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Persimmons poached in a rum-ginger syrup get paired up with a sticky, gooey, moist gingerbread for a delicious (and simple!) dessert.
Fall Vegetable and Red Lentil Soup - a sunny yellow soup to warm up your dark, dreary fall evenings. Can be made vegetarian or vegan, too!
Chocolate Banana Bread - when banana and chocolate get together, it's a wonderful thing.
Raspberry-Lemon Muffins - wake up with a batch of fresh and fruity muffins chock-full of fresh raspberries.
A creamy gratin full of celery and parsley roots. It's a great way to try out these oft-ignored vegetables if you've never had them before.
Bulghur Shortcakes w/ Pumpkin Preserves - the classic dessert gets a fall makeover with nutty bulghur scones, candied pumpkin and spiced cream.
Pumpkin Black Bean Chili - Celebrate Halloween with this sweet, smoky and savoury chili. Pumpkin isn't just for jack-o-lanterns and pies any more!
Stuffed Baby Eggplant - get stuffed with these adorable mini eggplants filled with cinnamon-scented lamb and pine nuts!
Gingerbread Pancakes - a warm and comforting fall breakfast, served up with a chunky maple-apple compote to spoon overtop. Perfect for Thanksgiving!.
Oven-Fried Chicken Fingers w/ Plum Salsa let you feed your inner child without compromising your foodie cred. It's like a Happy Meal for grownups!
Make a date for tea by baking up some Toffee-Date Scones.
Warm Lentil and Sausage Salad - a delicious (and recession-proof) bistro classic.
Blueberry-Peach Upside Down Cake is a perfect summer dessert - even if it means turning on the oven during a heat wave.
Plum season is here! Celebrate with a batch of Golden Spiced Plum Jam.
Blood Orange and Basil Ice Cream - a surprisingly delicious combination of flavours. Try it with the last of this season's blood oranges!
Moroccan Braised Lamb Shanks - lusciously scented with Moroccan spices, prunes and dates. Serve with couscous and bad puns.
Celebrate spring with a double-layered brown sugar pavlova filled with rhubarb curd and strawberry.
Risotto with Edamame and Asparagus - it's like springtime in a bowl.
A new-school twist on an old-school favourite - Lemon-Cherry Hot Cross Buns
Butternut Squash Casserole, topped with a pistachio crumb topping - a warm, comforting dish for a blustery not-quite-spring evening.
Pear, Ginger and Walnut Muffins - warm from the oven, these are the perfect remedy for a bad day.
Redeeming the Molten Chocolate Cake - a lighter, fluffier variation, flavoured with a traditional Mexican combo of cinnamon and chili.
A simple Olive and Herb Focaccia.
Blood Orange Marmalade - a colourful twist on a traditional favourite.
Cure the February blahs with sweet and tangy Pear-Cranberry-Lemon Jam.
Spicy gingerbread biscotti - perfect for holiday gift-giving, or for dunking into your favourite hot drink.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns - perfect for Thanksgiving breakfast, or just to say goodbye to fall weather.
A trio of vegan dips inspired by the flavours of the Middle East - Persian Olive Pomegranate Walnut, Moroccan Spiced Carrot and Middle Eastern Bean.
Beet, Carrot, Apple and Walnut Slaw - so good that you might fall in love with your food processor's grating attachement
Chipotle Pork Chops with Mango Black Bean Salsa to celebrate the return of BBQ season.
Grapefruit mojitos - the perfect summer refresher with a grapefruit twist.
Spicy Pickled Carrots - easy to make, pretty to look at and tasty to eat!