Canadian Cookbooks

from Kitchen Bliss  Juicy, ripe peaches with salty ham, garnished with peppery leaves of basil, is summertime in a mouthful. It makes an elegant plated first course for two, but you can also opt to make a giant platter of it to set before a crowd. Effortless and irresistible. Serves 2  Ingredients 2 ripe, juicy […]

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Author Laura Calder takes us on a culinary journey from her youth and throughout her food and entertaining experience. Starting as a little girl, she encounters the revolution of food from homemade scratch cooking and baking (making cakes with her mom) to the onset of packaged food and new appliances like microwaves (she really wanted

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From a cozy from-scratch neighbourhood bakery, business partners Nickey Miller and Josie Rudderham created this cookbook from the most popular yummy delights they serve their customers. The book features over 85 recipes and variations to create your own sweets and treats at home. The charming stories of the bakery’s roots, mouth-watering photography and beautiful illustrations

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In a new book of essays, Laura shares witty and charming stories about everything, including childhood fantasies about Sultana Cake, a gastronomically disastrous camel safari, the perilous vicissitudes of daily dishwashing by hand, and how she identifies (positively!) with ground meat. Reflections on unsatisfying adventures at cooking school, hopeless kitchens and how to cook in

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Heading to the cottage for the long weekend? When the swimming and boating is done for the day, kids can have fun with a little down time being creative. So tuck in some cookie colouring kits from Sweetness and get the little ones (and big ones too!) to unleash their creative flair and enjoy their

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When it comes to baking in Canada, there’s one name that springs to mind as the iconic role model – Anna Olson. We’ve seen her on TV, heard her on the radio, been to many food events with Anna headlining the appearance schedule, and of course, her many cookbooks. https://annaolson.ca/ Anna harnesses much of her

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from Baking Wisdom  A napoleon and a mille-feuille are virtually the same dessert of layered pastry and filling, but a napoleon is an individual pastry whereas a mille-feuille is a larger, structured version that is sliced into portions after assembling. These strawberry ricotta napoleons are perfect for a dinner party because you can bake the

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from Sweetness At our house, we love gathering family and friends together to share meals, and one of our favourites is pulled pork. Blade in pork shoulder is best (but not necessary). Best to get started early in the morning as this recipe calls for low and slow smoking. Pulled pork is great as a

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Your children will have fun colouring their cookies while you support the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada with this limited edition “Stand Up for Kids” colouring cookies kit. The ultimate “snack-tivity” motivates kids to unleash their self expression by simply playing with their food. Two kits include 3 cookies and 3 edible ink markers each.

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Inside Baking Wisdom lies the answer to every baking question you’ve ever had (and many you haven’t yet), plus over 150 perfected recipes—both savoury and sweet—for bakers of all skill levels. Get inside Anna’s baking brain, as she shares a career’s worth of experience to build a true masterclass in baking. In this incredible baking compendium, you will

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