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Eric Akis: Fine sandwiches, right taste

Eric Akis: Fine sandwiches, right taste

If you’re planning special activities for Earth Day on Sunday, Island ingredients deserve careful consideration
Eric Akis: Golden meal stars a fine fish

Eric Akis: Golden meal stars a fine fish

Three things inspired today's recipe — a walk in my garden, peeking in my freezer to see what was in there, and a desire to eat fresh, in-season, B.C. halibut. In my garden, the chives were growing like crazy.
Eric Akis: Fried rice can be a delight

Eric Akis: Fried rice can be a delight

First steps to success — cook and allow to dry before frying. Then you’ll be able to add other ingredients
Eric Akis: The best beans on the street

Eric Akis: The best beans on the street

Wife’s humble specialty dish gets a thumbs up at the neighbourhood party
Eric Akis: Spring dinner menu a great blend of B.C. wine and food

Eric Akis: Spring dinner menu a great blend of B.C. wine and food

If you enjoy fine B.C. wine and eating food that perfectly pairs with it, let me suggest two splendid ways to do that: One requires you to buy a ticket, get dressed up and attend a fun event that raises funds for a worthy cause.
Eric Akis: Use Easter’s leftover bounty in hearty ham and bean soup

Eric Akis: Use Easter’s leftover bounty in hearty ham and bean soup

When I bake a big, beautiful ham for occasions such as Easter, my taste buds are very happy for two reasons.
Eric Akis: Puff pastry enhances seafood dish

Eric Akis: Puff pastry enhances seafood dish

After years of sampling, I’ve discovered that you can bake just about anything in puff pastry and it will taste good. But when seafood is stuffed inside, things always go up a notch, and go from tasting good to tasting divine.
Spaghetti, without the pasta

Spaghetti, without the pasta

Spaghetti squash is a tasty, gluten-free alternative that pairs well with sauces
Aquafaba, cotija, fond: a taste of food terms added to dictionary

Aquafaba, cotija, fond: a taste of food terms added to dictionary

Can you say kabocha? How about kombucha? What do you do with aquafaba? And, really, who doesn’t like an Arnold Palmer? These are just a few of the new food words that Merriam-Webster has added to the dictionary mix.
Eric Akis: Devilled eggs a hit on any occasion

Eric Akis: Devilled eggs a hit on any occasion

You know devilled eggs are widely popular and will never fall out of favour when every time you have served them, whether it was in 1981 or last month, people started reaching for one before you even set them on the table.