Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and pest infestations are challenging today’s vegetable gardeners. But best-selling author Niki Jabbour has a solution: Growing Under Cover. In this in-depth guide, Jabbour shows how to use small solutions like cloches, row covers, shade cloth, cold frames, and hoophouses, as well as larger protective structures like greenhouses and polytunnels, to create […]

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Julie Van Rosendaal’s Dirty Food: Sticky, Saucy, Gooey, Crumbly, Messy, Shareable is a delightful celebration of indulgent, hands-on dishes that encourage us to embrace the joy of eating without reservations. This cookbook offers a collection of recipes that are as fun to make as they are to eat. https://www.dinnerwithjulie.com/ The book features a variety of

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from Dirty Food These soft, sticky cakes are moist with soft dates and, in this case, a ripe banana. They’re doused in toffee sauce at the stove, the table or both – if you like, poke the surface of the warm cakes with a skewer or chopstick and pour half over, saving the rest for

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Dirty Food is a joyful pushback against the amorphous, abstract buzzword and its connection with ideas of purity and goodness. With recipes like Eton Mess, Sloppy Joes, Dirty Rice and Sticky Buns, Dirty Food contains a wide variety of dishes that celebrate the pleasure we derive from food, and its ability to bring people together to socialize, comfort

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Justin Giovannetti Lamothe’s Poutine: A Deep-Fried Road Trip of Discovery is a mouthwatering and thought-provoking culinary journey across Canada that explores one of the country’s most iconic dishes. Part travelogue, part cultural commentary, and part love letter to poutine, this book goes beyond cheese curds and gravy to delve into the heart of Canadian identity.

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from Poutine At Le Groupe Maurice, mealtime is an opportunity to pause, enjoy the moment and indulge – and it all starts with pleasure on the plate! This translates into the creation of flavours made with fresh, seasonal, and local products. BBB Poutine (Bavette, Bacon & Blue) Ingredients 4 bavettes (flank steaks), 120 g each

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While searching for the origins of Canada’s most famous fried dish, journalist Justin Giovannetti Lamothe finds a reflection not only of the country’s intricate history, but also of his own neglected cultural roots. As its popularity has spread across the country and beyond, it has become what the baguette is to France: a kind of

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With Valentine’s Day this week, what cookbook is more appropriate than Pamela Anderson’s, I Love You: Recipes From the Heart; a surprising and heartfelt gem that invites readers into her British Columbia kitchen and, more importantly, her life. Known worldwide as an actress, activist, and iconic figure, Anderson takes a detour from the spotlight to

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from I Love You Inspired by Tarte Tropezienne, a staple in Saint-Tropez. If you can find tiny wild forest strawberries (fraises des bois) you are in luck. I adore them. Red currants are nice, too, and fitting for a romantic forest fairy wedding or celebration. This is a recipe for a grand multitiered cake –

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In a career spanning fame and activism, Pamela Anderson has ventured from a humble upbringing to the forefront of Hollywood—and has always been a passionate cook and gardener. Now, she invites you into her British Columbia kitchen to share 80 delicious recipes that nourish the soul. This cookbook began as a box of recipe cards:

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