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Eric Akis: Satisfying a fast-food craving with fried chicken sandwiches

Eric Akis: Satisfying a fast-food craving with fried chicken sandwiches

Sometimes, I get a craving for a food I don鈥檛 eat very often and in my youth, would have headed to a drive-through window of a fast-food restaurant to get it. An example of that is a fried chicken sandwich.
Eric Akis: Making the most of asparagus

Eric Akis: Making the most of asparagus

British Columbian-grown asparagus is in season, the ideal time to offer another collection of recipes using these spears of goodness.
Eric Akis: Meat-free souvlaki will fill you up

Eric Akis: Meat-free souvlaki will fill you up

The word 鈥渟ouvlaki鈥 comes from the medieval Greek 鈥渟ouvla,鈥 which means skewer. When making souvlaki, what鈥檚 traditionally cooked on that skewer is marinated meat, such as lamb, pork or chicken.
Eric Akis: Make nachos a sa国际传媒 dish

Eric Akis: Make nachos a sa国际传媒 dish

Some of our favourite foods did not come about because a chef spent countless hours perfecting the recipe before letting his customers try it. One of the best examples of that are nachos.
Eric Akis: Stately dinner salad fit for mom

Eric Akis: Stately dinner salad fit for mom

It鈥檚 Mother鈥檚 Day, and sons (and daughters) here, there and everywhere will be giving their moms extra-special attention today.
Eric Akis: Two hearty recipes using food bank staples

Eric Akis: Two hearty recipes using food bank staples

Readers routinely ask if I have, or could create, a recipe for a dish they would like to try. Sometimes, it will be something they had in a restaurant or saw on a cooking show.
Warming up to the Instant Pot

Warming up to the Instant Pot

While not quite 鈥榠nstant,鈥 this chicken recipe for new-age pressure cooker can take pressure off weeknight dinner
Galloping Gourmet Graham Kerr's celebrated cookbook reissued

Galloping Gourmet Graham Kerr's celebrated cookbook reissued

NEW YORK 鈥 Graham Kerr is having a group of guests over to his home so he鈥檚 decided to whip up a batch of his Farmhouse Vegetable Soup. It calls for a blended medley of carrots, onions, garlic, parsnips, sweet potato and onion.
Eric Akis: sa国际传媒 ciders great for cooking as well as sipping

Eric Akis: sa国际传媒 ciders great for cooking as well as sipping

When I think about cider, autumn first comes to mind 鈥斅爐he time of year apples are processed and turned into that wonderful drink that comes in a range of palate-pleasing styles.
Eric Akis: No time to roll? Try sushi in a bowl

Eric Akis: No time to roll? Try sushi in a bowl

Forget the fiddling and enjoy this Japanese delicacy in an easy-to-arrange setup