Month: October 2024

Basic Crunchy Granola

Basic Crunchy Granola

Basic Crunchy Granola excerpted from Lunchbox: 75+ Easy and Delicious Recipes for Lunches on the Go – A Cookbook by Aviva Wittenberg.

Lunchbox: 75+ Easy and Delicious Recipes for Lunches on the Go - A Cookbook by Aviva Wittenberg

Say good-bye to the same boring, limited lunch rotation, and hello to everyone’s new favourite meal of the day! Lunchbox contains literal months’ worth of recipes for flavorful, filling, nutritious, and delicious meals—guaranteed to stay fresh until lunchtime. With chapters on Soups, Sandwiches, Salads, Warm Bowls, Cold Bowls, Handpies, and Brunch for Lunch—as well as simple, satisfying snacks and sweet treats to pack alongside—these straightforward recipes will get anyone out of that dreaded lunch rut for good.

Every recipe has a “Get Ahead” tip, calling out exactly what to make ahead of time, as well as a “Packing Tip” on how to assemble a balanced and beautiful lunchbox. The steps are fuss-free, and all ingredients can be found in any local grocery store. In addition, you’ll find lunch packing strategies and multi-week meal plans to help you efficiently plan your menu and your time, streamlining meal prep to avoid that stressful morning crunch.

This book is great for any eating pattern, with plenty of vegan and vegetarian options, hot weather and cold weather seasonal suggestions, and freezer-friendly choices, too.

Lunchbox: 75+ Easy and Delicious Recipes for Lunches on the Go – A Cookbook by Aviva Wittenberg is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   


Basic Crunchy Granola

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French Onion Soup with Comté Toasts

French Onion Soup with Comté Toasts

French Onion Soup with Comté Toasts excerpted from Melted Cheese: 60 gorgeously gooey recipes.

Melted Cheese: 60 gorgeously gooey recipes.

Whether you are hangry, hungover or just longing to indulge in a little greediness, Melted Cheese is the book to turn to!

From alpine-inspired raclette and tartiflette to grilled cheese toasties, deep-fried croquettes, unctuous pasta bakes, creamy potato gratins and more, you could never have imagined there were so many inspired ways to serve your cheese melted.

With recipes for everything from solo nacho bowls to fondue parties, there is no shame in enjoying melted cheese on your own, but equally it is good to share the love too!

Melted Cheese: 60 gorgeously gooey recipes by Ryland Peters & Small is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

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Pumpkin and Ginger Teacake with Bourbon Maple Glaze

Pumpkin and Ginger Teacake with Bourbon Maple Glaze

Pumpkin and Ginger Teacake with Bourbon Maple Glaze excerpted from Crust by Tom Moore with Rebecca Wellman. Copyright © 2024 Tom Moore and Rebecca Wellman. Photographs by Peter Bagi and Rebecca Wellman.

Crust by Tom Moore with Rebecca Wellman. Copyright © 2024 Tom Moore and Rebecca Wellman. Photographs by Peter Bagi and Rebecca Wellman. Photo on page xiii by Dominic Hall. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.From the go-to boutique bakery in Victoria, BC, this cookbook—with over 85 recipes—satisfies every sweet, savoury, and in-between craving you might have, all while making you a better baker.

Every morning, for over a decade, locals and visitors alike have lined up outside Crust Bakery, eager to taste their delicious, rustic baking. It’s the kind of baking you dream of filling your home with. And now, you can! Within the pages of this debut cookbook, Crust founding chef Tom Moore shares recipes for the bakery’s most popular menu items, breaking them down into manageable steps and peppering in hints and tips to help you achieve success at home. You’ll have no trouble making the perfect baked good, whether you’re craving:

  • Pies and Tarts: Impress with Crust’s famous Lemon Passion Fruit Slice, the genius Vanilla Crème Brûlée Tarts to go, or the breakfast/lunch barrier-breaking Bacon, Tomato, and Smoked Cheddar Quiche.
  • Muffins, Scones, and Squares: Explore Tom’s Australian-inspired Banana and Macadamia Muffins, or the simple yet scrumptious treat from his daughter: Abby’s Favorite Chocolate Rice Krispie Squares.
  • Cakes: Indulge in the multi-season celebration of Zucchini Marmalade Cake or the multi-tiered decadence of Mr. Rich Birthday Cake.
  • Cookies: Share Tom’s cheeky take on a Down Under favorite with Tom Tams or the “little black dress of cookies,” the Pecan and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
  • Breads: Nurture a surefire Sourdough Starter day by day (to use for a number of recipes) or enjoy Cinnamon Brioche Scrolls and Aussie Crunch Rolls.

