Category Archives: Weeknights

The LCBO’s Food and Drink magazine published a version of this recipe a number of years ago and it quickly became a favourite, but I’ve tweaked it each time. This version is the one we like the best and it’s quite different from the LCBO version, so I don’t feel like I’m taking credit forContinue reading “Moroccan Chicken Stew”

This is an easy weeknight chili that you can adapt however you might like. Replace the beef with mushrooms, change up the beans, add more vegetables – it’s flexible. It’s a bit of a cheater with pre-seasoned tomatoes but I do love the Aylmer brand. This is how we had it recently and it wasContinue reading “Quick-ish Chili”

We love pasta dishes that start with onions or leeks and don’t have tomatoes. More posts to come. For tonight, this is one we just made recently and it was a hit. I like La Molisana pasta, I buy it on Amazon (don’t judge me) because you can get this really cool shape called MafaldaContinue reading “Pasta with Leeks, Chard and Sausage”

This is almost a stew, but not quite. It’s rich and satisfying but also easy to put together. Good ingredients are important here, since you’re relying on the flavours of the beef, stock and mushrooms. I like to use pot barley as much as possible. The alternative, pearl barley, has the outer hull and theContinue reading “Mushroom Beef Barley Soup”