Food and Drink

Husband-and-wife food bloggers and podcasters Sonja and Alex Overhiser swap fish for chicken in this classic Italian American dish, making it (dare we say?) even more irresistible than the original.

“A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together” lays out ingredients and directions for a wide array of dishes, like any other cookbook, but also divides the cooking tasks — one home chef is designated a square, the other a triangle — so neither is overwhelmed or resentful.

Oats are baked with maple syrup for a toasty, granola-like crunch, giving these hearty scones a deep, sweet flavour with amplified nuttiness.

Golden, crisply coated pieces of rockfish are drizzled with a citrus/soy flavoured ponzu sauce and served with Asian-style Brussels sprout slaw.

This curry-spiced yam soup is enhanced with a quick sweet-and-sour apple chutney. Make a meal of the soup by serving it with warm wedges of naan or pita.

A good loaf of challah is tender, pillowy and slightly sweet, but homemade loaves tend to dry and stale quickly. Here, a technique to keep it tender and extend its shelf-life.

Turkey tinga, a saucy mixture rich with shreds of roast turkey meat, stars in these flavourful tacos — perfect for using up those Thanksgiving leftovers.

This autumn-themed crème brûlée features rich custard flavoured with pumpkin and spice, with a crisp caramel top.

The more Nok Suntaranon learned about cooking, the more curious she became about her own cuisine, a study in contrasts suffused with the history of the spice trade.

Rich and creamy pasta ai quattro formaggi — or pasta with four cheeses — is the Italian equivalent of American mac and cheese. The cheeses can vary, though funky Gorgonzola and nutty Parmesan are typical.