Food

A fast but yummy supper to try is this Thai-style pork dish. Serve it over rice or rice noodles.

Now that domestic spinach is coming to markets, it’s a great time to feature a salad like this — especially if vegetarians are at the table.

The children will enjoy helping to make these super simple peanut butter cookies.

Mint and lemon are the traditional flavours found in this classic Middle Eastern salad. It’s a delightful accompaniment to any grilled foods you serve this spring and summer.

Here’s a simple and elegant starter for almost any meal. If you like your shrimp spicy, add a pinch of cayenne to the cornmeal.

Toasted, crisp walnuts add flare to simple rice. Accent rice by cooking it in chicken broth for extra flavour. This is a simple side dish to serve along with meat, poultry or fish.

The meringue looks like a cloud and has a texture that is so delicate, it tastes as if it was made by an angel. Make it easy for yourself and prepare the meringue the night before you plan on serving it: that way, it’s almost an instant dessert, perfect for entertaining. This pie is crowned with fresh berries but feel free to use sliced ripe fruits instead. You can’t go wrong with apricots, peaches, nectarines or plums.

Eating healthily need not be boring. These delicious yet nutritious recipes by co-authors Rosie Daley and Dr. Andrew Weil are part of their new cookbook The Healthy Kitchen: Recipes for a Better Body, Life and Spirit (Knopf).

Here is an unusual take on beef kabobs as the grilling season gets into full swing. In this very Canadian recipe, maple syrup and rye whiskey are mixed together for the marinade and oranges are threaded along with grilling steak on skewers.

If desired, top rice salad with poached salmon chunks or grilled boneless chicken strips. Serve with toasted pita bread wedges.