Light, flavourful, colourful, and delicious, Japanese cuisine has quickly become a worldwide favourite among foodies everywhere. Sushi is one of the most popular Japanese dishes, and there are over 4,000 sushi restaurants in the United States alone.

Making sushi is an art form that chefs train for years to perfect, mastering the crucial delicate fragility of both texture and flavour that is key to all Japanese cooking.

Maki-zushi, or rolled sushi, can be especially intricate, but making sushi at home doesn’t have to be that difficult.

In Japanese Home Cooking, Chihiro Masui and HanaéKaédé assure home cooks that most Japanese recipes take no more than 30 minutes of preparation time, from start to finish.

Considering there are few things more American than burgers and patriotism, it seems only fitting that National Hamburger Day and Memorial Day are on the same date.

It may not be a holiday weekend here in Canada, but we’re more than happy to join in the celebrations of any food-inspired holiday — and of course, we have a recipe for making the perfect burger at home.

This five-ingredient recipe is from Clueless in the Kitchen, the perfect beginner's cookbook and a great graduation gift for students heading off to university or at-home cooks looking for easy, mouth-watering recipes (can you say #foodporn?).

Keep it simple by following the recipe exactly, or spice things up by adding onion, garlic, barbecue sauce, or cheese to the mix. No matter what, you’ll end up with a delicious burger worthy of celebration.

Ah, spring! It’s a season of lengthening days, blossom-scented air, and budding greenery, and a time when our taste buds crave light, fresh, and sweet flavours.

Though the season has had a slow start this year, at least in our part of the world, it’s easy to nurture a spring-like mood in the kitchen.

No matter your skill level, it’s easy to incorporate seasonal flavours into your cooking. We’ve brought together three delicious recipes from Firefly cookbooks to inspire your kitchen ambition and please your palate.

Bon appétit!