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A Tim Hortons branded chicken noodle soup base was recalled in Alberta and southwestern Ontario because it contained insects. In an emailed statement, Tim Hortons said Thursday the recall does not impact canned soups sold in grocery stores, only the soup base that was made and sold to a few isolated restaurants. It said there were no reported illnesses. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the recalled product was available to purchase in those provinces up to and including Oct. 20. The agency said the soup base, which weighs 3.54 kilograms per unit, was sold to hotels, restaurants and institutions. Tim Hortons said the incident only impacted a few isolated Tim Hortons restaurants, but the company proactively asked all restaurant owners that received product from the supplier in question to dispose of their product. The company said the impacted batches were removed from restaurants, destroyed and replaced with new product from another supplier. Chicken noodle soup base in...

Photo : Brent Hofacker ( Shutterstock ) The best pot pies are homemade ones, but lazy pot pies are the best answer to cold weather and low energy. You have every right to eat thick meat stews in pie form, but not everyone has the gumption to toil away for hours. There is a way to have it all. Summon up your inner Sandra Lee: T his hearty dish is made with store-bought components, so you can manipulate them into a delicious and worthy pie. For a proper lazy pie that tastes better than anything in the frozen section, you’ll need a can of soup and a sheet of packaged, frozen pastry. You can use puff pastry, or a sheet of pie dough, if you prefer. Thaw the pastry in the refrigerator according to the package directions, and preheat the oven to 400°F. Grab a can of creamy chicken soup. Maybe you already have a favorite: It might be chicken corn chowder, or chicken and dumplings, maybe even creamy chicken noodle, Progresso makes a chicken pot pie style soup , but whatever it is, t...

As the year draws to a close, investors around the world are looking up from their portfolios, closing their trading apps and asking a single question: What the heck? It was a bad time for digital companies (and currencies) and a good one for those offering simple pleasures, from pet toys to fast food to soup. It’s difficult to remember everything. Thank goodness for John Heinzl and Tim Shufelt, here with their annual rundown of the most eye-catching tickers. Restaurant Brands International (STAR) QSR - TSX It’s a perfect morning. You’ve got your box of Timbiebs and your French Vanilla Biebs Brew. You’re rocking your official Tims Run windbreaker with an insulated pocket for your Tims breakfast sandwich, made with a freshly cracked Canadian egg. And you’ve already preordered lunch and dinner on the Tims mobile app: a Tims Loaded Wrap, followed by a Tims Loaded Bowl. But something isn’t right. You’re spending all of your disposable income at Tim Hortons, but you’re getting nothing in ...

Photo : from my point of view ( Shutterstock ) The top complaint I hear about soup is that it’s “not a meal,” and perhaps some of them aren’t. It’s true that some soups are watery and pathetic, but there’s an easy solution: If your soup is broth-based, chuck more stuff in there ; if your soup is of the creamy puréed persuasion (or a chowder), blend some stuff in there. My love for blending stuff into soups is fairly well- documented, especially when the stuff is burnt onions , but vegetables aren’t the only thing you can whir into creamy pot of soup. At the risk of going full Epic Bacon, I am going to suggest you get meaty with it and blend cooked bacon right into your soup. That’s right, we’re using meat as seasoning. We’ve done it before—remember charcuterie in the marinara ?—and I don’t see why we can’t do it again. A couple strips of bacon, blended into a pot of soup, will give it a smoky, salty, and meaty character without obscuring the other ingredients. Double that, and c...