Dill Potato Salad. I like to add a bit of marinade to the dressing.

Beet Tinted Pasta. Easy to make, and makes an appealing dish when tossed in a fresh yellow and orange tomato sauce.

Do you have a huge watermelon and not sure what to do with all of it? Try this tasty cocktail.

Corn is in season and these Thai corn patties are easy to make.

Coffee ice cream with flecks of semisweet choclate.

Vanilla buttermilk cupcakes with a tangy sourcream chocolate frosting.

I use a tortilla press to make the wrappers for Har Gow.

Kimchi Mandu. Easy to make and they freeze well.

This is possibly the best loaf of bread I have ever made at home. Adapted from Jim Lahey.

This German lemon scented cake is covered with rum buttercream and almond praline.

This is a very simple salad, for when you find a great flavourful tomato, like these heirloom.

Rosace à l’Orange. A lovely cake filled with custard and topped with fruit slices

This sweet and sour braised cabbage dish boasts a wonderful colour to liven up your plate.

Butter Chicken; an aromatic dish which seems even better the next day.

A slow cooked mixture of carrots, milk and cardamon makes a wonderful dessert.

Veggies stuffed with beef or lamb.

A light and refreshing dim sum dessert made with agar agar.

Canadian Butter Tarts, nice and gooey.

A quick and easy appetizer when you are in a hurry.

This version of flourless peanut butter cookies uses less sugar. The semi-sweet chocolate is optional.

Chicken smothered in a sauce made from chilies, nuts and chocolate.