This pasta recipe is inspired by both Italian and Asian cuisines. Add rigatoni to a sauce made from a mixture of mushrooms that have been chopped and cooked for a long time for maximum flavour, as well as golden tofu with a hint of garlic and soy sauce. Add a touch of green using peas, bok choy and cilantro, and you’ve got a hearty weeknight dinner.

Autumn Radish, Apple and Turnip Salad

A simple and well-made beef dish is always welcome during the week. Flank steak is cooked with green onions, carrots and ginger, and then topped with a sweet and savoury sauce made of soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and toasted sesame oil. It’s a convenient and delicious solution for dinner after a long day at work.

Put together a Halloween cheese platter by choosing ashy varieties with rustic rinds in shades of grey and brown or with orange wax, which can be accompanied by grainy crackers and dark fruits. To reproduce the small pumpkins that are placed on the tray use clementines garnished with a jalapeño peduncle.

Small maggots have found their way to these mouthfuls of brain made with tuna tartare topped with puffed wild rice. The rice is cooked by placing it in hot oil until it bursts for a garnish as crunchy as it is disturbing for Halloween.

The beautiful colours of late summer vegetables come together here with the orange of the sweet potato. Cheese curds are popped into the cooked flesh of the sweet potato so that they’re just melting. As a garnish, top with curried tofu and a fresh salad of cherry tomatoes, dill and lime juice. Finish with sour cream and thinly sliced jalapeño for a vibrant weeknight meal.

Legumes give us a hearty meal in this stew-like dish. Beluga lentils, a variety with small, round, black grains and a nutty taste that goes well with full-bodied sauces, are the pulse of choice here. They are simmered in a broth that is spiced up with diced chorizo and red wine. To balance the flavours, bet on the sweetness of the squash and a dollop of lemony ricotta for the perfect dish to warm up on the first cool days of autumn.

This whole chicken served in the centre of the table will surely impress when entertaining. Coat the bird in butter and maple syrup, and surround it with beautiful vegetables such as carrots, beets and tomatoes. By roasting the vegetables in the chicken’s cooking juices, they stew and become almost confit. Serve the browned chicken with a green parsley, garlic and lemon sauce. All that’s left to do is to sit down at the table with your guests and enjoy!

Do you dare to inject this bright red liquid into your drink at your Halloween party? Don’t be afraid, it’s a syringe filled with Campari, which is placed in a glass filled with sparkling wine or sparkling cider, like a spritz. Be careful, we don’t know all the side effects of this creepy cocktail.

When placing this bare head in the centre of a charcuterie platter on Halloween, you may hear a few screams of fright. To reproduce it, a clean plastic skull is used and then lined with slices of prosciutto. For the eyes, bocconcini cheeses and olives! It’s enough to make your hair stand on end!