REVIEWS

March is national nutrition month and we wanted to share the best cookbook on the subject: Dietitians of Canada Cook!  We’re here to dispel the myth that eating healthy means no flavour or boring dishes.  Look at the Mini Praline Cheesecakes we brought you in the Recipe section – a huge hit in our family!   […]

This fascinating book by Marielle Cormier-Boudreau and Melvin Gallant is much more than recipes. The authors researched the cooking (and culture) of the Acadian people of Maritime Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands. The Acadians settled in this area from central France in the mid-1600’s and were ousted and

What better way to spend your day in the mid-1970’s but to get together with friends for a game of bridge.  Housewives were still looking to break into the career world so instead a handful of ambitious ladies put together their best recipes they toted to their weekly bridge games.  This small enterprise slowly grew

Valentine’s Day is for sweets and sweethearts.  What better cookbook to bring you this week but one chock full of delectable delights?   Jenna and Ashley grew up baking alongside their mom and developed a sweet tooth along the way.  Leaving their potentially lucrative (and some may say sensible) careers behind, they came together to open

While researching this older cookbook, I came across Sarah Lynk’s obituary and it reminded me that we all have stories to tell.  Sarah and her love of people and food affected those around her and she left an impression on all who knew her: “Sarah Lynk fed the world. At her table sat people from

Gong hei fat choy or happy Chinese New Year!  To celebrate this festive time of year in the Chinese community, we thought you’d like to discover the chef who brings many authentic and westernized Asian dishes to your table: Trevor Lui. https://highbellgroup.com/  In The Double Happiness cookbook, Trevor gives us some insight into his culinary

I asked my grown daughter what her favourite food memory was from her childhood and she replied, “bread baking” – the smell enveloping the whole house.  So when the grandchildren came along, I thought of bringing back those same olfactory experiences.  I found an older bread machine for $20 on Marketplace and dug back into

In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, I worked on the business side of TV Guide & Canadian Living magazines.  On the creative side, were people like Anne Lindsay, who was respected for her culinary and nutritional expertise.  With that little bit in common, I reached out to Anne while still exploring the launch of

Cyprus Cuisine is not just a cookbook.  It’s a travelogue that transports you to a Mediterranean island and a time when cooking and eating was a daily communal affair.  Cyprus is now on my travel bucket list!  We have moved away from books like this for a quick search on the internet to source a

It’s Elvis’ birthday this week and we’re celebrating with his favourite foods – milkshake and French toast.  See our Recipe section for the milkshake recipe and get your copy of Brunch Life to make the toast! Matt Basile and Kyla Zanardi opened Lisa Marie restaurant on Queen West in Toronto and quickly realized that Sunday