Cookbook Reviews

BOOK REVIEWS

I love cookbooks, because they are telepathic; a direct link to the minds who thought it wise to pen their experiences.

Reading recipes is exploring the past, and bringing those sights and smells into existence (and adjusting to suit the needs of my family!) is one of my core passions.

I hope you’ll find my book reviews informative and enlightening, from my kitchen to yours!

REVIEWS

Spiced

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

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CULINARY TRAVEL

Retreat

Some cookbooks are about dinner. Others are about the experience of sitting down to dinner. Retreat: Recipes & Stories to Nourish the Creative Soul by

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Gather, Savor, Share

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

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My New Indian Kitchen

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.

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The Simplicious Cookbook

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

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True North

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

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CULINARY TRAVEL

Maritime Flavours

Maritime Flavours: Guidebook and Cookbook, Seventh Edition by Elaine Elliot and Virginia Lee, with vibrant photography by Keith Vaughan, is far more than a collection

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