Browse Recipes - Sumptuous Repast

Chicken MarbellaThis is an amazingly delicious chicken dish that everyone loves, even if they don't always like some of the ingredients (olives!) We read about this in our Ottolenghi recipe book but the original is from the Silver Palate. I've modified it a bit. It is best if it marinates for a while, so make it a day ahead.

Chocolate BrowniesThis recipe is from my 1940's era cookbook. It's a chewier kind, not the cake-like (it doesn't have much flour)

Mandarin ChickenThis is a delicious recipe with a sweet orangey sauce - unless you hate cooked fruit 🙂 Use gluten-free panko crumbs for a gluten-free version.

Grandma’s Magic Cherry Chiffon Cheesecake (with gluten free option)Another grandma recipe. The original called for baked pie shells, but it can easily be modified to be gluten free by using a nut or gluten-free flour crumble crust. This recipe makes 2 pies.

Magical Breakfast CreamThis came from the wonderful little book "French Women Don't Get Fat", which is part story and part cookbook. The author claimed that having this for breakfast every day kept her slim. It is tasty too and a good way to get fibre. Adding berries and other fruit, of course, is delicious as well, but her original recipe did not call for them.

Jamaican Rice & PeasThere was once a little Jamaican food place near our kids' school. They had the most delicious rice & peas, that they paired with Jamaican curry chicken. This was the closest recipe I could find that was similar. I like it with the rice cooked in chicken broth.

Jamaican Curry ChickenThis goes well with Jamaican rice and peas, or serve with plain rice or couscous.

High Energy Maca BallsI think this recipe came from our friend Paula, who trains Olympic athletes. Maca is a superfood - a great energy boost with increased strength, energy, endurance, supports adrenal function and helps ward off belly fat. Along with pumpkin seeds - nutritional powerhouses, magnesium for energy & digestion, zinc for immune boosting, Omega 3s (good fats), antioxidants & fiber, these little sweets are pretty useful!

Amelia’s Healthy CookiesFrom our fine and cool friend Amelia, who likes health.

Jap ChaeFrom the 'Noodles Every Day' cookbook. "Chap Chae' is a classic Korean dish made with sweet potato cellophane noodles. Stir fried with veggies and julienned meat, it is a perfect light dish. This is one of my favorite Asian dishes!

Cold Sesame Egg NoodlesFrom the 'Noodles Every Day' cookbook - a popular Chinese recipe. A the author, Corinne Trang says, "It's a great blank canvas for adding all sorts of leftover proteins'.

This is a selection of our favourite family recipes, so we can keep them and pass them down. Please send the ones you love so I can add them too. The only rule is, you must have tried the recipe first. Enjoy!