Use local strawberries to make these individual strawberry shortcakes. They are tender and flavourful and filled with whipped cream!

These chocolate chip peanut butter cookies are soft and chewy, and nicely studded with chocolate chips.

This plain bread recipe makes two loaves. But you can add mix-ins like leftover rice, oatmeal, flaxseeds, or wheat germ.

This applesauce cake is studded with walnuts and raisins and topped with an easy caramel icing.

Serve these buttery scones split and spread with butter, jam, honey butter, or clotted cream.

Samosa chaat is a savoury snack from South Asia and are served at roadside stalls or food carts.Use either veggie or meat samosas!

This black chocolate bundt cake uses black cocoa powder in the cake and the glaze, so it turns out black as night!

This honey mustard roast duck is a recipe from my German aunt. Roast duck is a common dish served at Christmastime in Germany.

This bacon and bonito cold tofu is so good it will convert anyone who is skeptical about tofu.

This kefir mango lassi is one of my favourite ways to drink kefir. If you have access to fresh mangoes, substitute the same amount of fresh.

I love salade nicoise because most of the ingredients are my pantry staples. Tuna, olives, and anchovies are some of my favourite staples.

It is so easy to make your own kefir. It is a fermented beverage made from milk. Kefir is similar to yogurt, though is more liquid.

Traditional Liege waffles from Belgium are made from a buttery, eggy brioche-like dough that is studded with pearl sugar.

Cherry Clafoutis, a French baked custard dessert, is easily made with items for your pantry.

A classic carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting. Double the frosting recipe if you want to frost the sides of the cake as well.

This cardamom cake with rosewater whipped cream it includes the Middle Eastern flavours and is a showstopping dessert!

My favorite pancake recipe - European style! I've made these thin, crepe-like pancakes for so long I've memorized it!

A creamy matcha cheesecake topped with a sour cream layer is a perfect weekend dessert.

The roast pork loin with fennel and thyme only takes 60 minutes to cook, so it's a dish you can throw in the oven even on a weekday night.

Maulwurftorte, a German cake that is meant to look like a molehill. The chocolate hazelnut sponge is filled with banana and whipped cream.

This pumpkin spice bread is studded with walnuts and chocolate, and flavoured with cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

Galaktoboureko is a Greek dessert; basically, it’s a pastry-covered custard drenched in flavoured syrup. This serves 12-15 people.

Our Oma used to make these cake-like dessert waffles in her heart-shaped waffle iron. They are great plain or with whipped cream.

Serve this chocolate marble pound cake for teatime or dessert with a dollop of whipped cream and berries.