REVIEWS

If your weeknights are a blur of deadlines, errands, and the eternal question “What’s for dinner?”, The Old El Paso Cookbook: 20 Minute-Prep Mexican-Style Meals might be the colorful solution your kitchen needs. This vibrant cookbook promises bold Mexican-inspired flavors with minimal prep time—and for busy home cooks, that promise is extremely appealing. Although not […]

Food and film rarely blend as delightfully as they do in The Wes Anderson Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by the Director and His Films by Michelle Anderson (of Haileybury ON) and Chris Peterson. This playful cookbook invites readers into the meticulously crafted cinematic universe of filmmaker Wes Anderson—one known for symmetrical shots, pastel palettes, and charmingly

Carolyn Herriot’s The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook is less a conventional cookbook and more a quiet manifesto—one that invites readers to rethink not just what they eat, but how closely their meals are rooted in the soil beneath their feet. Building on the philosophy introduced in her guide, The Zero-Mile Diet, Herriot’s cookbook translates theory into

Colu Henry‘s Better at Home: Recipes for Big Nights In reads less like a traditional cookbook and more like an invitation—to linger, to gather, and most evocatively, to cook with a sense of place. While the book moves between Hudson, New York, and her broader culinary life, it is her time spent on the north

There’s something irresistibly comforting about a freshly made crêpe—the delicate batter sizzling on a hot pan, the aroma of butter filling the kitchen, and the promise of either sweet indulgence or savory satisfaction. In Mastering Authentic Crepes and Galettes, renowned French chef Bertrand Larcher invites home cooks into the heart of Breton culinary tradition, offering

Food lovers who believe vegan cooking means bland salads and endless smoothie bowls may want to think again after flipping through The Edgy Veg: 138 Carnivore-Approved Vegan Recipes by Candice Hutchings. Inspired by Hutchings’ popular YouTube channel, the cookbook is a playful, flavor-packed attempt to prove that plant-based food can satisfy even the most devoted

For passionate home cooks and adventurous foodies, few kitchen projects feel as satisfying as making cheese from scratch. In 200 Easy Homemade Cheese Recipes: From Cheddar and Brie to Butter and Yogurt, artisan cheesemaker Debra Amrein-Boyes transforms what might seem like a complex culinary craft into an approachable and deeply rewarding experience. With nearly 400

Our theme this week is a culinary adventure in the city of Paris. Check out our Culinary Travel story of our family trip there, then head to the Canadians + Food tab to explore Cheese, Wine and Bread where we indulge in the three foods that are abundant in the City of Love. There’s a

Imagine thumbing through a cookbook that feels like a stroll along a windswept Newfoundland shoreline — salt spray in the air, a kettle singing on the stove, and the promise of big, bold flavours to come. Storm the Kettle: Resetting the Newfoundland Table delivers exactly that: a rich, thoughtful journey through the culinary crossroads of

Chris De La Rosa’s 25 Essential Caribbean Curry Dishes reads less like a cookbook and more like a love letter to Indo-Caribbean kitchens. From the opening pages, De La Rosa frames curry not just as a flavor profile but as a cultural inheritance — a living archive of migration, adaptation, and family memory. That emotional