Soups, salads, sandwiches, appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, starters & small plates.
Cold weather calls for deep comfort. Nothing warms you from the inside out like a steaming bowl of Split Pea Bacon Soup. A Twist on a French Canadian Classic Historically made when the larder was low and fresh produce was…
As party food goes, nothing beats a spicy chicken wing, whether it's game day or a night of fun with friends. Let's toss a little Bollywood at your wing night with Tandoori Chicken Wings and a Smokey Riata dip. …
Warm flavour for cold, wet days. Roasted Pumpkin Apple & Onion on Mixed Kale, part of our Simple Sides series. Thank God for simple, what would we do without simple in the kitchen? After a long day, it's often a…
One last kick at the proverbial can with a warm you-to-the-bone with a plant-pure, sweet-meets-savory Sweet Carrot Coconut Soup as we wrap up Soup Week on Food Gypsy. Soup is good food. The perfect way to clean out the fridge…
The perfect soup to make use of turkey leftovers, I like to call it 'Thanksgiving in a Bowl' - Roasted Turkey New Potato Soup, as Soup Week continues on Food Gypsy. Making the 'soup du jour' at the big shiny…
As summer winds down and the harvest rolls in it's time to cozy up with a big bowl of vegetable goodness that is Cauliflower Smoked Cheddar Soup. Welcome to soup week on Food Gypsy. With 'Daily Soup' on the menu…
Sweet and savoury Nectarine and Bocconcini Salad. A vivid taste of summer with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, nectarines and basil served Italian style, lightly dressed and ready in ten minutes. Craving summer I tossed a few of my favourite ingredients in…
Brush with garlic butter, grill to a crispy golden brown, add a hint of lemon and you've created a contemporary classic, Grilled Nova Scotia Lobster Rolls. Sometimes it's the simplest things that make the biggest impression. From the misty shores…
Whenever you take your favourite sandwich and make it smaller, it automatically becomes more fun! Perfect party bites that say 'I am Canadian' - yet take almost no time at all - try Montreal Smoked Meat Deli Sliders. All…
During yesterday's visit to CTV's Ottawa Morning Live, our resident chef, Benoit Gelinotte (Chef B) demoed one of his top party food bites from his kitchen at Culinary Conspiracy, the Chorizo Pogo. Due to popular request (and at the behest…
Yes. I said beer and wings in the same sentence, I mean what goes better with beer than wings? And what could be better on a summer's eve with Beer Soaked Asian Buffalo Wings than Lime Cilantro Buttered Grilled Corn?!…
From our Tastes of Summer menu, the Grilled Vegetable Halloumi & Hummus Hoagie, great grilled flavour on a Meatless Monday. Sometimes it's the simplest of ingredients that make the best meals. What could be easier (and faster) than a few…