Make the most of strawberry and raspberry season by making this easy recipe with the kids. Made of fruit-juice-based jello, cream and sugar and topped with berries, this dessert is perfect for partaking of nature’s candy all summer long.

You don’t need a rotating spit to enjoy the rich, spicy flavours of shawarma. This homemade, oven-baked version uses marinated chicken thighs threaded onto skewers to mimic that rotisserie effect. Slowly roasted, the chicken comes out juicy on the inside and caramelized on the outside, perfect for wrapping in flatbread.

This pretty loaf has everything we love about spring: freshness, mellowness and flowers. It’s one of the first desserts we served at Café RICARDO. With its soft crumb and touch of tartness from the grapefruit, it’s become a hit with Brigitte and many of our customers.

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This North African-inspired dish is the perfect meal to serve your guests. Chicken thighs are coated in a mix of Greek yogurt, harissa, honey and lemon for maximum tenderness, and then cooked in the air fryer. Serve the chicken with a mint couscous that’ll bring hints of freshness to the meal.

Bring joy to everyone this summer by grilling this classic: skewers! Made using an affordable pork loin roast, cut it into cubes and then marinate in a mix of fish, soy and hoisin sauces. Serve with coconut rice for a taste of vacation on your plate.

End your meal on a sweet note with these treats that require lots of steps, precise tools and meticulous work; this will all be rewarded upon first bite. You can make the sablé cookies, the rhubarb-raspberry purée as well as the mousse in advance. The latter transforms into pretty rings thanks to the use of silicone moulds. All that’s left is to assemble each element. You no longer need to run to that fancy bakery down the street.

This cake consists of 20 thin chocolate crepes layered with a dark chocolate whipped cream that’s been flavoured with Earl Grey tea. The dessert’s surface is covered with a dark chocolate ganache, and the layers simply melt in your mouth. There’s no need for a special mould to create this cake, just a skillet and a hand mixer. It’s a dessert that requires some time and precision, but will surely win over your guests.

To make this no-bake recipe, there are no complex techniques or double boilers required, like most cheesecakes. This simple dessert will be a success. The crust is a combination of graham crackers, sugar and melted butter. It is then filled with a mixture of cream cheese, vanilla and cream. Top your cake with a strawberry jam whipped cream, as well as fresh strawberries. It’s also easy to transport.

Step into summer with a cocktail that has some bite to it. Quebec whisky, white apple vermouth, triple sec, fresh thyme and ginger beer with its spicy and tangy taste, provide for contrasting flavours. This is the refreshing drink you need when sitting down for the first barbecue of the season.