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Eric Akis: North African ingredients harissa and dukkah spice up appetizers

Eric Akis: North African ingredients harissa and dukkah spice up appetizers

If you want to spice up your food, fill your house with amazing aromas and create two versatile, ultra-flavourful ingredients, prepare harissa and dukkah.
Sunday Dinner: Chinese staple is sweet, sour and delicious all over

Sunday Dinner: Chinese staple is sweet, sour and delicious all over

Yes, you could order in, or better yet, whip up this restaurant favourite at home
Eric Akis: Rising to midweek challenge

Eric Akis: Rising to midweek challenge

It鈥檚 September and families are getting back to their normal work and school routines. On the program will be what to serve for a midweek dinner. One that always pleases is mac and cheese.
Eric Akis: Endless summer calls for Ni莽oise salad

Eric Akis: Endless summer calls for Ni莽oise salad

Southern Vancouver Island has been described as having a Mediterranean-style climate and it certainly has felt that way this summer. Here we are in September, and the weather is still warm, dry and perfect for a dinner salad.
Too many tomatoes on hand?

Too many tomatoes on hand?

Turn you late-summer bounty into easy and satisfying Spaghetti al Pomodoro
Eric Akis: Cold meal, warm comforts

Eric Akis: Cold meal, warm comforts

If you鈥檙e having guests over for lunch or dinner this long weekend and want to enjoy most of your time with them during their visit, chill out and prepare the meal in advance.
Borscht soups up the season

Borscht soups up the season

I love eating borscht in the winter, after it has been raining for days, when it鈥檚 cold and damp and I need something hot and comforting with sustenance. But, the truth is, the very best time to make borscht is right now, late summer.
Eric Akis: Late-summer tomato mania

Eric Akis: Late-summer tomato mania

In late August, farmers markets and food stores are brimming with local produce and it all looks amazing.
Sunday Dinner: Use pita to make your pizzas

Sunday Dinner: Use pita to make your pizzas

I was at the house of my friends Dave and Dev for dinner recently and, while outside enjoying appetizers, their neighbour Yiannoula came by with a gift for them. It was a beautiful basket of fresh figs and they were thrilled.
Eric Akis: Big, bold, beefy flavour

Eric Akis: Big, bold, beefy flavour

An old method is literally breathing new life into a premium style of beef that鈥檚 growing in popularity and availability in Victoria and elsewhere.