Honey-Roasted Kabocha Squash
Kabocha squash has a dense texture and a subtle, almost nutty flavour. When roasted, you can eat the exterior…
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Fried Zucchini And Alfalfa Sandwich
Eating this sandwich feels hopeful for spring, and since winter just started, we need all the hope we can muster.
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Final Suppers
My husband and I are on our last visit to my sister’s house in Parksville, on Vancouver Island. She is moving across the country…
Jammy Eggs, Anchovies and Bagel Toast
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.
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Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches
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…
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How To Cook A Moose
I want to share with you a success I had this weekend. But first, hands up anyone who has ever overcooked a moose roast.
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Rice Paper Omelet
You may have seen this on TikTok, and while, in many cases, it is absolutely justified to roll your eyes at internet cooking.
Chorizo, Paprika and Chickpeas
Chorizo and chickpeas—simmered in a paprika, spiked, and olive-oil hearty sauce—makes for a fantastic dinner.
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Barley Converts
My old friend Julie called to me from the back of her car, where she’d just finished loading her groceries.
Tofu And Pork Ragu
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.
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Texas Tartine With Spinach, Poached Eggs and Lemony Yogurt Sauce
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.
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Taku River Sockeye Salmon and Atlin Lake Trout: Preserving the Harvest
Together we admired the colour and texture of trout and salmon, contrasting them with each other, enjoying handling this beautiful resource.
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Crepes With Camembert And Fried Salami
Savoury, cheesy crepes: You can fully make this recipe a day ahead, then extend baking time to thoroughly melt the cheese.
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Single For The Weekend Rice And Eggs
Honestly, when left on my own it is more often packet Ramen and microwave Lean Cuisine than anything as flashy as rice and eggs.
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Sausage And Apple Breakfast Stuffing
Stuffing is the best part of cold weather; some people think it’s soup. Or stew. Or crumble. But they’re wrong.
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Steak Tartare
If you have a sweetie and your sweetie eats meat, try making them a plate of steak tartare on your next evening in.
Stewed Okra Rice
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.
Summer Pea And Bacon Toast
In this Summer Pea and Bacon Toast dish, it’s freshly shelled peas that are the star.
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Seared Onglet Steaks With Roasted Potatoes
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.
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Oxtails With Star Anise, Soy and Vinegar
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.
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Rabbit Ragu With Bucatini
Rabbit (Ragu) has mild white meat but it has a bit more of a robust and meaty flavour than average grocery-store chicken.
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Potato Chip Spanish Tortilla
Spanish tortilla (or Spanish omelet) is made with eggs and sliced potatoes served at room temperature. This simple recipe uses potato chips.
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Beef Cheek Hash
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
The mushrooms are coming, the mushrooms are coming!
You know it’s morel season when photos show up on social media. Try this Caramelized Onion and Morel Mushroom Quiche.
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Twice-Cooked Lamb Heart Tacos
Twice-Cooked Lamb Heart Tacos, Cooking the lamb hearts twice gives the final product a satisfying texture.
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Seasonal Recipes: Spiced Carrot and Feta Sandwiches
Sweet spiced carrots and salty brined feta make this a vegetarian sandwich that’s super satisfying served warm or at room temperature.
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Corn Pancakes
Corn pancakes walk that perfect line between sweet and savoury, This recipe makes an equally satisfying meal and side dish.
Roasted sardines with tangerines and shallots
Roasted sardines with tangerines and shallots. Gut & scale them mostly frozen, and avoid most of the unpleasant smells and mess.
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Whole-wheat Vegetable Pancakes with Arugula and Greek Yogurt
Whole-wheat Vegetable Pancakes with Arugula and Greek Yogurt. A breeze to put together & works well with any sort of pre-shredded kale salad.
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Whole Wheat Pitas with Spice-roasted Eggplant, Tahini and Arugula
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.
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Breakfast rice and eggs
This Breakfast rice recipe is cheap, and filling, and will take the edge off whatever you may have gotten into the night before.
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When Gatherers Become Gardeners
Mid-winter Potato, Kale and Cheddar Pie. A hearty, cheesy, main course that only needs a side salad for a satisfying mid-winter meal.
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Pork tenderloin, arugula, and goat cheese tartine
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.
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Bucatini with walnuts, green olives and lemon
Bucatini, like a really long Kraft Dinner noodle. It can soak up all sorts of seasoning that a spaghetti noodle might lose.
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Crispy roasted broccoli with homemade seasoning salt
This recipe makes roughly 4 servings of roasted broccoli, but 10+ servings of homemade seasoning salt. A quick and tasty vegetable side dish.
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Soft noodles with cabbage and chicken
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
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A tall glass of Christmas treat: Gingerbread protein smoothie
Christmas is coming and with it, all the gingerbread-flavoured things! Try this delicious gingerbread protein smoothie recipe.
