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Eric Akis: A quick, easy and delicious Brazilian fish stew

Eric Akis: A quick, easy and delicious Brazilian fish stew

Moqueca is a coconut milk-based fish stew that’s strewn with vegetables and seasoned with such things as chili peppers, spices and herbs.
Eric Akis: Hearty, filling breakfast starts with tasty corned beef hash

Eric Akis: Hearty, filling breakfast starts with tasty corned beef hash

Serve this tasty corned beef hash with poached eggs, toasted whole grain bread and ripe tomato slices
Eric Akis: Victoria-made dumplings star in brothy Asian-style soup

Eric Akis: Victoria-made dumplings star in brothy Asian-style soup

For this Asian-style soup, chef Eric Akis simmered handmade dumplings from Dumpling Drop and topped them with a tasty broth infused with ginger and garlic.
Eric Akis: Is it soup or stew? Hearty Belgian dish satisfies either way

Eric Akis: Is it soup or stew? Hearty Belgian dish satisfies either way

Hearty, comforting, Belgian-style dish is rich with chicken and a mix of vegetables. Serve it with boiled potatoes and crusty bread.
Eric Akis: A sumptuous seafood dish for Valentine's Day

Eric Akis: A sumptuous seafood dish for Valentine's Day

In this decadent Valentine’s Day dish for two, a saucy, creamy mix of seafood is served in and around a golden, flaky case of puff pastry
Eric Akis: Score a snack-time touchdown with drumstick lollipops

Eric Akis: Score a snack-time touchdown with drumstick lollipops

For a Super Bowl snack, try chicken drumsticks “frenched” to expose the bone, creating a lollipop-like handle to grab on to when you eat them.
Eric Akis: Trip to farm market inspires hearty winter salad

Eric Akis: Trip to farm market inspires hearty winter salad

This hearty, sustaining salad combines locally grown vegetables and wheat berries with sliced apples, nuts and a tangy dressing.
Eric Akis: Rib-sticking, saucy braised steak is a comfort food classic

Eric Akis: Rib-sticking, saucy braised steak is a comfort food classic

The blade steak used in this recipe is a moderately priced, tougher cut of beef that becomes deliciously tender and flavourful when baked and braised in a rich sauce
Eric Akis: Bean 'meatballs' in marinara make healthy, flavourful pantry meal

Eric Akis: Bean 'meatballs' in marinara make healthy, flavourful pantry meal

A moist and flavourful cannellini bean mixture is rolled into balls, roasted, and then set in simmering marinara sauce.
Eric Akis: Celebrate Lunar New Year with sweet-and-sour side ribs

Eric Akis: Celebrate Lunar New Year with sweet-and-sour side ribs

Slabs of tender pork side ribs are topped with a sweet and sour sauce and baked until richly flavoured.