Vegetable

Tortilla Soup

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

Corn tortillas bake up golden and crispy, and are a terrific garnish for this Mexican inspired soup. Tortillas can be placed in soup without baking for a softer, noodle-like consistency. For a shortcut, look for bags of crispy tortillas strips in the aisle of larger supermarkets where you would find croutons, or use crumbled tortilla chips.

Moroccan Tomato and Sweet Potato Soup with Peanut

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

Moroccan spices and peanut butter blend beautifully to create a soup with rich flavour and texture. You can serve it chunky or puréed. Natural peanut butter is recommended for this recipe.

Apple Pumpkin Soup with Mustard

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

This soup is light and flavourful without the addition of cream. Mustard adds a depth of flavour to the soup without overpowering it.

Curried Cauliflower, Potato and Chickpea Stew

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

Cauliflower, potatoes and chickpeas are the basis for this rich Indian inspired curry. Serve this stew on its own or spooned over steamed rice.

Roasted Asparagus with Poached Eggs

Recipe by Paula Bowman

Poached eggs can be prepared in advance and chilled until needed. Once cooled, egg whites can be trimmed of rough edges, using kitchen shears.

Corn Pancakes

Recipe by Ceri Marsh, Sweet Potato Chronicles

This savoury spin on pancakes makes them perfect for supper. The texture of the corn niblets with the corn meal is fantastic, but you could really use any finely chopped vegetable, as long as you'd steamed them or sauteed them to make them tender.

Frankenstein’s Coffin Surprise

This coffin is a fun way to serve your chili on a cold Halloween night. If you have remaining chili place it in a bowl next to the coffin just in case you run out of your coffin chili.

Braised Carrots in Maple Sauce

These carrots make a great side dish to serve with pork. You can even add a little crunch to them by stirring in 1/4 cup of chopped pecans just before serving.

Pizzazz Pepperoni Salad

If Mom is a pepperoni pizza lover but hasn't indulged in one of her favorites for awhile fix her this salad. Sliced mushrooms or sliced green olives can also be added.

Cheesy Rainbow Veggie Appetizers

Dazzle Mom with these appetizers before her big meal. If she is not fond of olives you can use mushrooms or pimiento slices instead. If you have trouble finding the different colored peppers use enough whole peppers to equal 36 strips.