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Russian cuisine is near and dear to my family. With a Polish-Russian influence on my mom’s side, and Russian-Mongolian influence from my dad, our European table was heavily laden with traditional Russian fare. Many dishes are common throughout Europe like pierogi/vareniki/dumplings/kalduny/pelmeni – and each family has their own spin on it. To make sense of […]

Classic French Recipes and Family Favorites from a Life in France French cuisine has intimidated home cooks thanks to the influence of Julia Child and starred Michelin chefs. Complicated sauces, hard to find ingredients and pages and pages of finicky instructions. Along comes Laura Bradbury and Rebecca Wellman to dispel all our fears in tackling

Want to treat yourself or guests to a delightful cocktail at home like a professional mixologist while enjoying alcohol-free cocktails? Take a look at this free recipe book from Sexy AF and you’ll be inspired to start mixing and pouring amazing drinks! Utilizing their signature mixes, the book is broken into the following categories with

Every Canadian foodie knows Lynn Crawford – her contribution to the culinary scene in Canada is extensive. Award winning cookbooks, television shows and restaurants, Chef Lynn has had decades of culinary experience with resounding success. Although Lynn’s flagship restaurant, Ruby Watchco closed its doors, the award winning The Hearth restaurant continues providing fresh and seasonal

Quick and easy: that’s my goal. Wunderbar food: that’s the result! https://www.quick-german-recipes.com/ Many of us think of German food as schnitzel and sausages, but Oma Gerhild in her book “German Meals at Oma’s” proves us wrong! German cuisine is regional…yes, there are similarities but also a great variety. Germany is half the size of Alberta

UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. UNHCR has operations in more than 133 countries. For decades, UNHCR has faced crises in many countries. They’ve provided life-saving assistance to asylum-seekers,

Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Innovative Book from Canada With fresh vegetables in season, check out your local farmer’s markets to support the best that our farmers have to offer. Armed with all that goodness, you’ll want to check out Cooking in Color – a vibrant and beautifully illustrated book with fresh

Tis the season for backyard barbecues, camp fires and eating outdoors. And if you’re tired of the same old recipes and want to try some easy and delicious fare for your next dinner, this is the cookbook for you. The Mavis team proves that you can cook anything on an open flame and be a

I usually shy away from books that are disease-specific. That being said, many of these cookbooks also have the best healthy recipes that are fresh, look vibrant and most importantly, are filling. We tend to reach for the unhealthy snacks in between meals because our dishes at breakfast/lunch/dinner are unsatisfying. That’s not the case with

Amy and I met many moons ago when she taught some classes at the cooking school I was running. We were just on the cusp of the healthy eating food craze and Amy’s knowledge and experience kept people coming back to her classes. I asked Amy how she got started in the food industry and