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Seasonal Recipes: Rice with chinese sausage, corn, and eggs
This super simple steamed preparation can be served as a fast dinner alongside some pickles or sauteed green or a hearty breakfast
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Buttermilk, black pepper crepes with bacon and birch syrup
Buttermilk gives the crepes a lovely, fresh, slightly sour taste that plays off the salty bacon and the slightly bitter birch syrup.
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Spaghetti squash and turmeric fritters
Spaghetti squash and turmeric fritters. Change up the spices! Garam masala would be delicious, or even some freshly grated ginger and garlic.
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Blackened sweet pepper with chilis and eggs
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
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Chili ginger beef with rice and eggs
Processing all the aromatics to a paste is what makes this chili ginger beef with rice and eggs so delicious.
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Whole wheat spaghetti with anchovies and broccoli rabe
A simple pasta dish gets punch from bitter greens, chili and anchovies. Whole wheat spaghetti with anchovies and broccoli rabe.
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Feel Good Foods: Deconstructed egg roll
Make good food choices that improve your health. This recipe can help you make this process easier and less stressful.
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Bucatini with chorizo and kale
The delicate winey, kaley, garlicky sauce gets into the noodles and lets the subtle flavors of the ingredients come through.
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Bucatini with sardines and olives
Bucatini with sardines and olives is vaguely puttanesca-ish, but somehow even more simple. Try this recipe yourself.
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Potato gnocchi with crab, scallions & grapefruit
These gnocchi with crab, scallions & grapefruit gnocchi are paired with crab and grapefruit and make a filling meal without any heavy meat.
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Healthy Cornbread
This cornbread comes out light, fluffy and golden-brown. Enjoy it with chilli, as a side dish to any main course, or just as a snack.
Dandelion season
Dandelions are delicious in fritters, cakes, wine, or jelly and the greens are great in salad. Try this Cheesy Dandelion Quesadillas recipe.
Creamed broccoli and macaroni
Creamed broccoli is simple and satisfying, as well as easy on the stomach and the wallet.
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Bologna Pockets
Please make these adorable round sandwiches and fry them until they’re golden and gooey, then dip them in yellow mustard and ketchup.
Foraging in local markets for cheese pie makings
A forage around town in supermarkets and small shops for local and locally available foodstuffs to bring home and play with
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Thai green curry with shrimp
This Thai green curry with shrimp is quick, easy and nutritious. It is also gluten, dairy, soy and sugar-free.
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Broccoli pancakes with garlic, oregano and chili flakes
This vegetable pancake recipe is a perfect side dish for grilled meat and fish, and can make a nice change from roasted veg or salad.
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Greens, eggs, and ham
Braised kale, soft onions and crisped ham on sourdough topped with soft eggs hits all of the flavors and textures that anyone would ever need in one bite.
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Garlic roasted broccoli with lemon
Broccoli can feel drab. Roasting it won’t magically turn broccoli into a perfect gooey, cheesy, pizza it will give it some extra pizzazz.
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The Easter Moose
Why not celebrate Easter with this Easter Moose recipe that connects you to the landscape; that reminds you of where you live.
Brussel trout spring rolls
This trout and sprout filled spring roll recipe uses liberally brushed with oil then baked to achieve a crunchy result without the mess.
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Fried klik and sweet pickled cucumbers
Klik is basically SPAM from Ontario. Emulsified, salty, fatty, canned meat. If it’s something you’re into, you’re really into it. If you’re not, or if you’ve never tried it, this is a good first kick at the klik can.
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Caffeinated!
In these recipes you may use any coffee roast you like—the effect will be different with each one–but be sure to use a fine grind. The coarser stuff can be unpleasantly gritty.
Linguine with parmesan, black pepper, breakfast sausage and eggs
While this recipe came from an empty fridge, but it is perfect for brunch or dinner. It’s inspired by cacio pepe and carbonara.
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Simple shredded duck with hoisin and scallion pancakes
This week is a treat of a meal, shredded duck with scallion pancakes!
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Simple shredded duck hash and eggs
This week is an easy brunch recipe for shredded duck hash and eggs, based on the previously published shredded duck recipe.
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An old favourite with a smoky twist
Sometimes, in the midst of celebratory foods, we just feel like something simple. Like a melty, comforting, satisfying mac and cheese!
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A simple weeknight duck fettuccine
Whole ducks in the grocery store are often overlooked. This week’s recipe is a weeknight duck ragu, best served with fresh fettuccine.
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Duck, Boursin, and arugula sandwiches
This delicious meal builds on the recipe for simple shredded duck, which appeared in the Dec. 16 issue of What’s Up Yukon, and is available online.
