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Best Sellers
March 2007
  1. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health
Liz Pearson & Mairlyn Smith
With concise information
about what you should be eating, straightforward advice, handy hints, and
healthy recipes this volume is here to save the day. The best part? Chocolate
is still on the menu. Softcover, 334 pp. $29.95.
 2.
Au Pied De Cochon: The Album
Martin Picard
Just when we think that after reading cookbooks every day for the last 23 years
we have seen it all, something comes along that makes us absolutely giddy with
pleasure. This book from the celebrated Montreal restaurant is such a book. Both
the book and the restaurant it chronicles marry traditional Quebecois cuisine
to the French brasserie then immerse it in the wild abandon of a medieval feast.
Day-in-the-life photos and the Steadman/Searle-esque illustrations of Tom Tassel
and Marc Sequin aid and abet the air of unrestrained pleasure. The accompanying
DVD reinforces both the sense of revelry and the inherent respect for the ingredients
and traditions which inform the cooking of Martin Picard. Hardcover, 191 pp.
$74.95.
 3. The Recipe of Love: An Ethiopian Cookbook
Aster Ketsela Belayneh
A dab of history and a pinch of philosophy accompany the recipes from the owner of Toronto's Addis Ababa Restaurant. Built on grains, pulses, and vegetables embellished with spices, Ethiopian dishes offer an exotic addition to a healthy diet. Colour photos. Softcover, 186 pp. $29.95.
 4. Cook with Jamie
Jamie Oliver
This latest offering from Jamie Oliver has shot to number one on
the bestseller list since being released this month in the UK. School
lunch reform completed, Jamie is set to improve home cooking. Solid
information and simply sensational recipes, perfectly synthesizing
Oliver's English heritage and River Café Italianate
training, will help any cook build confidence in the kitchen. The
Ultimate Gingerbread recipe is to die for! Colour photos. Hardcover,
447 pp. $64.95.
 5. Sara Foster's Casual Cooking
Sara Foster with Carolynn Carreno
For those of us who have ever served up a salad, scrambled egg, or sandwich and called it dinner, Sara Foster offers inspired recipes and variations that prove our point - while also giving contemporary interpretations of more substantial dinner fare. It is a collection you will grab for both daily family dinners and spur-of-the-moment entertaining. Unlike Foster's earlier books (The Foster's Market Cookbook, $53.00; Fresh Every Day, $50.00) there is, alas, very little baking in this new one. However, this will not deter us as she is one of our favourite unheralded authors. Hardcover, 256 pp. $44.00.
 6. Great Food Fast
From the Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living
One should take a moment to remember that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Martha Stewart’s first book, Entertaining, ($34.95tr). She is still, after all these years and a spot of trouble, at the top of her game. This book, at the other end of the opulence scale from her first book, is the first collection of recipes from the digest-sized Everyday Food. Simple recipes roasted salmon with lemon relish, steak and onion sandwiches, mushroom tartin a clean format, each with a colour photo help make getting dinner on the table a snap. Colour photos.Paper, 384 pp, $30.00.
 7. Best of Heartsmart
Bonnie Stern
At last all those best loved recipes from the Heartsmart series are back with 100 fab new recipes bringing a more global and contemporary feel to this well received edition from Toronto doyen of all things culinary, Bonnie Stern. One of the best brunch sections with healthier options for all your breakfast favourites. Softcover 480pp $34.95.
 8. Lucy's Kitchen
Lucy Waverman
We eagerly await any new book from Lucy Waverman with great anticipation. Lucy’s
home cooking is a magical blend of the simple and sophisticated, informed by
her love of international travel and her Scottish roots. In what is probably
her most personal book, Lucy celebrates the kitchen as the heart of her home.
She also embraces another part of her past - as a cooking teacher - in highlighting
the various techniques and ingredients integral to bringing meals to the table
quickly and tastefully every day. Rob Fiocca’s glorious photography adds
another element of pleasure to a book we will reach for again and again. Hardcover,
288 pp, $39.00.
 9. Joy of Cooking 75th Anniversary Edition
Irma S. Rombauer
In 1997 Joy came out in the first updated edition since 1975, except without
much of the reference material (canning, freezing, etc) and some
beloved but old-fashioned recipes like tuna casserole (as made with
cream of mushroom soup). This anniversary edition makes up for those
shortcomings, keeping the modern recipes but adding back many of
the original dishes that reflected 1940s-1970s American tastes. Perhaps
more useful than ever, and besides, where else would you find a recipe
for lemonade for 100 or how to cook raccoon? Hardcover, 1132 pp.
$36.00.
 10. Maran Illustrated Coooking Basics
The Maran Family with expert consultant Gail Gordon Oliver
With its simple recipes, the Maran Illustrated Cooking Basics is
a great find for beginners. Better still, ingredients, tools, and techniques
are illustrated both verbally and with colour photographs, a sure path
to success. Softcover, 233 pp, $26.95.
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