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Eric Akis: Serving up summer on a plate

Eric Akis: Serving up summer on a plate

You’re having friends over for a summer lunch and want to serve something that’s not too fussy to prepare, but is still very flavourful and eye appealing. Can’t decide what to make? I have a solution.
Eric Akis: Adding salt to water key to flavourful, robust pasta

Eric Akis: Adding salt to water key to flavourful, robust pasta

A reader, Joe, sent me an email and said when he was growing up in England his mother always added a teaspoon or so of salt to the water used to boil potatoes and other vegetables.
Eric Akis: Time for a Canadian food pop quiz!

Eric Akis: Time for a Canadian food pop quiz!

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Day is Monday, so it’s time for another edition of my Canadian food quiz. Answer the 20 questions below! On a mobile device, or quiz not loading? You can also take it at this link . Loading...
Eric Akis: Cherries jubilee a divine dessert

Eric Akis: Cherries jubilee a divine dessert

Last week, I fancied making a special dessert and wanted it to feature fresh fruit. I noticed several food stores were trumpeting the fact that plump and juicy sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Eric Akis: Shipwreck with a happy ending

Eric Akis: Shipwreck with a happy ending

Ground-meat-based casserole with just about everything but the kitchen sink will feed a crew on land or at sea
Eric Akis: Grilled flat iron a bold, beefy take on steak

Eric Akis: Grilled flat iron a bold, beefy take on steak

When I’m in a restaurant and in the mood for a steak, I’ll order a flat iron if I see it on the menu. It’s a tender, flavourful cut of beef and, as an added bonus, it’s more moderately priced than other quality steaks, such as strip loin.
Eric Akis: Chilled poached salmon served with two aioli flavours

Eric Akis: Chilled poached salmon served with two aioli flavours

My wife, Cheryl, son, Tyler, and I recently had a sunny Saturday celebratory lunch with his girlfriend, Sarah, and our mutual friends Anne and Adam. Our plan for the occasion was not complicated.
Eric Akis: Filipino-style barbecue pork skewers

Eric Akis: Filipino-style barbecue pork skewers

Have you ever invited someone over for a special meal and could not decide what to prepare? That’s how volunteers of Victoria’s Philippine Bayanihan Community Centre — Lorina Miklenic, Norma Duy, Lita Enriquez, Leonor Santos and Connie Custodio — sai
Eric Akis: Chickpea salad with Turkish flavour

Eric Akis: Chickpea salad with Turkish flavour

Recipe inspired by chef and Istanbul restaurant owner Musa Dagdeviren, who has a new cookbook
Eric Akis's Sunday Dinner: Shellfish makes salmon dish sublime

Eric Akis's Sunday Dinner: Shellfish makes salmon dish sublime

Baked salmon fillets can taste wonderful on their own, but they’re sublime when accompanied by shellfish. Today’s Sunday Dinner recipe begins with salmon fillets that are brushed with a little olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, and baked.