Almost Famous: Fresh Spins on Trending Recipes

Hot Salad

The brainchild of Hetty Lui McKinnon, the dumpling salad is one of our favourite ideas: heat up frozen dumplings, lay them on seasonal vegetables and drizzle with dressing. It quickly transforms a convenience food into a complete meal.

Dumpling Salad With Zucchini Ribbons, Snow Peas & Spicy Sesame Dressing

Meat Stack

It’s unclear who first jerryrigged a shawarma spit at home, but we learned about it via Ara Zada. We applied the technique—chicken thighs are marinated, stacked, skewered and roasted—to Mexican tacos al pastor.

Chicken Tacos Al Pastor With Pineapple Salsa

Going to the Dogs

It’s hard to go a day on food social media without seeing a unique use for hot dogs, including corn dog muffins and air fryer hot dog bacon. The best is when you grill some cheese onto one, especially with chili and onion.

Grilled Cheese Chili Dogs

Hasselback It

In recent years, cooks have been applying the technique used for making Hasselback potatoes to everything from squash to Caprese salads. The latest is tofu steaks, a smart way of getting flavours to penetrate this inherently bland protein.

BBQ Hasselback Tofu With Pepper Jack Grits & Roasted Okra

Beyond the Bowl

From topping doughnuts to crusting chicken to Amelia Ferrier’s viral cornflake brittle, breakfast cereal has become the ingredient of champions. And we sure can’t get enough of playful twists on Rice Krispie treats!

Miso Brown Butter Cornflake Treats With Chocolate & Peanuts