Fast and Frugal

This multigrain bread recipe is versatile enough to incorporate a range of nuts, seeds and grains according to your taste. I have successfully made the bread with a mixture of kibbled wheat and rye, buckwheat, poppy seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and coarse cornmeal.

Reheating leftovers gets old quickly, especially if you cooked a big turkey. It is simple, though, to turn those leftovers into a whole new meal that doesn't even resemble the original. A favorite in my house is a beautiful soup made right in a pumpkin shell! 

Great recipe for pink salmon over jasmine rice with a side of fruit!

Leftovers are a great way to plan weekly dinners, but for those that wish to leave the Tupperware in the cupboard, this spaghetti recipe does the trick.

Rich, savoury, tasty chicken stock adds instant gourmet to soups and risottos. This homemade version is made using chicken bones or carcasses from the kitchen – as a result, it costs next to nothing. Use a crockpot or saucepan to create delicious stock from scratch with minimal effort.

Make a simple roasted chicken work overtime by buying one store-bought, shredding it to make multiple meals, then using the bones to make a chicken stop for soups and cooking.

Homemade stock is nutritious and adds a depth of flavour to soups and sauces. By making it from vegetable trimmings from the kitchen, it can also be nearly free! Here’s how to make and store stock at home.