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Eric Akis: Get that granola vibe

Eric Akis: Get that granola vibe

Last Wednesday’s article on Bircher muesli caused several readers to ask me if there was a connection between it and another breakfast food: Granola.
Eric Akis: A seafood feast for two

Eric Akis: A seafood feast for two

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday and when thinking about what to serve for dinner I, as I often do on this occasion, reminisced about the night I proposed to my wife.
Eric Akis: Good morning muesli

Eric Akis: Good morning muesli

If you routinely rush in the morning and leave little time for breakfast before scurrying to work, you should make and eat muesli. And I’m not referring to the dried, just-add-milk kind sold in a box at supermarkets.
Eric Akis: Budget friendly becomes delectable

Eric Akis: Budget friendly becomes delectable

Some of my best Sunday dinners begin with two humble ingredients in my grocery-store shopping cart that I build a meal around.
In Our Backyard: Chicken wings will score every time

In Our Backyard: Chicken wings will score every time

Canadians are big fans of the Super Bowl. According to Bell Media, owners of CTV, 18.2 million Canadians — more than half of us — watched some part of the NFL championship game last year.
Eric Akis: Get that ‘good-luck’ feeling with home-cooked Chinese food

Eric Akis: Get that ‘good-luck’ feeling with home-cooked Chinese food

Spring rolls, barbecued pork are symbols of prosperity
Eric Akis: Raise your bowl to Robbie Burns

Eric Akis: Raise your bowl to Robbie Burns

It’s Robbie Burns Day and it’s winter, a time when places with marine climates, such as Scotland, can expect damp, dreary days.
Eric Akis: Make it a meatless Sunday

Eric Akis: Make it a meatless Sunday

Today’s Sunday dinner recipes are designed for those who want an Indian-style meal without meat.
Eric Akis: When life gives you citrus

Eric Akis: When life gives you citrus

’Tis the season for citrus, with oranges, grapefruit, lemons and other juicy fruits coming our way from places such as California.
In Our Backyard: Tomatoes a hit in chowder

In Our Backyard: Tomatoes a hit in chowder

I’m a clam-chowder junkie and, when preparing my own, it’s the creamy Maritime- or New England-style I most often make. I say most often, because last week, when curing a craving for chowder, I decided to steer my ship in another direction.