Do cultural-specific cookbooks intimidate you? If so, chef Chris de la Rosa is here to demystify both recipes and ingredients to assist you in producing the most amazing Caribbean dishes. The Vibrant Caribbean Pot (Vol 2) begins with stories of his home in Port of Spain, Trinidad and the rich culinary immersion of home cooking […]
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Author and nutritionist Amy Symington provides some wonderful tips to eating more plant-based foods. At this time of year when the farmers’ markets are bursting with fresh and local produce, this book is a handy companion on how to best utilize these foods into our daily diet. Whether you’re overflowing with an abundance of zucchini
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We’re exploring culinary travel on Vancouver Island in our Canadians + Food segment this week, so I thought a cookbook from British Columbia would be a great compliment. Author and chef, Denise Marchessault has a culinary resume that would impress any Canadian: classically trained in French cuisine, awarded the Grand Diplôme, past owner of French
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Prince Edward Island is renowned for its dependency on local farm and sea morsels landing on each Islander’s table. Harnessing the extensive knowledge of the food culture on the Island has been the mission of Food Island Partnership. In their cookbook, Canada’s Food Island, they bring you not only the stories behind the food, but
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This week we meet Chef Joe Thottungal, author of Coconut Lagoon and owner of Thali and Coconut Lagoon restaurants in Ottawa. Both the restaurants and cookbook celebrate Joe’s culinary delights from the southern Indian region of Kerala, his home and native land. Bringing this love of his country to Canada, you know the dishes in
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When thinking of an epicenter of Indian cuisine, Calgary is not one of the places that immediately springs to mind. And that’s too bad, because according to Trip Advisor there are 131 East Indian/South Asian restaurants in that city. And who would know this better than Alberta’s Food Tour operator and co-author of A Spicy
We met chef Ted Reader earlier this spring when we reviewed his Gastro Grilling cookbook – check it out at https://canadiancookbooks.ca/gastro-grilling/ Now we turn our attention to smoking not only meat, but vegetables, desserts and drinks…yup, you can smoke anything! Slow and low…that’s Ted’s motto for smoking food. Patience is the key word while waiting
Right smack dab in the middle of a pandemic, author Naomi Hansen decided that Saskatchewan hadn’t been given the due it deserved in highlighting the province’s culinary delights. To correct that, she traveled throughout the province to bring us a little taste of local food and the people behind it. https://www.naomihansen.ca/ And the reaction from
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Are you a carnivore that shies away from vegetarian cookbooks? Please reconsider! Books like Eat More Plants will ensure you have the very best side dishes as well as ideas to serve your vegetarian friends. When my kids were growing up, we always had a Meatless Monday and a book like Eat More Plants would
Canadians loved to camp! With thousands of federal and provincial campsites, we can enjoy the beautiful landscape of our great country. If you’re like me and hate sleeping on the ground, there’s more options than just tenting these days. Look at https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/voyage-travel/hebergement-accommodation and see that we can now sleep off the ground in various accommodations
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