Food and Drink

Fish cakes are made with leftover mashed potatoes and bits of fresh B.C. rockfish

Salmon and bright green asparagus have tastes that work well together

This Tex-Mex meatloaf is deliciously flavoured and topped like you would a beef taco, with a mix of spices, cheese and salsa.

Salad offers good nutrition, with vegetables and chickpeas providing fibre and a range of minerals and vitamins

Lemon tarragon honey vinaigrette dressing adds a hint of sweetness to this main-course seafood salad.

Try these recipes for a special Mother’s Day tea: Golden scones, rich with butter and cream, that you can split and top with an easy-to-make rhubarb compote.

Minced garlic, tomato paste and dried herbs add flavour to this spring soup.

For these fancy tuna melts, slices of French bread are spread with a cheesy tuna/artichoke mixture, then baked and broiled until hot and delicious.

Many recipes for Indian curries such as tikka masala and butter chicken call for copious amounts of butter, yogurt and cream to give them a rich, satisfying texture.

B.C. salmon fillets, nicely spiced, are baked and served with tangy, yogurt-tossed cucumbers and a nutritious, Mediterranean-style quinoa and bean salad.