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Eric Akis: Wickaninnish Cookbook offers a taste of Tofino

Eric Akis: Wickaninnish Cookbook offers a taste of Tofino

For many years, people from around Canada and the world have flowed west to Tofino to revel in its natural splendours — stunning beaches, craggy shorelines, crashing waves and old-growth forests.
Eric Akis: Spice it up with Eric's special chai

Eric Akis: Spice it up with Eric's special chai

What’s the perfect drink to sip on a cool, damp and dreary 91Ô­´´ Island day? I would have to say it’s chai.
Eric Akis: Fine food for football fans

Eric Akis: Fine food for football fans

With a nod to Edmonton and its Ukrainian heritage, perogies and sausage is the right dish for Grey Cup day
Eric Akis: Slow cooker, plus vegetarian request equals chickpea stew

Eric Akis: Slow cooker, plus vegetarian request equals chickpea stew

I was in my basement recently and noticed my slow cooker sitting on a shelf — I realized I hadn’t used it in a while. That changed when I received a request from a reader for a recipe made in that popular kitchen appliance.
Eric Akis: Classic French pie has rich pastry

Eric Akis: Classic French pie has rich pastry

Thicker-than-usual beef bourguignon makes it work, along with spreading preparation over a couple of days
Eric Akis: A recipe for wartime salmon soufflé

Eric Akis: A recipe for wartime salmon soufflé

During the Second World War, food was rationed and home cooks had to make the most of what they had
Eric Akis: Catching up with fish sticks

Eric Akis: Catching up with fish sticks

When I was a kid, my mom, like other working moms in the 1960s and ’70s, would sometimes use convenience foods to quickly get a weekday dinner on the table.
Eric Akis: Short ribs two ways go long on flavour

Eric Akis: Short ribs two ways go long on flavour

If you love tender, succulent, meaty beef short ribs, you’re in luck, because I’ve cooked up two tasty ways to serve them. Just to remind you, short ribs are a cross-section of rib bones cut from beef shoulder.
Eric Akis: B.C. squash with a touch of Thai

Eric Akis: B.C. squash with a touch of Thai

Warming and aromatic, this Southeast Asian-style curry gets added lift from roasting the vegetables first
Eric Akis: Mac and cheese with meaty gusto

Eric Akis: Mac and cheese with meaty gusto

Two widely popular pasta dishes in Canada are macaroni and cheese, and just about any type of pasta topped with a tomatoey meat sauce.