Machines
 Williams-Sonoma Tools & Techniques
Foreword by Thomas Keller
It all boils down to what to buy and how to use it.The first section of this heavily illustrated book offers a guide to the best equipment as perceived by Williams-Sonoma. The second section shows how to deploy all that fine equipment to best advantage. Colour photos. Hardcover, 350 pp, $34.95.
 Cooking Light Slow Cooker
Cooking Light magazine
Slow Cookers are all the rage now, perfect for getting meals on the table for the family without spending hours preparing them. Those concerned about their diet can now turn to this handy volume from Cooking Light magazine. Soups, stews, and other classic slow cooker dishes are made lighter, along with inventive ideas for side dishes and dessert too. Other titles in the series include Weeknight and Soup. Colour photos. Hardcover, 144 pp. $23.95.
 Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two
Beth Hensperger
Prolific food writer Beth Hensperger, who has previously written wonderful books on bread, here fills a need for slow cooker recipes designed for small machines. The book is filled with dishes that are a far cry from your average slow cooker soups and stews. With recipes like Saffron Risotto, Lamb Korma, and Jerked Chicken there are flavours here to suit all your modern tastebuds. Softcover, 244 pp. $15.95.
 The Convection Oven Bible
Linda Stephen
Convection ovens, which have fans that force air to circulate and often have a thrid element along the back wall, have become increasingly popular as they can cook food slightly faster and more evenly than a regular oven. The main drawback is that few know just how to adapt their recipes. This book should help to eliminate that problem, with guidance on adapting your existing recipes and plenty of new ones to become familiar with how your new oven works. Colour photos. Softcover, 304 pp. $27.95.
  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.
 The Healthy Slow Cooker
Judith Finlayson
Cookbook meets nutrition manual in a collection of sophisticated ready-when-you-are
recipes that include bistro fish soup, Moroccan-style chicken with prunes and
quinoa and chestnut soup. There is a nutritional analysis with each recipe; both
Canadian and American diabetic exchanges are in appendices at the back of the
book. Colour photos. Softcover, 288 pp, $27.95.
 125 Best Rotisserie Oven Recipes
Judith Finlayson
Countertop convection ovens are so last year. Now those with sufficient counter
space have moved on to the "virtually foolproof" rotisserie oven. Why
stop with basic roast chicken when you can try butterflied leg of lamb with anchovy
olive stuffing, ribs in adobo and roast beets? Tips and ingredients glossary.
Colour photos. Softcover, 189 pp, $19.95.
 How to Make Love and Dinner at the Same Time
Rebecca Field Jager
Who’d have thought a crockpot could spice up your love life? Look
beyond the double entendres for great tips and some seriously delicious
recipes with few ingredients and minimal effort. If we can have caramelized
red onion dip do we even need a love life? No photos. Paper, 246 pp,
$19.95.
 Alton Brown's Gear For Your
Kitchen
Alton Brown
The popular host of Good Eats and James Beard Foundation award-winning
author brings us his latest offering – a well-constructed guide to essential
kitchen gear. Instead of listing the expensive, cutting edge tools most favour,
Brown provides with a selection of tools he actually uses, with explanations
of why and how he uses them (often in a very MacGyver-like fashion). Hardcover,
255pp., $43.95.
 The Best Family Slow Cooker Recipes
Donna-Marie Pye
Slow cookers are again all the rage and for a good reason – what better
way to feed you family hearty meals in a hurry? The author has included more
than 125 recipes to tempt even the pickiest palate. Softcover, 192pp., $19.95.
 Good Housekeeping's Blend It!
Edited by Good Housekeeping Magazine
A much-needed book with over 150 fantastic recipes for juices and smoothies, soups
and pancake batters. Finally, inspiration for a dusty appliance in the corner of
your kitchen. Hardcover, $22.95, 184 pp.
 Toasted:
The New Toaster Oven Cookbook
Maria Hauschel
This energy-efficient, space-saving, quick-cooking wonder can really dazzle a hardened
chef's heart! Start small and start cooking! Not to miss: Oven-Roasted Beef (page
105) and Seafood Lasagna (page
131). Softcover. $19.95.
 150 Best Slow
Cooker Recipes
Judith Finlayson
Who would have thought one could make cheesecake in your slow cooker?
Finlayson has selected a fine mix of old favourites and newer internationally-inspired
dishes. Colour photos. $27.95. Recipe: Savory
Cheddar Cheese Soup.
 Canada's Best
Slow Cooker Recipes
Donna-Marie Pye
Turn it on in the morning and it will be redy when you get home. Slow cookers are
making a comeback as a solution to the"what's for dinner" conundrum. Lots
of chili, chicken and tuna based meals that children may actually eat. Colour photos.
$19.95. Recipe: Anthony's Awesome
Chili Con Carne.
 Canada's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes
Donna Washburn & Heather Butt
Bread, bagels, sticky buns. Take your machine to the limit. Recipes for 1.5 and 2
pound machines. Colour illustrations. $19.95. Recipe: Sun-Dried
Tomato Basil Bagels.
 More of Canada's
Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes
Donna Washburn and Heather Butt
With a renewed interest in bread machines, it is helpful to have a handy, easy-to-read
book like this with carefully tested and tasty recipes. Best picks: Red
Onion Focaccia and Carrot Bran Bread. 191 pages. $19.95.
 Canadian Bread Machine Baking
Roxanne McQuilkin
Bread machine baking from start to finish. The recipes in this book have been tested
with Canadian flour and measurements. You can bake beautiful traditional loaves,
buns, even Danish pastry. The results are fabulous each and every time. $22.95.
Clay Pot Cookbook
Georgia & Grover Sales
True clay pot cooking the way the ancient Etruscans did it. You, of course, will
use very new ingredients. You can cook anything in an unglazed clay pot and it will
taste amazing! All you do is presoak the pot, add food, cook and eat. Simple, basic,
back to the earth. $14.95.
 Claypot Cooking
Kathryn Hawkins
Claypot cooking is the perfect way to cook almost anything - stews, casseroles, roasts,
puddings. Because claypot cooking requires only a minimum of fat all of the recipes
are ideal for today's healthy lifestyle. $29.95.
 Cooking
Under Pressure
Lorna Sass
Everything old is new again; so it is with pressure cookers. The new pressure cookers
are fast, sleek and safe. In no time at all you can prepare osso buco (18 min.) ,
chicken gumbo (9 min.) or risotto, without stirring (6 min.). And with all the time
you save, you can write that novel, start a love affair or clean the garage. Softcover.
 Healthy Crockery Cookery
Mabel Hoffman
This enticing variety of recipes allows you to prepare scrumptious meals without
sacrificing taste or time. You'll love the slow cooked goodness and reduced fat and
calories of these recipes. Includes nutritional analysis and colour illustrations.
$21.00.
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