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Flavours of Halifax and Road Trips
Photographer: Heidi JirotkaPublisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$34.95Whether you consider yourself a foodie or you only dine out a couple of times a year, Flavours of Halifax and Road Trips offers you a window into the best food the city has to offer.
In Flavours of Halifax and Road Trips, the best of the region’s epicurean leaders take food lovers on a culinary journey through the city’s emerging hotspots. Quite simply, it is a celebration of the culinary scene in all its resplendent glory.
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Go Nuts Recipes That Really Shell Out
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution$19.95Nuts make the most mundane foods extraordinary. The added crunch or buttery smoothness of a certain nut can change the dish completely. They are versatile, tasty, a great source of protein, available and affordable.
This exciting culinary collection has something for everyone, from the seasoned cook to the budding new chef. The recipes are of easy-to-medium difficulty with a few advanced choices, and encompass exotic, savory, sweet, affordable, healthy, organic, vegetarian and meat-lovers specialties. Well-tested, these dishes will get you rave reviews from family and friends. Along with helpful nutritional information and instructions on how to handle, store and toast different types of nuts, a pairing guide is also included so you will learn what food and beverages go well with each type of nut. Sample recipes include Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes, Honey Almond Spread, Sherried Mushroom and Chestnut Soup, Brie and Walnut Stuffed Figs, Chocolate Almond Fudge Cake and many more.
With a dish for every occasion, Go Nuts is the first cookbook that features an all-nut cast of culinary delight.
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Fish On Seafood Dishes That Make a Splash
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution$19.95In this mouth-watering collection of seafood recipes, simplicity and great taste are key. For every home cook who has ever been intimidated by seafood, Fish On is a call to foster one’s own tastes and opinions. The book focuses exclusively on preparing and cooking the most commonly harvested seafood found on the Pacific West Coast. Try your hand at dishes with salmon, halibut, snapper (rockfish), cod, prawns, mussels, clams, oysters, Dungeness crab, and scallops. Learn the different cooking methods (poaching, roasting, grilling, planking), and how they work for seafood.
A reminder that “good” and “complicated” aren’t synonyms, this is the go-to place for tasty recipes using seafood. Sidebars are included throughout the book with interesting facts on the science of cooking, and the nutritional information is included with each recipe for easy reference. Try recipes such as Tequila Lime Grilled Halibut, Thai Curried Mussels, or Drunken Prawns en Flambe. Impress friends and family by serving Tandoori Salmon with Mango Chutney, or Crab Bisque.
With accessible and easy-to-make recipes, Fish On is a selection of Pacific Northwest favourites sure to satisfy the seafood lover’s appetite.
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Downhomer Almanac Cookbook 1
Editor: Downhome MagazinePublisher: Downhomer$19.95The Downhomer Household Almanac and Cookbook is the first of its kind. There have been almanacs before, and there have been cookbooks before, and this is not the first cookbook to have home remedies and cures, nor is it the first with household hints. There have been books containing humour, heart-touching stories, thoughts to live by, and even books in which to keep track of your family tree, but this is the first book that incorporates all of these. Not only that, this book also contains calendars covering the 1801 to 2050, cooking conversion tables, metric conversion tables, places to keep important dates, photographs, a place to write a biography of yourself, dedications, and much, much more. It is a wealth of information and a place to keep records to be handed down through the generations. This book is a must for people whose family and roots are near and dear to them, and contains a place to keep track of your future family tree (your children and grandchildren). On top of that, the beautiful writings, stories and poems in this book will make you laugh and make you cry. Downhomer Household Almanac and Cookbook is one of the most interesting books you will ever read.
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Tonic for the Woman’s Soul
Publisher: Downhomer$19.95Tonic for the Woman’s Soul is the third in Downhome’s Household Almanac and Cookbook series, the previous two making the Canadian best-seller list.
What’s new in Tonic for the Woman’s Soul
- Understanding Me – Create your own autobiography by simply filling in the blanks—a record of a woman’s life for herself or for those with whom she wishes to share.
- Life, Love & Laughter – Short stories, jokes, biographies, poetry, facts and much more, all pertaining to women from Newfoundland and Labrador and throughout the world. After all, the best recipe for happiness is to “live, love and laugh.”
- Recipes – More than 250 recipes contributed by Downhomer readers around the world. Included are Diet and Diabetic recipes with delicious choices for those of us who have to watch a little closer what we eat.
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Prince Edward Island Pictorial Cookbook
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$21.95The combination of beautiful Prince Edward Island photographs and the wonderful recipes of fresh food from the Island is simply irresistible.
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Cook With Kindness
Publisher: Able Sense Publishing$29.95Chantal Coolen makes vegan and gluten-free cooking accessible to everyone – with more than 150 practical recipes that are delicious. Colour photography throughout provides a feast for the eyes.
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Straight From the Line
Publisher: Able Sense Publishing$29.95From award-winning chef and straight talker Jason Lynch comes this collection of appetizers, mains, soups, sauces, sides and desserts you can successfully make at home – without investing in expensive equipment or having to hire a sous chef. Between recipes Jason offers his candid take on the state of the restaurant industry, on the pleasures and limits of shopping local, the joys and common pitfalls of entertaining at home, and more.
The book features full-colour photography throughout. With a foreword by Canadian restaurateur David Barette.
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Creating Good Food
Artist: George BernardEditor: Wanda Bernard$19.95African Nova Scotians are well known in their families and communities for creating good food. In addition, they have always been able to make delicious meals for large families. Making the link between food and health, the Association of Black Social Workers has worked with seniors to convert some of their cherished traditional recipes to more healthy versions. We were inspired by the seniors’ willingness to try new twists on their old favourite recipes.
