In Char’s Kitchen Season 4 ~ Dinnertime

Season 4 of In Char’s Kitchen: Cottage Edition is here, and I’m kicking things off with two ‘delicious & doable’ recipes your whole gang will love! This episode is all about dinnertime made easy. Both recipes use two of my go-to staples: pasta and canned beans. If these recipes hit the dinnertime-spot, you’ll find plenty more like them in my cookbook Delicious & Doable ~ Recipes for Real and Everyday Life. Grab your copy on Amazon (here), or order through my website (here) with promo code LD2025 for free shipping across Canada (limited time only)!

Char’s Sheet Pan Chickpea Pasta Shawarma

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This middle eastern inspired sheet pan pasta is loaded with flavour, vegetables and plant protein. Bonus: it’s a great excuse to use up all those spices hiding in the back of your pantry. No doubt you and your gang will be diving in for seconds! For an extra punch of flavour, garnish each portion with some homemade pickled onions (click here for pickled onion recipe).

Char’s Black Bean Brownie Cake with Mascarpone Cream

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Note: for an Autumn flare, omit fresh strawberries (from the mascarpone cream) and add ½ cup (125 mL) pure pumpkin puree, up the icing sugar to ¼ cup (60 mL) and add ½ tsp (2 mL) each of ground cinnamon and ground ginger to the mascarpone mixture. Garnish cake with 2 tbsp (30 mL) each of finely chopped candied ginger and pumpkin seeds. Makes a fabulous gluten free fall inspired dessert = perfect Thanksgiving indulgence!

Where to Find ‘Delicious & Doable’ Across Ontario

Find ‘Delicious & Doable ~ Recipes For Real and Everyday Life’ on Amazon (click here) or at one of the below retailers across Ontario:

Type Books ~ 883 Queen Street West, Toronto
Lemonberry ~ 2 Orchard Heights Blvd #10, Aurora
Fanfare Books ~ 92 Ontario St, Stratford
Casual Gourmet ~ 1027 King Street West, Hamilton
The Post Office – 18 Front St. N, Thorold
Chef’s Paradise ~ 1314 Bank Street, Ottawa
Gift It Grey ~ 19492 Opeongo Line, Barry’s Bay
Creative Cook ~ 35 Manitoba St, Bracebridge
Muskoka Brewery ~ 1964 Muskoka Beach Rd, Bracebridge
Stephen’s Butcher Shop ~ 8 Harris St, Port Carling
Hilltop Interiors ~ 1150 ON-141, Rosseau
Cedar Canoe Books ~ 72 Main St E, Huntsville
Clark’s On Main ~ 1090 Main Street, Dorset
Bigley’s Cottage Kitchen ~ 39 Bolton St, Bobcaygeon
Farmer’s Daughter – 72 Main St E, Huntsville
Kitchen Bits ~ 1390 Kingsway, Greater Sudbury