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Celebrate Summer With These Classic Picnic Recipes

Our idea of a perfect picnic is a mix of classic dishes with new flavor twists and textures.

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Tahini Swirl Brownies

Make sure you stir the tahini well before scooping it from the jar to incorporate the oil. For a little crunch, sprinkle the top of the batter with black and white sesame seeds before you pop it in the oven.

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Chili-Ginger Lemonade

If you prefer a spicier lemonade, steep for longer than 30 minutes. Serve the strained ginger and chili flakes in a small bowl as a garnish alongside the lemonade.

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Avocado Bruschetta

For this recipe, use avocados that are fully ripe (there should be some give when you squeeze them).

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Cabbage Slaw With Lime Vinaigrette

This vinaigrette is intense on its own but finds perfect balance when tossed with cabbage. Be generous with your salt; the slaw can handle quite a bit.

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Brandon Olsen’s Famous Fried Chicken With Buttermilk Dill Sauce

We’re thrilled that Brandon Olsen, chef at Toronto’s La Banane and the chocolatier behind CXBO Chocolates, is sharing this recipe with us. Fried chicken is one of his secret superpowers — it’s crispy, juicy and out of this world.

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Ask A Chef: Misticanza di Bietola

Chef Rob Rossi of Giulietta shares his recipe for Misticanza di Bietola — a salad of Swiss chard, honeyed parsnips, sunflower seeds and Grana Padano. Q: I visited Giulietta on a recent trip to Toronto and ate the most delicious salad! It was made with Swiss chard,…

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Fire Up The Smoker With 3 Recipes From Cookbook, The Brisket Chronicles

Grill extraordinaire Steven Raichlen shares his best tips and tricks for mastering one of the most covetable cuts of meat: brisket. With over 60 scrumptious recipes, you’ll learn how to barbecue, braise, smoke and cure it — and create crowd-pleasing carnivore-centric dishes — with The Brisket Chronicles. Is your mouth watering…

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Jake’s Double Brisket Cheese Burger

Try Jake’s Double Brisket Cheese Burger recipe from the cookbook The Brisket Chronicles by Steven Raichlen. The double brisket bratwurst created by sausage master Jake Klein is one of the world wonders of wurst — succulent, spicy and smoky, with just the right snap to the casing. Nepotism alert:…

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Joe’s Kansas City-Style Brisket

Try Joe’s Kansas City-Style Brisket recipe from the cookbook The Brisket Chronicles by Steven Raichlen. In a city as barbecue-obsessed as Kansas City, there are many styles of brisket. None is quite as distinctive as the brisket at Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, founded by Jeff Stehney,…

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Vietnamese Crispy Brisket Salad

Try this Vietnamese Crispy Brisket Salad recipe from the cookbook The Brisket Chronicles by Steven Raichlen. This aromatic salad pinballs that traditional Vietnamese quintet of flavors — salty fish sauce, sour lime juice, sweet sugar, pungent garlic and fiery chiles — with crispy, meaty shreds of smoky brisket and…

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Celebrate Victoria Day With This Royal-Inspired Cocktail

In honor of Victoria Day weekend and HRH Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new baby, Parq Vancouver’s The Victor is hosting a brunch fit for royalty. The hotel’s rooftop restaurant shares its cocktail recipe for the Markle Sparkle, a bubbly beverage inspired by the Duchess of Sussex.

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Impress Dinner Party Guests With This Bengali-Inspired Meal

Calgary restaurateurs Maya Gohill and Cody Willis share their best recipes.

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Cardamom Panna Cotta

If you can’t freshly grind your cardamom with a mortar and pestle, substitute a half teaspoon of ground cardamom instead.

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Zarrein’s Shrimp Curry

Look for coconut milk powder in stores that carry Indian or Caribbean spices and sauces, or you can substitute one and a half cups of full-fat coconut milk for the powder and water in this recipe.