lunch

Skip the finicky rice and tedious rolling: To make this Japanese-inspired app, layer toppings on rice crackers.

Feistier - and faster - than most chicken soups, this south-of-the-border inspired number is chock full of sweet corn and spicy jalapenos.

This is, hands down, our favourite make-ahead salad. Crisp and zingy, it stays fresh for up to three days and is perfect for toting to end-of-summer potlucks and picnics.

We've transformed the signature ingredients of our favourite summer drink - limes, rum and fresh mint - into a super-easy pork marinade.

No marinade required; our saucy herb-flecked pepper-and-tomato mixture tumbled over chicken is flavourful enough to do the trick.