Cooking Tips
A Taste of Chinese New Year
Wonder why your city's Chinatown is veiled in red and gold and strung with paper lanterns? Chinese New Year is...
Guide to Herbs and Spices
Give your recipes a kick by experimenting with herbs and spices. This A to Z guide will demistify the spice...
7 Light Meals in 20 Minutes
When you're hungry and looking for a quick meal, you need not sacrifice your healthy eating to feel full. Here...
11 Ways to Keep Vitamins in Veggies
Just like humans who are zapped of energy if over-worked, veggies lose their vitamins if they are over-cooked. Make sure...
From the Brewery to the Belly
How does barley become beer? Find out how the ancient art of brewing has been reduced to a simple science.
Taking Stock: The Base of Homemade Soups
Homemade vegetable broth is easy to prepare and makes a healthful, flavourful base for your soups, stews, and sauces.
Turkey Timetable
Thawing and cooking the perfect bird can be tricky business. Consult our table below to ensure nothing goes afoul at...
Top 10 Tips for Vegetable Freezing
Freezing fresh vegetables is the best way to enjoy your favourites year round. But do you know how to prepare...
Turkey info
All you need to know to cook the perfect turkey.
Metric Conversion
Conversion Factors To change: Into: Multiply by: Imperial System to Metric System Inches Millimeters 25.4 Inches Centimeters 2.54 Feet Meters
What to do When Ingredients Look Worn Out
Do the products that you need right away have a sad and sorry look? This is how you can give...
How To Throw a Cocktail Party
A drinks or cocktail party is a great idea for a special occasion, since it's an easy way to entertain...
Recipe: Tofu Kebabs with Green Mango Salsa
Serves 4
Prep time: 5 min, plus at least 30 min draining and 30 min marinating
Cook time: about 10...
Recipe: Portobello Mushroom Burgers
Serves 6
Prep time: 10 min, plus 30 min marinating
Cook time: about 10 min
Recipe: Pepper Steak with Leek Mash
Serves 4
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: about 25 min
Recipe: Gourmet Steak Sandwich
Serves 4
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: about 35 min
Recipe: Lamb and Rosemary Burgers
Serves 4-8
Prep time: 10 min, plus cooling, plus 30 min chilling
Cook time: about 15 min
Recipe: BBQ Chicken Pieces
Serves 6
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: about 40 minutes
Recipe: Chicken Fajitas with Goat’s Cheese
Serves 4
Prep time: 15 min, plus at least 30 min
Cook time: about 10 min
Recipe: Steak with Tangy Caper Relish
Serves 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: about 10 minutes
Recipe: Pork Chops in Barbecue Sauce
Serves 4
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: about 20 min
Your Outdoor Kitchen
Take the stress out of entertaining and invest in a barbecue.
Portable Barbecues
Small barbecues, especially those that fold up, are easy to carry around and are ideal for picnics and camping holidays.
Tips for Better Barbequing
Some often overlooked basics of BBQ cooking.
Eco-Friendly Barbecue For a Green Summer
There are good times to be had at barbecues, but with them comes the potential to do some serious harm...
Barbequing in the Garden
Grilling meals for friends is a favorite summertime ritual-the perfect way to show off your garden. Whether you use a...
Differences Between Gas and Charcoal Barbeques
The kettle shape of the famous Weber grill was initially more a matter of convenience than inspiration. George Stephen worked...