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Salmon and bright green asparagus have tastes that work well together

Popular dish is spiced up with with a mix of spices, cheese and salsa

For these fancy tuna melts, slices of French bread are spread with a cheesy tuna/artichoke mixture, then baked and broiled until hot and delicious.

Baked rockfish fillets are served, Asian-style, with steamed baby bok choy, mushrooms and umami-rich broth flavoured with miso, ginger and garlic.

Poached eggs are set on toasted egg muffins with chorizo sausage and a rich, vibrant green avocado sauce for a Southwest- style breakfast or brunch dish.

Here’s a comforting supper of tomatoey sausages, beans and kale all cooked in a skillet on the stovetop.

Volunteers still operates the Soup Kitchen out of the basement of St. Andrew’s Cathedral in downtown Victoria, although now it’s takeout.

Tender shrimp cakes are fried until golden and served with a zesty, easy to make aioli

Recipe: This easy-to-make cranberry chutney is rich with a mix of spices, fresh ginger, fruit juice, raisins and apples, and can be served with turkey.

Recipe: This comforting, creamy butterscotch pudding is seasonally flavoured with pumpkin and the spices you would flavour pumpkin pie with.