Fast Easy Recipes

High-heat wok-style cooking meets Hispanic ingredients: Recipe for wok picadillo
Stir-fry and salsa aren't traditional companions on the plate, but that doesn't mean there can't be a little common ground. As a wok cooking teacher, I'm constantly looking for new ways to use my wok, including with cuisines other than Asian.

Recipe: Brenton's Prawn Wontons
Straight from the Masterchef kitchen, contestant Brenton Thornton shares his recipe for prawn wontons.

Grilling cookbooks offer inspiring new techniques, recipes
If you haven't already started cooking outdoors, Memorial Day weekend is the time to break out the grill.

Recipe: Make your own masala
Masalas are blended spices that come in two forms. The powdery version uses different dried spices, while the paste combines dry spices with fresh ingredients such as onion, ginger and fresh herbs. The flavours can vary from mild and fragrant to hot and spicy, depending on the type of masala, the dish it is used in and personal preference. These spice mixes are a cornerstone of cooking in India ...

SUE ADE: Pie-making professor declared "Best" - again
The 18th annual American Pie Council (APC)/Crisco National Pie Championships has once again chosen competition veteran John Sunvold, of Winter Park, Florida, as the victor of the Amateur Best in Show title for his "Peg's Banana Cream Supreme" pie, the first place winner in the Cream pie category.

Cooking on deadline: Recipe for weeknight mole chicken enchiladas
The goal was simple — a recipe for mole chicken enchiladas that tastes authentic, but doesn't take an authentic amount of time to prepare. And thanks to two easy time-saving tricks, it turned out to be easier than I expected.

The Thrill of the Grill
Grilling season is here, and that means it's time to get fired up for the smoky flavor of your favorite foods cooked in the great outdoors over charcoal.

Queen's diamond jubilee recipes: meat
Angela Hartnett's barbecue chicken and Ashley Palmer-Watts' lamb chops will ensure your jubilee party is fit for the Queen

Recipe: Vegetable Noodle Soup with Tofu
A tasty vegetarian egg noodle soup!

Cook du Jour Cynthia Schneider takes the complication out of cooking
In the quiet of her kitchen, Cynthia Schneider creates. Not with the fancy gadgetry that's fast becoming this generation's culinary crutch, but with a simple, well-crafted knife to slice and dice. "Life is complicated enough," Schneider says. "No need to make cooking complicated."