A hearty dip that will have people hovering by the bowl, so place it somewhere out of traffic flow. Serve with tortilla chips to scoop it up with.
Vegetarian
Anchovy & Walnut Stuffed Peppers
Incredibly flavourful stuffed roasted peppers. Serve with a side salad and some good bread.
Anne Bancroft’s Chickpea Stew
This recipe was given by the New York actress Anne Bancroft to Toronto writer Warren Dunford in the 1990s. It has a lightly-spiced flavour that is warm and distinctive.
Artichoke Tortillas
These artichoke (and mushroom) tortillas make for a delicious and filling main course; just serve with some rice or a side salad.
Aspargus Soup Recipe
This recipe is good for the day or two after you cook up asparagus, because it makes a delicious soup out of what we normally cast away — the woody ends and trimmings that we normally break off and toss in the compost bin.
Avocado Walnut Risotto Recipe
A lovely, rich, creamy-tasting risotto; the avocado adds an element of freshness to it.
Baked Cauliflower Pasta
A really good baked pasta dish, very flavourful and hearty.
Bean & Pasta Soup Recipe
This is an embarrassingly easy soup, but it is very hearty and nummy!
Black Bean Salsa Recipe
This is a good make ahead recipe for when a crowd is coming. In fact, it’s even better made a day ahead — the flavours will get a chance to marry.
Blue Cheese and Broccoli Quiche
With its robust flavours, a slice of this quiche easily stands up as the main item on a plate of food. You can serve this quiche hot in the winter, or room temperature in the summer.
Brie & Artichoke Potatoes Recipe
Artichoke hearts often come in oil; if so, drain them on paper towel before using in this recipe. You need a jar that is 8 to 9 oz or 250g.
Brie and Red Onion Tarts Recipe
This is dead easy; the long paragraph in the directions is just explaining how to make a rim on the tart squares, which is actually the work of seconds. It took way longer to think of how to describe this than it would to just do it!
Brie Potato Cakes Recipe
The melted Brie makes these potato fritters transcendent.
Broccoli Soup
Don’t forget to peel and use the broccoli stalks as well as the florets
Butternut Squash and Couscous
Squash stuffed with couscous — very nice!
Cabbage & Nut Pie Recipe
This recipe has a high futz factor. But it is such a good vegetarian dish, the meat-eaters at the table will ignore the roast and dig into the vegetarians’ dinner!
Carrot and Lentil Soup
Nice served with dollops of yoghurt or creme fraîche in the soup bowls
Chalupas (Mexican Style) Recipe
Very easy, and kids can help with the assembly part. You can make the tortilla bowls up to a day ahead.
Cheese & Tomato Breadcrumb Pie
A hearty, inexpensive dish.
Cheese and Grape Tortillas Recipe
Very tasty party nibbly dish.
Cheese and Walnut Pâté
A quick and easy spread for crackers at a party.
Cheese Filled Chiles (Chiles rellenos de queso)
These are spicy chiles, stuffed with cheese, battered and deep-fried. Simply amazing.
Cheesy Beans & Nachos
Set a platter of these out at a party, and stand back.
Chestnut Patties with Cranberry Sauce
You can make these patties a day ahead and refrigerate, or even make ahead and freeze. Nice served with a salad made with watercress or rocket / arugula.