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I recently had a very pleasant vacation, a staycation, really, with most of my time spent close to home. Relaxing and spending time with friends and family was at the top of my agenda, and that included many delicious meals.

Turmeric, sprouts, mushrooms, seaweed top list of experts鈥� healthy-eating trends

I was in my basement last week, home to years of odds and ends, and came across an old binder of recipes I聽learned when I was a chef鈥檚 apprentice. One was shrimp Newburg.

I must admit I鈥檓 often the last one in my family to catch the holiday spirit. But the Grinch in me always fades when I聽make my first batch of Christmas cookies.

Seal food in a package, let聽it cook and bubble with flavourings and before you know it something good will come out of the oven. That must have been what a French cook was thinking when first cooking food 鈥渆n papillote.

Every year, I receive numerous cookbooks from publishers for review.

The Grey Cup is Sunday and if you plan to watch the game and haven鈥檛 made dinner plans, you鈥檙e in luck. Here is a recipe for a satisfying creation you might get served at聽a聽football game, or at a parking-lot tailgate party before kickoff.

Sandwiches named 鈥渕elts鈥� are just sliced bread with a filling or topping flavoured with cheese that鈥檚 melted. Melts can be closed-faced or open-faced sandwiches.

Today marks the return of聽my Sunday Dinner column, which is what my聽Sunday food page was聽originally called when I聽started writing it back in聽2001.

Dear Eric: I鈥檓 about to try your recent recipe for cauliflower coconut soup with Thai curry paste and was reminded that I鈥檝e been meaning to ask you about curry pastes.