A special-occasion table
Pair a main dish with thoughtful sides for a meal beyond the everyday.
Suggested meal combinations
Check each recipe’s yield and adjust the quantities for your meal.
Chicken with gratin and salad
Marry Me Chicken
Thin chicken cutlets in a gently simmered sun-dried tomato cream sauce, finished with Parmesan and basil. Keep the sauce loose enough to spoon over the chicken rather than reducing it until sticky.
Potato Gratin
Thin potato slices gently softened in milk and cream, then baked with a golden cheese top. A rich side dish for two, with a tender layered centre.
Greek Salad
A crisp Greek-style salad of tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper and red onion with feta and olives. There is no lettuce to wilt, and the dressing is mixed separately before tossing.
Fish with pasta and bruschetta
Lemon Butter Cod
Flaky cod with a light lemon-butter sauce. Cook the fish first, then add lemon to the sauce after turning off the heat.
Mushroom Cream Pasta
Spaghetti with tender mushrooms, onion and a smooth milk-and-cream sauce. Make the sauce first, then cook the pasta and bring everything together in one pan.
Tomato Bruschetta
Crisp garlic-rubbed toast topped with juicy tomato and basil. Add the topping just before eating to keep the bread crisp.
More recipes to explore
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Juicy shrimp in a light garlic-butter sauce with lemon and parsley. Keep the garlic pale and add lemon after turning off the heat.
Hot Honey Salmon
Oven-baked salmon finished with a quick sweet-and-spicy honey sauce. Add the honey after baking so it stays glossy without scorching under the oven heat.