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Miranda McElwain's Sweet Potato Cupcake
Sweet Potato Cupcake “I created this Sweet Potato Cupcake to honour my grandmother, whom I’ve baked and cooked with ever since I was a...
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Dec 20, 20241 min read


Michelle Huynh’s Milk Bread Pot Pie Buns
Milk Bread Pot Pie Buns Large gatherings with lots of food are the hallmarks of the holidays for NAIT Culinairy Student Michelle Huynh...
Chef's Tips
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Janik Hettinger's Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine “In Germany, we traditionally celebrate Christmas on the evening of December 24th,” says NAIT Culinary student Janik...
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Dec 20, 20241 min read


Dylan Reimer's Turkey Dinner PIe
Turkey Dinner Pie NAIT Culinary student Dylan Reimer's recipe for Turkey Dinner Pie stems from a childhood habit of mixing all the...
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Dec 20, 20241 min read


Christmas Chocolate Bark
Cranberries are used extensively in holiday baking and cooking. They provide that pretty pop of red that complements and brightens meals...
Natalie Findlay
Dec 8, 20241 min read


Dotori Mook (Acorn Jelly)
Similar to tofu in both texture and versatility, dotori mook is often eaten cold and served with a soy-based dressing. “It’s slightly...
Chef's Tips
Nov 26, 20241 min read


Doenjang Chicken Maekjeok (Soybean Marinated Chicken)
“The essence of Korean cooking lies in its jang (fermented pastes),” explains Chef Hun of Edmonton's SANG. Soy sauce, doenjang, and...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read


Instant Kimchi
Kimchi traditionally relies on time for the fermentation process. Here, Culinary Creative Director Sharon Choe from Calgary's Tiger K...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read


L.A. Galbi
“This is my L.A. Galbi recipe, a very authentic Korean marinade, ” says Chef Simon Park of Calgary's Korilla. He adds that the...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read


Comfort Eating: Harissa Chicken Meatballs
November’s grey skies and plummeting temperatures can make it a slog of a month to get through, but then I think of all the cozy comfort...
Renée Kohlman
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Sweet and Sour Chicken
“Sweet and sour pork is a must-order when I dine at Cantonese restaurants,” says Alice Yip, a second-year Culinary Arts student at SAIT....
Chef's Tips
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Bulgogi Bao
As a second-year Baking and Pastry Arts student at SAIT, Michelle Kwong considers herself more of a baker than a chef, so her love of...
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Oct 29, 20241 min read


Bacon Kare-Kare
Preparing traditional kare-kare can be time consuming, which prompted Second-year SAIT Culinary Arts student Earl Guieb to create a...
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Oct 29, 20241 min read


Prawn Vindaloo
Second-year SAIT Culinary Arts student Vikas Prithvinath's recipe for Prawn Vindaloo comes together with relative ease. Typically a red...
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Oct 29, 20241 min read


Pumpkin Spice Biscotti
There’s nothing like the crunch of fallen leaves and the wistful song of geese heading south, accompanied by a mug of something warm to...
Renée Kohlman
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Turkey Wellington
While a Thanksgiving spread looks abundant with a whole turkey at centre stage, this isn’t always doable. For smaller families looking...
Natalie Findlay
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Sage Blueberry Smoked Salmon
Restaurateur Inez Cook is a member of the Nuxalk Nation, from Bella Coola, BC. A child of the Sixties Scoop, Inez was taken away from her...
Chef's Tips
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Rabbit and Carrots Two Ways with Sweet Garlic Aioli, Saskatoon Gastrique, and Herb Sponge
Chefs Michael and Marshal Crowchild are on a mission to share the voice of their people through the food they create. Working at...
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Sep 30, 20241 min read


Pan Fried White Fish Fillets with Sweetgrass Beurre Blanc
Chef Steph Baryluk grew up in the Gwich’in community of Teetl’it Zheh (Fort McPherson) and says she was very fortunate to observe her...
Chef's Tips
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Meenishapiy
For Chef Scott Iserhoff of Pei Pei Chei Ow and Bernadette’s in Edmonton, inspiration is centred on a sense of simplicity: childhood...
Chef's Tips
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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