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Crispy Chicken Wings with Sticky Maple Chipotle Glaze. Sweet, sticky, smoky, spicy, crispy, crunchy tender, glazed, juicy delicious-ness!

Apple Fig Brie Phyllo Bundles. A delicious and easy to prepare appetizer or party finger food that’s easy to make in advance and pop into the oven when needed.

Honey Dijon Glazed Boneless Wings. Easy sweet & tangy white meat “boneless” wings. Quick to cook, less messy and much easier to eat than traditional wings. We served these at a little gathering of friends to celebrate my birthday last weekend and they were a bit hit. These would be an ideal finger food for …

Grilled Tomato Mozzarella Pizza – this is a great basic grilled pizza recipe that you can make any number of additions to or enjoy just as it is, with the quality, simple ingredients speaking for themselves. In the never ending quest to make as many different meals as possible on the summer grill as possible, …

Baked Chicken Empanadas. A baked and not fried version of this popular Latin American street food, with a slightly spicy chicken filling that everyone will love. Freezer friendly too!

Spicy Cod Tacos with Pineapple Lemon Balm Salsa. A deliciously unusual combination of flavours. Substitute your favourite salsa & add avocado for a change. We celebrated Cinco de Mayo a little early yesterday with these spicy fish tacos made with Newfoundland cod. Mexican fish tacos very often include battered and deep fried fish but here I’ve …

Cinnamon Palmiers with Raspberry Compote. Frozen store-bought puff pastry makes these elegant little treats so easy to make. Today’s recipe is a simple to make last minute dessert idea using ready made frozen puff pastry. I sometimes serve these as a dessert hors d’ouevre at the end of a cocktail party.  I  also like to serve palmiers …

Lime Peach Salsa – a summer fresh recipe to try at the height of peach season. It goes deliciously well with everything from grilled fish to quesadillas! Lime Peach Salsa With the summer peach season in high gear we’ve been enjoying this beautiful fruit in several ways this week, including last evening when we had …

Broiled Cheddar Steak Quesadillas. No need for frying with these crispy quesadillas which can use leftover steak, chicken or pork. Just brush the outsides of the tortillas with a little oil and crisp them to golden brown under the broiler. Here’s another leftover rescue recipe that I really planned in advance after a grilled steak …

Beer Battered Shrimp. Succulent, tender shrimp in a crispy flavourful batter that’s served with two different but delicious flavoured mayos.