10-minute gourmet

Why buy when you can whisk up a versatile all-purpose mix and make everything from pancakes to pot pie in just minutes?

Turn fresh salmon into a Scandinavian treat with a simple mix of sugar and salt. It adds delicious elegance to any meal — and curing the fish is so much easier than smoking it!

Capture the taste of India with this sweet and spicy condiment. Delicious on its own or paired with a summer curry, it adds exotic freshness to any dish from pizza to sweet potatoes.

One of our favourite monthly recipes to develop for Chatelaine is the 10-minute gourmet series. The series features recipes that only take 10 minutes (yes, 10 minutes!) to prepare, and in the past has included ice cream and paneer (an Indian-style cheese).

Bring a little Mediterranean verve to a drop-in party