Roasted Root Vegetables with Almonds & Parmesan Cheese

by Helen Kain | Dec 15, 2016 | Meals in Minutes, Recipes By Type, Sides, Vegetables, Winter Recipes

This recipe came from an advert for Grand Padano cheese in the December 2016 issue of Fine Cooking. It was illustrated alongside grilled steak and looked delicious. I was hosting a mid-week Holiday dinner for my work colleagues, and this fit the bill nicely. The...

Quinoa Salad with Pears and Dried Cherries

by Helen Kain | Aug 2, 2016 | Family & Friends, Mains, Meals in Minutes, Recipes By Type, Sides, Simply Done, Starters, Summer Recipes, Vegetables

Grain salads are quick, easy to make and very nutritious. They’re perfect to take to the beach whilst on vacation, or for lunch once back at work. Fine Cooking did a fabulous feature spread on creating grain salads with various combinations of...

Farro Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Peas and Tomatoes

by Helen Kain | Jul 24, 2016 | Appetizers, Meals in Minutes, Recipes By Type, Starters, Vegetables

Grain salads are a wonderful option for summer meals, and this one is bursting with flavour and nutrition. I served it with pork tenderloin that I seared in a cast iron skillet and then roasted in the oven. Delicious! Print Farro Salad with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Peas...

Clams with White Beans, Fennel & Rapini

by Helen Kain | Jan 18, 2015 | Blue, Mains, Meals in Minutes, Seafood

Once in a while our local grocery store has “pasta clams”, the discovery of which immediately jettisons whatever has been planned for dinner.  While I’m always happy to have linguine vongole, Clams with White Beans, Fennel and...

Pasta with Roasted Broccoli, White Beans and Tomatoes

by Helen Kain | Jan 1, 2012 | Meals in Minutes, Pasta, Recipes By Type

This is a recipe I found years ago in The Nantucket Table by Susan Simon and Tom Eckerle. The broccoli takes on a rich depth of flavour with the roasting. It’s a wonderful mid-week meal as it’s quick to prepare as well as tasty. The original recipe does...

Trout with Smashed Fingerling Potatoes, Peas, Prosciutto & Pistachios

by Helen Kain | Dec 17, 2011 | Mains, Meals in Minutes, Recipes By Type, Seafood

I had a version of this dish at Mercatto in Toronto, and have attempted to recreate it, substituting crisp prosciutto for the diced pancetta Mercatto uses, as it provides a lot of flavour with less fat. This is an easy, elegant main course suitable for the most...