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When the summer heat hits, it’s time to break out the barbecues. There’s no better occasion to have a party than on the weekend. Gather friends and family and prepare for a party to really kick off the coming season in style without breaking the bank.   Get the Home...

    Serves 4   30 ounces/850 g drained can of white beans 2 cloves crushed garlic 2 green onions diced 1/4 cup/60 ml fresh lemon juice (about 4 large lemons) 2 tablespoons/30 ml tahini 2 tablespoons/30 ml sesame oil 1/4 teaspoon/1 ml ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon/2 ml...

    Canned tuna is great for a quick and convenient lunch, and is also the perfect store cupboard standby for family favorites like a pasta bake or crowd-pleasing tuna cakes. But whether you should buy tuna in oil or tuna in water is a conundrum. Is Tuna in Water...

    Serves 4   4 Pita Breads, sliced in half 2 cups/565 g hummus 4 handfuls of alpha sprouts 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 1 cucumber, sliced 1 tomato, sliced   Place the pita bread cut sides up.  Spread 1/4 cup/59 ml hummus on each slice.  Next on start to layer...

      In honour of Bastille Day and any other day where a delicious chicken dinner is warranted, this easy and nutritious chicken dish will be a fantastic hit at your next meal.   Serves 4-6 1 roasting chicken 2kg/4 pounds 1 tablespoon/15ml olive oil 1/2 head of...

  Does salt on watermelon make it even sweeter? It’s important to stay hydrated during the summer, but that doesn’t mean you can only get your hydration from water. Whether you’re hanging out by the beach, relaxing by the pool or playing a few rounds of soccer, you...

Ingredients 5 apricots, stoned and quartered 2 cups water 1/4 cup /50 g caster sugar 4 strips of orange zest, is a potato peeler Seeds of 5 cardamom pods For the Ricotta 1/2 cup/100 g vegan cream cheese 3/8 cup/30 g icing sugar 1 cup/70 g silken tofu 1/3 cup/40 g...

  Ingredients   2lbs/900g skirt, flank or sirloin tip steak, cut into thin, wide strips against the grain  1 cup/250ml teriyaki sauce  1 tablespoon/15ml minced ginger, plus 1 teaspoon  1 tablespoon/15ml minced garlic, plus 1 teaspoon  1 teaspoon/5ml salt  1/4...

  Chicken strips, chicken tenders, chicken fingers—whatever you call them, they are one of the most popular foods eaten in American households. Anyone who has ever prepared chicken at home has seen that white, string-like piece hanging from the chicken tender...

  Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study suggests. Its sister study also argues that peasants occasionally hosted...

  Ingredients 3 ½ cups (430 g) self-rising flour 1 ½ cups (296 g) granulated white sugar 2/3 cup (5.3 oz/144 g) vegetable oil 2 cups (16 oz) water Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Add flour and sugar...

  For those of us who lead busy lives, freezing food can be a lifesaver when it comes to prepping food and getting dinner on the table. But what about when you pull out make-ahead freezer meals you prepped in advance (or even that pint of ice cream you want for a...

  How It Began All diners are built from the same blueprint, the same type of booth seating arrangements, neon signage and an esque format of a train carriage. But each diner has its own distinct character and soul. Diner look like rail carriages because they...

  From food dyes to preservatives, you're probably curious about what ingredients are being put in the everyday foods on your grocery shopping list… and why they're even there in the first place. One of these additives is titanium dioxide (E171), an odorless powder...

  There's a story behind that bright orange handle. Not all coffee drinkers want the caffeine that comes with a cup ‘o joe. Plenty of people prefer decaf to cut back caffeine intake or simply because it’s later in the afternoon. Luckily, if you’re sipping coffee at a...

    Sometimes the classics should just stay in the past, but this is not one of those times. This is a quick, easy and elegant dish you can serve anytime. You can make your own Worcestershire sauce, but why bother the original Lee & Perrins is gluten free...