Some cookbooks teach you how to cook. Others make you want to get into the kitchen immediately, turn on the stove, and start chopping onions. My New Indian Kitchen by celebrated Canadian chef Vikram Vij, with Jennifer Muttoo, belongs firmly in the second category. Vij is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking Vancouver restaurant Vij’s
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As the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is in full swing, it is the perfect time to gather around the table, share good food and celebrate the changing season. For anyone looking to bring a little more intention to an autumn feast, Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine by Ellen Goldsmith with Maya Klein offers an intriguing invitation:
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There’s something wonderfully appealing about a cookbook that doesn’t make healthy eating feel like a second job. The Simplicious Cookbook by Denise Lawson takes that approach to heart, offering the kind of food that makes you want to get into the kitchen—not because you have to, but because you genuinely want to. The first thing
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If you think Canadian cuisine begins and ends with poutine, maple syrup and back bacon, Derek Dammann and Chris Johns are here to happily broaden your horizons. True North: Canadian Cooking From Coast to Coast is part cookbook, part travelogue and part love letter to the ingredients, landscapes and people that make Canada’s food culture
Some cookbooks teach you how to make dinner. Others invite you into an entirely different way of thinking about food. Niqiliurniq: A Cookbook from Igloolik, compiled by five women from Igloolik, Nunavut, is firmly in the second category. More than a recipe collection, it is a celebration of Inuit culture, sustainable eating, and the joy
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If there is one cookbook that truly captures the heart and soul of Atlantic Canadian cuisine, Best Recipes of the Maritime Provinces: The Best Tasting Recipes From Home Cooks and Leading Chefs is it. Carefully selected by renowned Canadian food expert Elizabeth Baird, this impressive collection brings together more than 400 recipes from home cooks
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Maritime Flavours: Guidebook and Cookbook, Seventh Edition by Elaine Elliot and Virginia Lee, with vibrant photography by Keith Vaughan, is far more than a collection of recipes—it is a culinary passport to Canada’s Atlantic provinces. Blending travel writing, regional history, restaurant recommendations, and carefully adapted recipes, this enduring guide captures the essence of Nova Scotia,
For anyone who believes a great cookbook should tell a story as beautifully as it teaches you to cook, Niagara Food + Wine: Signature Recipes from Ontario’s Iconic Terroir by Magdalena Kaiser deserves a place on the kitchen counter rather than the coffee table. More than a collection of recipes, this stunning volume is an
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Some cookbooks teach you how to prepare a meal. Others invite you to understand the stories behind the food. Joan McElman’s Welcome to My Kitchen belongs firmly in the latter category, offering readers a heartfelt collection of recipes that are as rich in history and cultural significance as they are in flavour. More than a
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What’s more magical than a book that makes you smell the oven before you’ve even flipped the first page. Baking Queen of the County Fair: Recipes from Nova Scotia’s Most Decorated Baker by Evelyn Strong does just that — and then some. This charming collection of recipes isn’t just a cookbook; it’s a love letter
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