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Add Asian heat to barbecue

If you are looking for a great pork recipe for your outdoor grill this summer, this is it. It has become a favourite with us and I have featured it in many of my classes.


 

Energize with Punjabi treat

On May 25, my Team Bodin teammate Jennifer May and I set up our bikes on stationary trainers in Olympic Village and made gluten-free bonbons as we pedaled to raise money for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.


 

Asian-style chops are great on the grill

If you are looking for a great pork recipe for your outdoor grill this summer, this is it. It has become a favourite with us, and I have featured it in many of my classes.


 

Adding heat to barbecue

If you are looking for a great pork recipe for your outdoor grill this summer, this is it.


 
Baja Grilled Chicken Salad

BBQ menu features chicken

THE evenings are getting warmer and it's time to do some outdoor entertaining.


 
Okanagan winery St. Hubertus owner Andy Gebert

Agave Week welcomes International Tequila Expo

AS mentioned last column, we're into Agave Week (May 1924), which culminates in the International Tequila Expo (May 24, Hyatt Regency, 6-9 p.m.), that benefits B.C. Hospitality Foundation.


 

Bacon beyond breakfast

or those of you who have not yet heard, bacon is not just a breakfast side dish.


 
Spicy beef burgers

Weekend kicks off summer

THE Queen's birthday is celebrated in Canada on May 24.


 
Salmon cakes with lemon mayonnaise

Salmon starts menu for mom

THIS Sunday is Mother's Day, and a lovely way to say thank you to your mum on her day is to host a special luncheon in her honour.


 

Hennessy hosts a local lunch

THERE are few family businesses as legendary as Hennessy Cognac.


 

Tapas offers twist on appies

HERE'S a twist to having friends over for drinks and appies: invite them to a tapas party.


 
yogurt

Yogurt use includes sweet, savory

CHECK out any supermarket dairy section these days and you'll be overwhelmed by the different varieties and flavours of yogurt available.


 
Chicken and mango

Avocado is not just for guacamole

ASK 100 people for a recipe using avocados and I'm willing to bet most of them will give you a recipe for guacamole.


 
Cashews, cranberries and mayonnaise

Salmon supper is a favourite

I'M always looking for new and interesting ways to cook salmon.


 

Unlocking pasta perfection

As a cookbook author and culinary instructor, I write a lot of recipes.


 

Chef's famous sausage and fennel pasta recipe

As a cookbook author and culinary instructor, I write a lot of recipes. Probably the most favourite pasta recipe of the masses would be my Famous Sausage & Fennel Pasta. This recipe is in my Volume 3 cookbook in the Chef Dez on Cooking cookbook series.


 

Oft-requested recipe in book

As a cookbook author and culinary instructor, I write a lot of recipes.


 
Tilapia

Fish recipes fit for springtime

Fish is a nutritional powerhouse, low in calories and super-quick to prepare. At this time of year, many of us start thinking about lighter meals (think: bathing suit season), and eating fish once or twice a week is a step in the right direction. Here's a spring menu featuring a quick and delicious preparation for fish, and because we're being so virtuous about the first course, a gorgeous lemon tart for dessert. If you're determined to stay on the straight and narrow you can have lemon sorbet instead.


 
Fresh strawberries and rhubarb

Holiday calls for glazed ham

TO me, Easter symbolizes new beginnings and the start of spring.