squash

Flakey, tender and hearty, this take on the classic wellington is the perfect centre piece dish for your vegetarian Thanksgiving.

Including favourites like banana bread, carrot cake, lemon loaf and pumpkin loaf with cream cheese icing.

Norma Condo is the chef behind Miqmak Catering Indigenous Kitchen, the first permanent Indigenous-owned restaurant in Montreal. Her casserole recipe uses squash, corn and beans—a trio known as the “Three Sisters” because they grow together as a unit, with the cornstalks holding up the beans while the squash protects the roots at the base.

Make every side dish one to savour this season, starting with caramelized, golden-roasted vegetables.

The top-ranked Pakistani squash player, who now trains in Canada, spent her childhood disguised as a boy.