You Gotta Eat Here Too! showcases the great joints and legendary local restaurants that many of us have never heard of. You’ll discover the most delicious, mouth-watering food in Canada and meet the colourful characters that have turned these places into neighbourhood institutions. And you’ll visit some of the country’s best eateries-so get ready for a […]
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This is a collection of the finest recipes for home cooking – everything from Appetizers to Pickles, and Soups to Desserts and everything in between. The book contains 204 recipes with an index for easy searching, is coil bound – so it lies flat. The book also contains some of the more thought provoking or
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from Vanilla & Spice A chocolate fondue is the perfect quick and easy dessert that you can make at home. You can be creative and use fruits, vanilla cookies, marshmallows, graham crackers or rice krispie treats as dippers. We love this recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe. Ingredients 225g of semi-sweet or bittersweet baking chocolate (use
If you’re counting your grocery pennies (and who isn’t these days!) make pure vanilla extract your one indulgence. Want to know the difference between extract and artificial vanilla flavouring? Google tells me that the fake stuff comes from “A chemical compound from the anal glands of beavers. Castoreum is a substance that is produced by
from Cooking Country Style I use this sweet and sour sauce for ribs as well. Ingredients: 2 lbs meatballs Sauce: ½ cup vinegar ½ cup ketchup 1 onion, chopped ½ teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce ¾ cups water 2 tablespoons cornstarch Preheat oven to 350F. Place meatballs in a roaster
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If you’re looking for a great cookbook to introduce your children or young people to cooking, this is the one for you! Or if you want to expand your predictable dinner rotations with some fast, easy and delicious recipes, this is it! Peppered throughout the book are tried and true adages that will make you
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Dietitians of Canada realize that it can sometimes be a challenge to find the time to create delicious yet healthy home-cooked meals, but when you do, the rewards are many. With this in mind, they have brought together 275 immensely satisfying recipes that showcase the variety of nutrient-rich foods provided by and available in our
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Originally published in 1855, Catharine Parr Traill’s classic The Female Emigrant’s Guide, with its admirable recipes, candid advice, and astute observations about local food sourcing, offers an intimate glimpse into the daily domestic and seasonal routines of settler life. In a distinctive and witty voice expressing her can-do attitude, Catharine Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s
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from Catharine Parr Traill’s “The Female Emigrant Guide” These are maple-flavoured shortbreads. For us, this is a true Canadian cake, one that was “common”, or ordinary, in the backwoods. The maple sugar adds an unusual taste that is at first indefinable, especially when combined with caraway. Some people don’t like the taste of caraways, so
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