Island Gusto: savouring life in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Sweet breads, rich with tasty fillings, for Easter brunch - Swedish tea ring with chopped nuts and raisins, and potica coiled around finely chopped walnuts. Both start with a basic sweet yeast dough.

Trini chicken pelau from last week's Cooking with Culture. Kester Nurse did a great demo! This week we learned to make Yukon Gold potato and bacon soup. Jack A...ffleck, a farm boy and long-time 4H-er impressed all of us with his confident presentation. Both dishes were delicious! PEI Community Navigators #cookingwithculture

There's more to maple syrup than pancakes. Combined with miso, balsamic vinegar and other ingredients, it fancies up salmon fillets. Maple-Miso Glazed Salmon, recipe from Susan Semenak's "Montréal l"hiver".

Maple syrup is a tasty made-in-Canada sweetener. Celebrate spring with some Maple Cookies like these, or pour some syrup over your pancakes or pain perdu. It's also great whisked into a gingery vinaigrette, drizzled over plain yogurt or stirred into your breakfast oatmeal. Check From My Kitchen in Friday's Guardian (Charlottetown) for the cookie recipe and more.

St. Patrick's Day is coming. Trying out a recipe for Irish soda bread.