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100,000+ COPIES SOLD! TURN SIMPLE FOODS INTO BEAUTIFUL BOARDS WITH MORE THAN 100 EASY RECIPES AND IDEAS. I put on a charcuterie table full of munchies and yummy bites during any holiday celebration. To inspire me, one of my cooking school peers, Cindy Deans of Trix & Dot, puts together amazing boards to fuel the […]

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With restaurants opening up and travel is once again on the radar, you’ll want to add Victoria BC to your itinerary.  Along with the plane ticket and car rental, tuck this gem of a resource under your arm and enjoy some brunch!  Where, do you ask?  According to John Catucci of Food Network Canada, Victoria

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Seafood Cookbook is one of those cookbooks that stays in your kitchen as a resource tool.  Complete with illustrations, it includes physical characteristics, habitat descriptions, and best preparation methods for dozens of fish. And you can’t get more iconic than recipes from a province totally surrounded by water and all that inhabits

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Since this is Remembrance week, I thought a cookbook from the war era would be a fitting one to review.  Let’s take a step back in history and explore the origins of this classic. When I inherited the 1945 edition of the Purity Cookbook, I was intrigued to dig into the history of this resourceful

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Don’t you just love it when a cookbook author is down to earth with their recipes using everyday ingredients that satisfies you at the table?  Joanna Cismaru, or Jo to everyone that knows her, does just that in her newest cookbook, The Big Book of Jo’s Quick and Easy Meals…doesn’t that title just say it

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Ruwanmali Samarakoon-Amunugama introduces us to the world of Sri Lankan cuisine – and from her enthusiastic chats about her home country and the beautiful sights and exquisite flavours, entices you to explore these foods.   To set you up for success in venturing into a new cuisine, Ruwan takes some time to introduce ingredients, cooking methods,

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https://doreenbleich.com/ As the cooler weather brings holidays and family gatherings, having a cookbook geared towards these celebrations that doesn’t require a ton of time or special ingredients is exactly what Seasons of Plenty brings to your kitchen. Doreen Bleich is a writer from Saskatchewan where she was born and raised.  And having raised her own

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On the heels of the success of their first cookbook, East Coast Keto, Bobbi and her faithful side-kick Geoff Pike bring you round two!   We have two Paleo dieters in our house and many of the recipes in this book can be used with their dietary needs as well as those just looking to cut

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https://thefew.world/cookbooks Ruth “Reno” Anderson grew up in Saskatchewan surrounded by family, food and faith.  This little nugget of recipes has inspirational quotes scattered throughout to encourage and inspire.   Food from Mama’s Table pays homage to Reno’s mom, Anna, who also grew up in Saskatchewan, albeit in the dirty thirties when life was a little more

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https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/ A book that emerged from the ashes of the pandemic is Bonita’s Kitchen: A Little Taste of Home…featuring breads and sweets that are the ultimate comfort food.  Because the kitchen was central to the Hussey home, the pandemic didn’t affect Bonita and Ray’s home, but it did affect their sons, friends and relatives.  The

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