All the recipes you liked best this year.

Whether we’re working in a test kitchen or in our home kitchens, we’re all recipe testers at heart, making adjustments to recipes as we cook. Here are a few standard techniques and tricks you should know.

A colourful bowl of silky-smooth carrot ginger soup sets the mood for a decadent holiday dinner. It’s so rich and velvety your guests may think it’s laden with cream. Not so!

Imagine coming home to a big batch of heartwarming pea soup, without turning on the stove. Now that's a comforting thought! Just pull out the slow cooker and the rest is easy. It's worth it to use the smoked pork hock - it adds extra layers of flavour.