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Best Sellers
May 2007
This is the first time we have had mother & daughter on the same best seller list for different books so congratulations to Lucy and Emma Waverman!
 1. The Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition
Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins & Michael McLaughlin
How time flies when one is enjoying oneself in the kitchen.! The quintessential cookbook of the eighties, the book which changed cookbook design forever, is now officially a classic. All the favorite recipes are still here - yes the chicken Marbella in all its glory - the only change is the addition of colour photos and some lovely testimonials. Hardcover, 450 pp. $25.95.
 2. 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.
  3. 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.
 4. 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.
 5. 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.
 6. Whining & Dining
Emma Waverman & Eshun Mott
Subtitled Mealtime Survival for Picky Eaters and the Families Who Love Them, this is a book that could help the embattled family bring calm to the dinner table. Recipe tester Eshun Mott and food writer Emma Waverman, both veteran moms, combine strategies for helping picky diners eat healthfully with recipes the whole family will enjoy pad thai, farfalle with bacon and broccoli, even rice pudding. The accompanying tales from the trenches their own, their friends’, and families’offer the assurance that you are not alone when it comes to dealing with a child who will not eat. Charming child-centric photos. Softcover, 217 pp. $29.95.
 7. 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.
 8. Vegetable Harvest
Patricia Wells
Inspired by her provencal potager, Patricia Wells has written a worthy successor to Georgeanne Brennan’s much-missed Potager (out of print). Although many of the recipes - everything from appetizers to stews with fish and meat, grain and bean dishes,even desserts, sound rich, most are healthy and have the nutritional breakdown to prove it. Illustrated with colour photos, this book has only one weakness - the print is small. Hardcover, 324 pp. $43.95.
 9. Whole
Grains Every Day Every Way
Lorna Sass
As the availability of different varieties of grains increases by leaps and bounds
this book is a timely addition to the shelf for those wanting to expand their
repertoire of recipes. Lots of great reference information about grains is also
included. Hardcover, 324 pp. $44.00.
 10. 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.
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