Author: Chef M

Pasta nights are some of our favorite nights in my house. I love playing around with different shapes and throwing in new cheeses and spices to suit my mood. I used rigatoni pasta for this recipe, but if you’d like to try out a different shape, go for it.

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The brown sugar and maple syrup glaze turn the ham into a sweet-and-savory treat for dinner. Serve with asparagus, creamy rice, or risotto for a complete meal.

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Sheet pan meals are amazing. They have been growing in popularity because you can toss all of your dinner components—protein, vegetables, and starch—onto 1 pan and roast them all together. The vegetables get caramelized, the potatoes get tender, and the meat or poultry gets juicy and delicious all at once. Sheet pan recipes can be lifesavers for busy families who are looking for an easy, well-rounded meal with lots of color and flavor with a lot less cleanup afterward.

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Popovers were a big hit among home cooks in the 1950s. They were the quintessential from-scratch recipe that you’d see in advertisements for pantry staples like flour. It wasn’t uncommon to give popover pans as an engagement or wedding present.

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While it’s not technically chocolate due to a lack of cocoa, it doesn’t change the fact that white chocolate is a perfect partner for macadamia nuts. For an even bigger treat for your taste buds, use macadamia nuts that are roasted and lightly salted. The sweet and salty combo is to die for.

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Bob Bursey gave me this recipe many years ago. Bob is one of the most experienced and efficient butchers I’ve met, a proud graduate of SAIT Polytechnic’s Meat Operations and Management Program in Calgary. tsp (5 ml) rosemary, choppedHe loves beef. Beef Welly is one of his favourites, and one of mine too.

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