Tortellini White Bean Salad with Feta Cheese

Tortellini White Bean Salad with Feta Cheese
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Summer arrived in an instant here in Toronto. Earlier this month we saw snow and now we’re waking up to temps in the mid-teens (Celcius) and comfortably reaching daily highs in the mid-20s. And with the sudden appearance of, dare I say, summer, comes a radical shift in the palette. Gone is the desire for soups, stews, and hearty meat-riddled pasta. In its stead is the nagging need for salads, popsicles, and various grilled vegetables and meats. And today I’m feeding one of those seasonal cravings with this Tortellini White Bean Salad.

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Double Lemon Linguine with Roasted Chickpeas

Double Lemon Linguine with Roasted Chickpeas
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I always feel a little funny posting a recipe for pasta. Not the more elaborate pasta dishes, those are fine. I’m talking about the meals that are so clearly the pantry pasta du jour. Meals like this Double Lemon Linguine. The beauty of a pantry pasta lies in its unshakable formula: Oil, aromatics, pasta, whatever you have in the fridge and/or cupboard, pasta water, and cheese. It’s really as simple as that. So when I present a recipe like this Double Lemon Linguine with Roasted Chickpeas, I am merely presenting you with one of a million possible forms your pantry pasta could take.

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Blistered Cabbage Skillet Cornbread

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The weather is not cooperating. I know, I live in Canada, I should be used to that by now. But it’s nearly the middle of May and we’re still talking about wind chill. If you live in a warmer climate, allow me to make this real for you. I wore a winter coat and took a walk in the snow yesterday. And contrary to popular belief, this is not normal for Toronto. We do not live in igloos and conduct business in ice castles. So yeah, I’m not impressed. But I’m also quick to remind myself that even when we have an uncooperative spring, it always gives way to summer. And it is with this happy thought in my head that I present to you this Blistered Cabbage Skillet Cornbread because BBQ season has got to get here eventually.

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Vegetarian Breakfast Burritos with Potato Lentil Fritters

I know these Vegetarian Breakfast Burritos in no way resemble high-tea-fare, and yet I am putting them forward as a potential Mother’s Day brunch idea. I know, I’m so controversial. I’ve always found the difference between “Mother’s Day Food” and “Father’s Day Food” to be out-and-out hilarious. Only mothers could possibly enjoy the likes of lemon curd, smoked salmon, and peeled asparagus spears. And fathers? Well, that meal had better involve beer, pretzels, and a rack of ribs. How else would you know it was for dad?

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