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Simple shredded duck
For the next few weeks, there will be a new recipe outlining something to do with this simple shredded duck.
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American Chop Suey (a.k.a. Cheeseburger Casserole)
This recipe is commonly called American Chop Suey in New England, but can be found all over the U.S. under names including cheeseburger casserole, Johnny Marzetti, or American goulash.
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Better than box, five-ingredient mac and cheese
This superfast, super easy and super delicious Mac and Cheese sauce comes together quicker than you can boil a pot of water for the noodles.
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Tall tales and fish cakes
This Smoked Salmon Patties with Wasabi Mayo recipe is a stepped up Fish Cakes recipe. Dig in the freezer for summer fish and whip up a batch
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Bucatini with red wine braised squid and pepperoni
New to cooking squid, or haven’t had them outside of fried calamari, this Bucatini recipe is a great way to give them a try.
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Linguine with herb battuto
This is a play on a classic Italian sauce (called battutto di erbe) and is similar to pesto. Linguine with herb battuto.
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Turmeric and chili turkey meatballs with coconut milk
No searing, no baking – these spiced turkey meatballs are poached in coconut milk seasoned with fresh ginger and garlic.
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Creamed mushrooms and baby spinach on pumpernickel toast
Creamed mushrooms and baby spinach on pumpernickel toast. Sweetness of pumpernickel is good for the earthy richness of creamed mushrooms.
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Juniper—Not Just for Gin
In my Yukon world, ‘Juniper’ is a name that has been given to kittens and new babies; in the world of musician Donovan Leitch it
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Chicken with cilantro and ginger
Chicken with cilantro and ginger recipe. Because Cold weather recipes that still feel bright and light are hard to come by.
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Chicken a la king, fit for a king
Chicken a la king Ingredients 4 ounce medium noodles 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup 16-oz can Carnation evaporated milk 1 tsp salt 1-1/2
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Parmesan eggs and wilted kale
This recipe uses kale, but swiss chard, arugula, dandelion greens and a host of other leafy vegetables would stand perfectly in its place.
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Casse-croûte sandwich
Toasted stale bread drizzled with whiskey and topped with bacon, eggs, and cheese.
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Student noodles
These noodles are perfect for students, or those of us who let their pantries get down to pretty much nothing before venturing out. Which is pretty much all of us these days.
Creamy pasta shells with roasted cauliflower
The secret to this recipe is the cream sauce that is just quickly buzzed together in a blender or food processor.
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Salmon, twice as good
It’s hard to say which of these two salmon recipes is the best because both are delicious. The bonus is that each one is pretty simple to prepare.
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Garlic roasted cauliflower
Garlic roasted cauliflower can be a quick and easy side dish, but toss it with some pasta and grated parmesan and you’ve got a fast dinner.
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Tacos de Lengua
Learn how to prepare a flavorful tongue recipe with chopped tongue and browning techniques for a special dish.
Pork trotter with star anise and soy sauce
Trotters are all about texture—chewy tendon, soft braised skin, tender bits of meat.
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Cold ginger peanut noodles
Try this delicious cold noodles recipe featuring creamy peanut ginger sauce and fresh garnishes for a perfect meal.
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Onion and anchovy tart
Try this unique onion and anchovy tart recipe for a delightful blend of flavors in every bite. Perfect for any occasion.
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Linguine with breadcrumbs, parsley, lemon and anchovies
Indulge in the Yukon Recipe Linguine and anchovies, bringing rich flavors and a delightful experience to your dining table.
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Salmon tacos with chili honey
While this Salmon Tacos recipe is written for a single person, it’s easily scalable to however many people you have in your household.
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Simple pork belly for sandwiches
Elevate your sandwich game with this pork belly for sandwiches recipe that is sure to impress your family and friends.
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Moose sausages
A step by step to learn this moose sausage recipe to serve family and friends just in time for the fall season.
Oven-roasted spice-rubbed chicken wings
Master the art of cooking with our chicken wings recipe. Get tips for seasoning and roasting the juiciest wings at home.
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Faster than KD mac and cheese
Make dinner time easier with fast mac and cheese recipes. Quick to prepare and sure to please the whole family.
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Okra and bacon rice pilaf
Discover a tasty okra recipe with sautéed bacon and vegetables, served over rice and crowned with a perfectly cooked egg.
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Creamed cauliflower bake
Try this roasted cauliflower recipe with a creamy sauce and seasoned breadcrumbs for extra texture and flavor.
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Weeknight crepes
Crepes make a great light dinner. They are somewhere between a ‘breakfast for dinner’ type meal and making dessert the star of the show.
Beet and potato galette
This beet and potato galette recipe is a quick easy way to use potatoes and beets that feels a bit fancier than just a simple roast.
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