Serve these full-flavoured fish steaks, which take less than 15 minutes to prepare, with rice or a noodle salad for a refreshing change from meat and potatoes.
Go for thick fish fillets - they're best on the barbie. Supermarkets carry marinated catfish fillets that are relatively inexpensive. Throw them on the grill while you make the salsa.
A dish of mixed olives is always a welcome no-work appetizer. Add a little oomph by choosing many different varieties from the deli cart. Flavour it up with strips of tangy orange peel and sprigs of thyme. A quick blast in the oven kicks up the flavour.
This pie is a stunner. Its three layers of Irish cream-, coffee- and orange-flavoured ice cream perfectly recreate a B-52 shot (rumoured to have been invented in 1977 at a Keg restaurant in Calgary).
Despite family traditions, some elements of Christmas dinner should be shaken up--or maybe stir-fried! This year, leave the turnip in the root cellar and reach for red and green vegetables. This stir-fry can be prepped a day ahead and it makes a lively addition to the ol' bird.
Mussels are a fast, easy and light-tasting dinner, making them the ultimate comfort meal for a winter night. Don't forget the crusty bread to soak up all that rich fragrant sauce.
Make sure to have finger bowls handy because it's going to get messy!
A saucy roast chicken dinner, complete with potatoes and vegetables, takes a lot less work than you think.
We bet this will become your last-minute grilling favourite since you only need a few dried herbs, a little Dijon and fresh lemon juice to create a flavourful baste. No long marinating needed! Sprigs of mint from the garden add a refreshing finishing touch.
