anise, Soy and Vinegar Read More »
Rabbit (Ragu) has mild white meat but it has a bit more of a robust and meaty flavour than average grocery-store chicken.
Rabbit Ragu With Bucatini Read More »
Spanish tortilla (or Spanish omelet) is made with eggs and sliced potatoes served at room temperature. This simple recipe uses potato chips.
Potato Chip Spanish Tortilla Read More »
These sweet, savoury bacon-wrapped bundles “Devils on Horseback” are a perfect snack to serve with almost any boozy beverage
Bacon-Wrapped Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates Read More »
Slowly cooking a beef cheek for a simple hash like this is a set it and forget it scenario. Get your beef cheek at Tum Tum’s Black Gilt Meats
Twice-Cooked Lamb Heart Tacos, Cooking the lamb hearts twice gives the final product a satisfying texture.
Twice-Cooked Lamb Heart Tacos Read More »
Sweet spiced carrots and salty brined feta make this a vegetarian sandwich that’s super satisfying served warm or at room temperature.
Seasonal Recipes: Spiced Carrot and Feta Sandwiches Read More »
Corn pancakes walk that perfect line between sweet and savoury, This recipe makes an equally satisfying meal and side dish.
Is it weird to lick your fingers making Chocolate poops? Use a dark high-percentage chocolate, ideally bean to bar chocolate if available.
Use any green soda to get a this Star Wars inspired “Yoda-looking” soda./ Vodka is optional, but highly suggested, when age appropriate.
Roasted sardines with tangerines and shallots. Gut & scale them mostly frozen, and avoid most of the unpleasant smells and mess.
Roasted sardines with tangerines and shallots Read More »
Whole-wheat Vegetable Pancakes with Arugula and Greek Yogurt. A breeze to put together & works well with any sort of pre-shredded kale salad.
Whole-wheat Vegetable Pancakes with Arugula and Greek Yogurt Read More »
Eggplant is controversial. If you like it, you really like it. If you don’t, then pass this recipe over because it is all about eggplant.
Whole Wheat Pitas with Spice-roasted Eggplant, Tahini and Arugula Read More »
This Breakfast rice recipe is cheap, and filling, and will take the edge off whatever you may have gotten into the night before.
Breakfast rice and eggs Read More »
Deviled eggs are classic. Topping them with crispy salami adds some lovely texture and fatty flavor that pairs perfectly with a classic egg.
Deviled eggs with crisp salami Read More »
Knowing how to cook tofu is a great tool in the kitchen. This crisp baked tofu can be used all over the kitchen
Seasonal Recipes: Kale and crisp tofu fresh rolls Read More »
Pork tenderloins are lean and cook fast. If you’re looking for a change from a boneless, skinless chicken breast this is a good cut to try.
Pork tenderloin, arugula, and goat cheese tartine Read More »
Bucatini, like a really long Kraft Dinner noodle. It can soak up all sorts of seasoning that a spaghetti noodle might lose.
Bucatini with walnuts, green olives and lemon Read More »
Having any sort of fresh pasta in your fridge in case of getting home late is a game changer, and most fresh pasta lasts at least a week
Soft noodles with cabbage and chicken Read More »
Trout filets are perfect for sandwiches, they’re lovely and thin so they cook quickly and the skin is easy to crisp in a hot pan
Trout sandwiches with pickled jalapeno tartar sauce Read More »
This super simple steamed preparation can be served as a fast dinner alongside some pickles or sauteed green or a hearty breakfast
Seasonal Recipes: Rice with chinese sausage, corn, and eggs Read More »
Buttermilk gives the crepes a lovely, fresh, slightly sour taste that plays off the salty bacon and the slightly bitter birch syrup.
Buttermilk, black pepper crepes with bacon and birch syrup Read More »
Spaghetti squash and turmeric fritters. Change up the spices! Garam masala would be delicious, or even some freshly grated ginger and garlic.
Spaghetti squash and turmeric fritters Read More »
Cooking red bell peppers and onions until they’re soft and just beginning to blacken makes them sweet with a bit of char flavor. Tuck them
Blackened sweet pepper with chilis and eggs Read More »
Top this corn porridge with anything. Leftover pulled pork? Fried egg? Yup. SPAM makes a salty, crispy treat nicely cut by pickled jalapenos.
Corn porridge with fried tinned lunch meat and jalapenos Read More »
Processing all the aromatics to a paste is what makes this chili ginger beef with rice and eggs so delicious.
Chili ginger beef with rice and eggs Read More »
Pineapple and bourbon make this simple rice pudding a bit more interesting. Try pouring additional bourbon on top of just before serving.
Pineapple bourbon rice pudding Read More »
A simple pasta dish gets punch from bitter greens, chili and anchovies. Whole wheat spaghetti with anchovies and broccoli rabe.
Whole wheat spaghetti with anchovies and broccoli rabe Read More »
The delicate winey, kaley, garlicky sauce gets into the noodles and lets the subtle flavors of the ingredients come through.
Bucatini with chorizo and kale Read More »
