gluten free

After meeting her husband, who has celiac disease, cook and food blogger Jannell Lo changed the way she cooked.

An elegant (and easy) way to update baked brie is by adding a simple sauce of maple syrup, nuts, citrus peel, cranberries and spices.

Keeping a tiny piece of the centre core in each fennel wedge makes it pretty for presentation, but it’s not crucial. Even if the wedges fall apart, they’re still tasty.

The combination of fresh and dried mushrooms adds lots of delicious umami flavour, and you can serve it with crostini, crackers or vegetables. It's basically a vegetarian version of chicken liver pâté and is a Chatelaine staff favourite. You can make it up to 2 days ahead.

A potato ricer makes fluffy, smooth potatoes without any work. Look for one in kitchen supply shops.