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Eric Akis: Cuban-style black bean soup offers comfort on chilly days

Eric Akis: Cuban-style black bean soup offers comfort on chilly days

This Cuban-style black bean soup is rich with vegetables and seasonings and topped with tangy lime crema.
Eric Akis: Caribbean-style curry elevates chickpeas, potatoes

Eric Akis: Caribbean-style curry elevates chickpeas, potatoes

Aromatic, flavourful chana aloo curry can be served with rice or roti — and be as spicy or mild as you like
Eric Akis: Gingerbread pancakes make a festive holiday breakfast

Eric Akis: Gingerbread pancakes make a festive holiday breakfast

Your kitchen will fill with the enticing aromas of ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom
Eric Akis: Mushrooms lend meaty taste to vegetarian tourtière

Eric Akis: Mushrooms lend meaty taste to vegetarian tourtière

This meat-free, richly seasoned version of tourtière has a meaty taste and look thanks to the combination of mushrooms and other ingredients used in the filling.
Eric Akis: Two recipes to make your own eggnog

Eric Akis: Two recipes to make your own eggnog

For a modern version of the festive drink, temper the eggs — or replace them entirely, using oat milk and tofu instead.
Eric Akis: For a celebratory treat, go retro with seafood cocktail

Eric Akis: For a celebratory treat, go retro with seafood cocktail

A deluxe mix of chilled seafood decoratively served in a glass fits the bill for a holiday appetizer.
Eric Akis: Pasta with breadcrumbs a humble, comforting winter meal

Eric Akis: Pasta with breadcrumbs a humble, comforting winter meal

This Sicilian-style dish, called pasta ca muddica in Italian, is a tasty way to use up stale bread.
Eric Akis: Victoria writer, photographer team up on cookbook, an ideal gift for pie lovers

Eric Akis: Victoria writer, photographer team up on cookbook, an ideal gift for pie lovers

Test out one of the entries from Denise Marchessault and Deb Garlick's The Artful Pie Project: a tasty, old-world Apple Rugelach.
Eric Akis: Old-fashioned fudge a sweet and easy holiday treat

Eric Akis: Old-fashioned fudge a sweet and easy holiday treat

Easy-to-make brown sugar fudge makes a great Christmas gift
Eric Akis: Corned beef lends big flavour to hearty soup

Eric Akis: Corned beef lends big flavour to hearty soup

As the soup simmers, the corned beef imparts its flavour into the soup, seasoning it