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In
the Sweet Kitchen
Regan Daley
Long-anticipated, the paperback edition of Regan Daley's baking and dessert bible has arrived just in time for its 10th anniversary. A former Cookbook Store employee, the love and labour that Regan poured into this indispensible guide was witnessed first hand. The content remains the same - descriptions of ingredients and techniques, a selection of solid base recipes - all wrapped up in a new light weight and attractive package! Softcover, 692 pp. $35.00. Recipe: Poppyseed
Angel Food Cake with Grapefruit Curd.
More Down to Earth Jamaican Cooking
Laurice De Gale
Toronto author Laurice De Gale has adapted more of her Jamaican home cooking for
the American kitchen with fabulous results. Savour the Candied Sweet Yam or classic
Curried Goat. Also contains many meatless and easy-on-the-budget recipes. 182 pages.
$19.95.
Simply in Season
Tony De Luca
Pairing culinary lessons learned from his Italian family and employing the best Niagara region seasonal produce, Tony De Luca creates simple yet sophisticated dishes. Try sparkling wine and yellow tomato gazpacho with zucchini bread, watermelon and watercress salad or roasted autumn apples with currants and mascarpone to discover the essence of Ontario's wine country cuisine. One of our favourite Niagara chefs. This is De Luca's second book (Recipes from Wine Country $39.95). Softcover, 266 pp. $39.95.
Recipes
from Wine Country
Tony de Luca
Organized by wine and season, this book from the executive chef of Hillebrand
Estates Winery celebrates the food and wine of the Niagara Peninsula in such
recipes as roasted duck breast with quinoa and cherry merlot reduction and ice
wine crème brulee tart. Colour photos. Paper, 320 pp. $39.95.
Margaret's Table
Margaret Dickenson
Easy cooking and inspiring entertaining from this seasoned host. A welcome sequel
to From the Ambassador's Table ($50). Hardcover, 224 pp. $45.00.
From
the Ambassador's Table
Margaret H. Dickenson
Blueprints for Creative Entertaining. Dickenson had plenty of practice in entertaining
for differtent occasions as the wife of a former Canadian Ambassador. Her enthusiasm
and tips on entertaining whether for large or small crowds is only limited by
your imagination. Hardcover, 239 pp. $50.00.
Out
To Brunch At Mildred Pierce Restaurant
Donna Dooher & Claire Stubbs
Local favourites for brunch in Toronto. This full colour cookbook
illustrates the sunny simplicity of Dooher & Stubbs' mouthwatering
recipes. Please try the Crunchy Coconut Macadamia Granola With
Honey (p. 38). Softcover. $28.95
Wild Sweets
Dominique & Cindy Duby
If you missed this popular book the first time around you need to thank Whitecap
Books for bringing it back into print. This Vancouver-based professional pastry
couple elevate pastry arts to new heights. Pushing the envelope in pairing
unusual ingredients to create memorable desserts. Wine suggestions for each
recipe. Softcover, 162 pp $35.00.
Beyond the Great Wall
Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid
This dynamic travelling duo has managed to capture Chinese cuisine as no one else possibly could. Eschewing the usual view of China the couple have travelled out side the urban centres to local restaurants and market vendors where family style meals are the norm. As much a study of food in culture as a recipe book. This book has won both an IACP and James Beard Foundation book award 2009, International category. Hardcover, 376 pp. $70.00.
Mangoes & Curry
Leaves
Naomi Duguid & Jeffry Alford
Another stunning work from this travelling duo. This new work encompasses the
Indian sub-continent. The photography is breathtaking and the attention to local
culture gives the whole feel of being right there in the markets, in the homes,
alas no plane tickets are included. Hardcover, $70.00.
Hot
Sour Salty Sweet
Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
This time the perapitetic duo (authors of Flatbreads and Flavors $42.95
and Seductions of Rice $47.50) brings us the foods of the Mekong Delta-from
China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Thailand. As in their previous
books, the recipes
are set within the sensory context in which the authors have found
them. Colour photos. 346 pages. $60.00 cloth. Recipe: Spicy
Grilled Beef Salad.
Flatbreads & Flavors
Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid
A history of the world's oldest bread. The authors have emersed themselves in local
cultures and returned with recipes from Tibet to New Mexico. And with over 150 delicious
recipes for foods to accompany these flatbreads, you may never buy a loaf of bread
again. Winner of the 1995. James Beard KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year Award. Colour
and b & w illustrations. $47.95.
Seductions of Rice
Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid
The authors travelled the world to write Seductions of Rice. The have collected hundreds
of delectable rice dishes from the world's greatest cuisines. Illuminated by stories,
insights and photographs. Winner of the 1999 Cuisine Canada Cookbook Award and the
Julia Child Award for First Book. $45.00.
Canadians
at Table
Dorothy Duncan
In chronicling dishes from pemmican to Tim Horton doughnuts and figures
that range from Thomas Talbot and Adelaide Hoodless to Susan Mendelson,
culinary historian Dorothy Duncan has captured the wild, wonderful
and always changing diversity of the Canada dinner table. B & w
illustrations. 248 pp. $35.00.
Prairie Feast
Amy Jo Ehman
Local eating Saskatchewan-style. In this narrative, Saskatoon-based food columnist, Amy Jo Ehman, takes the reader along as she and her husband make a commitment to eat locally - using only produce grown or raised in Saskatchewan - for a year. Ehman's honest writing style and the 36 recipes scattered throughout the narrative give the reader a taste of the possibilities present in prairie eating. Softcover, 245 pp. $24.95.
Locavore
Sarah Elton
Food-columnist for CBC's "Here & Now" and Toronto-based blogger (www.thelocavore.ca), Sarah Elton has compiled a cross-country collection on the state of Canadian food. From small family farms in New Brunswick, to the forerunning local-food movement in Vancouver, Sarah Elton uncovers the culture and importance of eating close-to-home. Hardcover, 240 pp. $29.99.
Fare for Friends
Revised and updated for its fifteenth anniversary, Fare for Friends continues
to provide delicious and easy to prepare recipes. Proceeds from sales
go to Interim Place, a refuge for abused women and their children. $19.95.
175 Essential Slow Cooker
Classics
Judith Finlayson
Still one of the most popular appliances in the kitchen, this latest offering
is a best of Finlayson’s previous books with over 60 new recipes. Binder,
320 pp. $29.95.
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