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The Ultimate Student CookbookThe Ultimate Student Cookbook
Tiffany Goodall
From chef and caterer Tiffany Goodall comes this excellent book for those just beginning to cook for themselves for the first time. Recipes here are practical; breakfasts and lunches, weekend cooking, and healthy food are all included, as well as the usual main meal sections. Each recipe is detailed step by step in colour photos, a great help to a first timer in the kitchen, and ingredients are the types to be available any grocery store. Although it's perfect for a college student, the recipes here are broad enough to appeal to anyone learning to cook, of any age. Softcover, 160 pp. $14.95.


College Cooking College Cooking

Megan and Jill Carle
The duo who brought us Teens Cook ($26.95) and Teens Cook Dessert ($25.95) has graduated to more sophisticated fare. Sections include “Just like Mom makes,” “Food for the Masses,” and the all-important “Avoiding the Freshman Fifteen.” Amaze roomies and assorted friends with chili with green chile cornbread, garlic shrimp, and peanut butter cup bars. Tips and trivia will increase the newby cook’s food knowledge. Colour photos. Softcover, 144 pp. $24.95.


Teens Cook Teens Cook
Megan & Jill Carle
The teenage offspring of Charlie Trotter's cookbook collaborator (Judi Carle) combine cooking ability with insight into what their contemporaries really like to eat: things like fried rice, meatloaf with scalloped potatoes, sloppy joes, and cheesecake. $26.95.


Teens Cook DessertTeens Cook Dessert

Megan & Jill Carle
Fun to fancy desserts for teen cooks, but bakers shouldn't limit themselves if they aren't quite that young anymore because this is a great dessert book. The recipes here are creative but still classic, from eclairs and tart tatin to gingersnaps with pumpkin dip and nectarine ravioli. Though there are easy things here many of the recipes might need a more experienced touch. Colour photos. Softcover, 158 pp. $25.95.


Clueless in the Kitchen Clueless in the Kitchen
Evelyn Raab
One of the best learning to cook books we have, this is a perennial favourite. Though it is aimed at teens anyone finding themselves cooking for the first time will benefit. The book is full of useful information, from a glossary of cooking terms to how to stock and take care of your kitchen. The recipes will grow with you, with easy dished like scrambled eggs right up to more complicated things like a traditional turkey dinner. Line drawings. Softcover, 216 pp. $19.95.


Barbarians at the PlateBarbarians at the Plate
Marialisa Calta
Snapshots of how real families eat, recipes with kid-appeal, and the all-important helpful hints on all aspects of the home kitchen make this a good choice for the family cook. Drawings. Softcover, 232 pp, $26.00.

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Maran Illustrated Coooking Basics CanadianMaran 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.

Starting OutCanadianStarting Out
Julie Van Rosendaal  
For those in their first kitchen this is a straightforward sensible and healthy book. Cooking terms defined, buying tools and stocking a basic pantry, as well each recipe comes with information on what to do with leftovers and other things to do with the recipe. This is the third book from this highly popular Canadian author. Softcover, 342 pp, $24.95.


The First-Time CookThe First-Time Cook
Sophie Grigson
English food writer and food television star Grigson explains ingredients and techniques then provides recipes that employ them. With Grigson's clear instructions enhanced by step-by-step photos, the novice cook will be able to turn out both simple everyday meals and dishes fit for a celebration. Hardcover, 240 pp, $39.95.

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How to Cook Better	How to Cook Better
Shaun Hill
Shaun Hill’s method of better cooking is to remember the simple things: selecting the best ingredients for the dish, selecting the best equipment for the job, using ingredients at the correct temperature. Yet these are the very things most of us tend to discount. The master of simplicity at Merchant House, Ludlow, Hill deserves as much recognition as fellow Brits, Ramsay, Rhodes et al. Try the rhubarb meringue tart. Colour photos. Hardcover, 240 pp, $55.00.

Essentials of Home CookingCanadianBonnie Stern's Essentials of Home Cooking
Bonnie Stern
Bonnie Stern returns with a beautiful volume of tasty, uncomplicated recipes and techniques that both a beginning and more accomplished home chef will use again and again. Softcover, $34.95.


The Cook's CanonThe Cook's Canon: 101 Classic Recipes Everyone Should Know

Raymond Sokolov
The author has developed 101 recipes he thinks everyone should know and understand. He's looking to "train the palates of a generation whose connection with traditional food has been short-circuited." Hardcover, 251 pp. $39.95.


Very Simple FoodVery Simple Food
Jill Dupliex
Timely and time-saving recipes from this Australian author are highlighted by lush colour photos. Simply satisfying. Softcover, 192 pp., $29.95.

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