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The recipes we actually cook.

Greek salads +1

Greek Islands' creamy Greek dressing

Our version of the house dressing at Greek Islands, the one on every side salad. Shaken, it’s a bright, garlicky vinaigrette. Whisked into an egg yolk, it turns creamy like the restaurant’s.

Prep10m
Greek bases

Greek lemon and herb marinade

This marinade is great for rice, tofu, chicken, shrimp, and fish. It’s a bright, herbal blend that balances acid, salt, and sweet. In a pinch it works as a finishing sauce drizzled over the plate, and on salads (where it’s even better …

Prep10m
Mennonite salads

Gurkensalat (German cucumber salad)

My Mom (Joanne Rempel) made this salad a lot in my youth and it holds nostalgic memories! I had not had it in years and in my early 40s had a strong craving for it. I found a recipe online and made it for something different. It took me …

Prep15m
Serves4, or a small appy for more
Indian bases

Indian takeout tomato purée

Making Indian-style dishes quickly is much easier with a few base ingredients prepared ahead of time. This takeout-style tomato purée adds depth and body to many types of curries.

Cook20–30m
Jamaican mains +3

Jerk chicken

This recipe is based on something I found in a magazine in the 90s, recently updated with Chef John’s simplified version and the Serious Eats method. I knew a guy who made the best jerk chicken I’ve ever had, but he wouldn’t share his …

Prep15m
Serves4–8
Indian mains +1

Korma/qorma

This is a simple korma paste, which is combined with Base curry gravy and other ingredients to make various braised dishes.

Prep15m
Cook1h
Italian breads

Lazy pizza dough (2022)

Some days I just want an easy pizza dough. I don’t want it 3 days from now, I just know I have food in the fridge that needs to be used up, and a pizza is the most palatable way to do it. This recipe is based on a Serious Eats recipe, and I …

Serves3 medium pizzas and a focaccia
Jamaican mains +1

Lentil stew

This stew is based on a package we bought from a farmers market years ago (as Jamaican Me Hungry Lentil Stew). It’s a great stew on its own, or over roasted veg.

Italian sauces

Marinara sauce

A basic marinara sauce can be used directly or as a base to other sauces. This recipe is based on Chef John’s and others I have seen. It’s thicker and richer than a pizza sauce, and can be adapted as a base for savoury sauces (meat or …

Canadian desserts

Marshmallow squares

A classic no-bake holiday square: peanut butter and butterscotch (or chocolate) fudge set around mini marshmallows.

Hawaiian mains +1

Maui/Kalua pulled pork

This is a Hawaiian-style pulled pork that doesn’t need a BBQ or fire pit, based on various recipes from local Maui residents. The pork itself is simply seasoned, braised, and pulled, paired with a sweet and acidic sauce.

Prep30m
Cook4–5h
Italian American sauces

Meat sauce (AKA American bolognese)

I make this meat sauce a few times a month, from the pantry and my regular freezer prep. It’s based on fairly standard meat sauce recipes, primarily on one I made at a pizza restaurant.

Cook20–45m