There is something undeniably charming about dessert served in a jar. Perhaps it is the promise of an indulgent treat tucked beneath a lid, the inviting layers of colour and texture, or the pleasure of having an individual dessert all to yourself. Whatever the appeal, 150 Best Desserts in a Jar offers plenty of inspiration
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There are cookbooks you use, and then there are cookbooks that make you want to clear off the kitchen table, open every jar in the spice cupboard, and start cooking immediately. Spiced: Recipes Celebrating Spices from Around the World by Priya Mani belongs in the second category. At its heart, Spiced is a celebration of
There is something wonderfully nostalgic about a farmers’ market bake table: rows of muffins, cookies, squares, breads and scones, all waiting to tempt shoppers who came for vegetables but somehow leave with a bag of homemade treats. Katharine MacPherson’s The Great Bake Take and Go Baking Book: Baking for Farmers Markets and Bake Sales understands
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Some cookbooks are about dinner. Others are about the experience of sitting down to dinner. Retreat: Recipes & Stories to Nourish the Creative Soul by Canadian artist and retreat host Laura Harris belongs firmly in the second category. Harris has spent more than 15 years creating art retreats where painting is only part of the
Some cookbooks teach you how to cook. Others make you hungry. Gather, Savor, Share: Beloved Staff Meals from the Aiāna Kitchen by Raghav Chaudhary seems designed to do both, while reminding us that some of the best food is the kind meant to be eaten together. At its heart, this is a celebration of staff
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There are few things more satisfying than sitting down to a delicious homemade supper—and few things more daunting than figuring out what to make when you’ve just walked through the door after a busy day. Best of Bridge Weekday Suppers: All-New Easy Everyday Recipes, by Emily Richards and Sylvia Kong, understands that particular dinner-time dilemma
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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
