KITCHEN WINDOWS is a side project of the SUNDAY NIGHT DINNER podcast. During lockdown, while spending so much time in my own kitchen, I started wondering what other people could see from their kitchen window. And what they were cooking for comfort. I asked some of my favourite musicians, chefs, writers and visual artists. This episode features Tim …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it's a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their …

Bread making in the time of Covid-19. Join Lindsay Cameron Wilson (host and creator of The Food Podcast) and her 10-year-old son, Rex, as they make Molasses Brown Bread in their kitchen in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Av Suzanne Hancock

Listen to Chef Claire Tansey making one of her classic Sunday night dinners- meatloaf. Her cookbook: Uncomplicated: Taking the Stress out of Home Cooking, proves that great food doesn't have to be difficult to prepare. Listen to why Claire decided to make the book, what Sunday night dinners were like for her as a kid growing up in Montreal, and why…

When it comes to French cuisine, roast chicken is a classic. Listen as Mardi Michels (author of In the French Kitchen with Kids) makes her favourite version of this classic. Key: lots of butter!Mardi teaches French at a small school for boys in Toronto, and she also writes the blog eatlivetravelwrite.com. As part of her teaching job, Mardi runs coo…

Nana Aba Duncan is the host of CBC Radio's weekend morning program, Fresh Air. She was born in Ghana, she grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, and she lives in Toronto. This soup is called Groundnut Soup in Ghana, where it is a well-loved dish. It can be made with any kind of meat (goat, chicken, beef), any combination of vegetables (okra, carrots, beans…

When Skye McAlpine was six years old, her family decided to move from London to Venice for a year. More than 25 years later, they're still there. They fell in love with the city, and, now, Skye, her husband and young son live in the same house where she grew up, overlooking a sleepy canal in a quiet corner of the city.Her blog, From My Dining Table…

Listen to Sook-Yin Lee and Adam Litovitz as they make Beef Stew (with some seriously delicious Georgian spices called Kharcho) in their Instant Pot. They cook together and make music together and, years ago, Adam was the one who asked Sook-Yin the life-changing question: What makes you happy? This question comes up in a memorable scene in Sook-Yin’…

Come into Chef Charlotte Langley's kitchen and listen to her making Cheese and Potato Pierogi. A classic dish, and one of her favourite Sunday night comfort foods. She also talks about rocking culinary school, her home province of PEI, and why she moved away from cooking in fine-dining restaurants. She's feisty, passionate and lives most of her lif…

Feist's latest album PLEASURE was recorded in Stinson Beach, California; Upstate New York; and Paris, and for that California session, Adrienne Amato came to cook for the musicians and crew. The recording studio and the kitchen were separated by a thin wall, which meant that Adrienne cooked very quietly. The experience in Stinson Beach led to the c…

At the beginning of Chef Caren McSherry's new cookbook, STARTERS, SALADS AND SEXY SIDES, Chef Lynn Crawford writes: “Caren McSherry is truly a Canadian culinary icon. I can tell you that she is one of the most passionate, talented, generous, smart, creative, hilarious, life-loving, food-loving people I have ever met.” Caren lives in Vancouver, Cana…

A grilled cheese sandwich is, for some, the perfect Sunday night dinner. The simplicity of it is appealing, and, for Chef Miriam Streiman, it's a great way to show off two of her favourite ingredients: cheese and bread. For this episode of Sunday Night Dinner, she used a variety (ok, 6!) of Monforte Dairy cheeses; her husband, Neil's, homemade brea…

Listen to Jesse Brown, writer, journalist, founder of CANADALAND -- the incredibly popular news site and podcast network that focuses on media criticism and media reporting. He's making Spaghetti Carbonara. Known by some as the guy who broke the Jian Ghomeshi story, and by others (including himself) as "unapologetically sensational", Jesse makes po…

The second half of the school year is right around the corner, and Laura Keogh and Ceri Marsh (authors of HOW TO FEED A FAMILY and THE SCHOOL YEAR SURVIVAL COOKBOOK) have some tips for how to make busy weeks a little less fraught. They started their blog Sweet Potato Chronicles- The Never-Ending Story of the Well-Fed Family while they were on mater…

Sharon Hapton of Soup Sisters makes Jann Arden's Kitchen Sink Chicken Soup by Suzanne HancockAv Suzanne Hancock

Chef Jamie Kennedy- one of the most influential and respected chefs in Canada- has a tradition of making Christmas cake every year. He invited me to his farm in Prince Edward County on his cake-making day, and we talked about traditions, his Summer Dinner Series, and how his barn has become his commercial kitchen. An intimate and surprising profile…

Aimée Wimbush-Bourque is bringing back Sunday night dinner. In her first cookbook BROWN EGGS & JAM JARS, she encourages readers to open their homes to friends and family for that last meal of the weekend. Forget about not having enough time, and dispense with the need for the perfection of the Instagram food world. Make something simple, open a bot…

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For 20 years, Barbara-jo MacIntosh owned the iconic cookbook store Books To Cooks. Join her while she makes a classic braised pork recipe from Molly Stevens' book All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking.Av Suzanne Hancock

Senator Larry Campbell makes spatchcocked chicken on the barbecue. He's the ex-mayor of Vancouver, and he served as the Chief Coroner for British Columbia until 2001. The brilliantly written and casted TV show 'Da Vinci's Inquest' is based on his life. Now he splits his time between Galiano Island and Ottawa. He's got stories.Marinade for the chick…

Final show of Season 1! Listen to Chef Greg Argent making a delicious version of mussels and fries, the classic Belgian comfort food. Learn tips on mussel preparation and how to make oven-baked potatoes as crispy as deep-fried. Greg talks about being on the shows Iron Chef and Made to Order, and he reveals how the culinary industry has changed over…

Listen to the road-tripping adventurers Dana VanVeller and Lindsay Anderson of FEAST make a classic Sunday night meal: meatballs. They spent five months traveling across Canada in search of the answer to the question: What is Canadian food. Listen to the answer!Av Suzanne Hancock

Listen to celebrated fitness expert, Dara Bergeron, make quinoa and black beans, and mini turkey meatloaves, two dishes she preps on Sundays to make the rest of her week a little easier. Meal prep is 2-3 hours of cooking, done ahead of time when your schedule allows. Great for busy people, meal prep may just change your life!…

Listen to Chef Rocco Agostino from Pizzeria Libretto (the first pizzeria in Canada certified as "True Neopolitan Pizza") make his famous Margherita Pizza. Find out why he rarely makes the Sunday night dinner food he had as a kid, and how many ingredients make up his pizza dough. The ultimate comfort food-- how about pizza for Sunday dinner? Learn f…

Listen as celebrated author, Miriam Toews, recreates Faspa- the Sunday, 5pm meal you'll find in Mennonite households. Learn why, as a kid, Miriam didn't like Sundays and why the science of Jell-O salad still fascinates her.Av Suzanne Hancock

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Chef Michael Dixon makes classic French Onion Soup. Find out why it's also known as the "soup of the drunkards", and how thought and care can make simple ingredients sing.Av Suzanne Hancock

Listen to Suzanne Barr, chef and owner of Saturday Dinette, make her mom's apple pie.Av Suzanne Hancock

Laura Wright The First Mess by Suzanne HancockAv Suzanne Hancock