CookShelfAs soon as I opened My Rice Bowl: Korean Cooking Outside the Lines by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson, I was smitten. A two page photo spread of perfect half-moon dumplings in all their imperfectness with a few cracks in…
If you ask home cooks, weeknight meals can be their Achilles' heel. Homework, late nights at the office and shuttling kids back and forth can crush our best intentions to provide a nutritious dinner for our families and…
In 1854 in Montreal, John Redpath began crafting sugar on the bank of the Lachine Canal. His company was the first of its kind in Canada, using sugar cane imported from the British West Indies. In 1857, Peter Redpath…
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley is a title unlike any other that I have been fortunate to review. Chef Sherman was born in 1974 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He…
Elizabeth Street Cafe by Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire with Julia Turshen shares recipes from the French-inspired Vietnamese restaurant located in the cultural hub of Austin, Texas. This must visit cafe is recommended…
The majority of Diana Henry's work can be classified as good, uncomplicated food with subtle nuances of sophistication and beauty. In Plenty: Good, Uncomplicated Food, the subject of today's Friday Flashback, the…
Istanbul and Beyond: Exploring the Diverse Cuisines of Turkey is a labor of love written by Robyn Eckhardt. Robyn's powerful story telling and her husband's brilliant eye behind the camera join together to capture the…
Impatient Foodie: 100 Delicious Recipes for a Hectic, Time-Starved World by Elettra Wiedemann and Claudia Ficca is the popular blogger's debut cookbook. Here, the former model who happens to be the daughter of Isabella…
Coastline: The Food of Mediterranean Italy, France and Spain by Lucio Galletto and David Dale was published in the US by Interlink Books in August of this year. Prior editions in both Australia and the UK were published…
The Desserts of New York: And How to Eat Them All by Yasmin Newman is a travel journal and cookbook that features the sweet treats of the Big Apple. Forty-four recipes from all the hottest sweet spots include the number…
Julie Jones hits a grand slam with Soulful Baker: From Highly Creative Fruit Tarts and Pies to Chocolate, Desserts and Weekend Brunch. Using natural and colorful ingredients, interesting flavor combinations, and a…
In 1975, eight Calgary women, all members of the same bridge club, took off for a weekend away. Fun, bridge and talking about cooking led to the planning of the first Best of Bridge cookbook. Bank loans, uncomplicated…
