Eric Akis

Chicken thighs, seasoned, roasted and served with pan gravy and a dressing flecked with bits of vegetables, apples and walnuts make for a perfect fall meal.

It’s a condiment you can serve with turkey, but also a wide range other things, from samosas to crackers and cheese.

A coconut milk-based Thai-style curry heartily stocked with pieces of leftover roast turkey, vegetables, bamboo shoots, cilantro (or Thai basil) and other good things.

These dense, nicely spiced muffins are strewn with shreds of squash, dried cranberries and walnuts

Roasting vegetables gives them a rich, sweetened flavour that balances the tangy/acidic tastes of the tomato sauce and cheese they’re layered with in this hearty lasagna.

Poached eggs are set on toasted egg muffins with chorizo sausage and a rich, vibrant green avocado sauce for a Southwest- style breakfast or brunch dish.

This easy-to-prepare and comforting Italian-style bean soup is topped with homemade herb- and garlic-flavoured croutons.

This Middle-Eastern style dish uses simple ingredients — some of which you might already have on hand.

Hawaiian pizza, good eggs, whale blubber and other epicurean trivia — give it a try and see how you do, eh!

A trip to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island inspires this dish of roasted cod with mussels, corn and tomatoes.