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Puttanesca-style sheet pan salmon

Puttanesca-style sheet pan salmon

Puttanesca-style sheet pan salmon Excerpted from Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi. Copyright © 2024 by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, and Tara Wigley. Photographs by Jonathan Lovekin.

Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi. Copyright © 2024 by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, and Tara Wigley. Photographs by Jonathan Lovekin. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.

Yotam Ottolenghi—the beloved chef who has captured the hearts of homecooks looking for inspiration and great-tasting cooking—is back. In Ottolenghi Comfort, he brings his inspiring, flavour-forward cooking to comfort dishes.

With game-changing low-lift recipes as well as recipes to spend an afternoon on, Ottolenghi Comfort presents creative dishes that are comfortable to both cook and eat. In more than 100 recipes, Ottolenghi—and co-authors Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, and Tara Wigley—bring together childhood memories and travels around the world, celebrating food and friends and the connections they build together, ones to pass on from generation to generation.

For Ottolenghi, a bowl of pasta becomes Caramelized Onion Orecchiette with Hazelnuts & Crispy Sage, a warming soup is Cheesy Bread Soup with Savoy Cabbage & Cavolo Nero, and potatoes are transformed into Garlicky Aligot Potato with Leeks & Thyme. In Comfort, he tackles everything from crepes to hummus; lamb meatloaf to quick ramen; savory rugelah to chocolate mousse.

This is a book filled with meals that are easy and exciting, familiar and fresh, new and nostalgic, revelatory yet reassuring.

Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.  

 


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Sunflower Rainbow Cookies

Sunflower Rainbow Cookies

Sunflower Rainbow Cookies excerpted from Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store by Paola Velez © 2024. Published by Union Square & Co. Photographs © 2024 Lauren V. Allen.

Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store by Paola Velez © 2024. Published by Union Square & Co. Photographs © 2024 Lauren V. Allen.

Growing up in the Bronx, Paola Velez’s happy place was the bodega, a unique world full of colour and flavour where the shelves were stocked with everything from M&M’s to Muenster cheese to majarete (Caribbean corn pudding)—and, of course, its own cat (IYKYK). Before she was the James Beard–nominated chef, Cherry Bombe cover girl, social media darling, and cofounder of the grassroots social action network, Bakers Against Racism, Paola was a bodega kid with a taste for Warheads, Hostess cupcakes, ice pops, and Malta soda.

Paola’s debut cookbook, inspired by these treasures and other ingredients available at corner stores everywhere, is a love letter to both her Dominican heritage and her New York City roots; its more than 100 recipes burst with distinctive flavours, inviting you to enjoy new takes on her childhood favourites and yours.

Paola’s combination of classical training and self-taught pastry skills means her recipes are accessible no matter your skill level. She’ll be your hype girl through more ambitious projects (you can make a turnover—and a Guava and Cheese one at that), as well as more “set it and forget it” treats, like her Maria Cookie Icebox Cake. Whatever you do, don’t sleep on her signature Thick’ems—giant cookies that are somehow crunchy and gooey—the most requested recipe in Paola’s repertoire and the recipe that made her internet famous, which she shares here for the very first time here. With renditions of traditional Caribbean desserts like Pineapple Empanadillas and Golden Rum Cake alongside twists on classic American treats like sticky buns and brownies, Paola’s unique recipes and infectious positive spirit will help you recreate the magic of the bodega at home—BYO cat. (more…)

Lamb Burger

Lamb Burger

Lamb Burger excerpted from Salt Hank by Henry Laporte. Copyright © by Salt Hank, LLC. Photography Copyright © 2024 by Ed Anderson.

Salt Hank: A Five Napkin Situation (A Cookbook) by Henry Laporte

Salt Hank’s love for food began when he first tasted salami on Christmas Day at six years old, and it changed the trajectory of his life. Hank, also known as Henry Laporte, now makes big-personality videos about the most flavour-packed food imaginable for millions of die-hard fans. His TikTok and Instagram videos may not have a lot of talking (except to capture Hank’s gasps of joy when he tastes the final dish), but they do have many mouthwatering close-ups of dripping sauce, juicy meats, crispy bread, and whatever else is sure to stir the heart of viewers and leave them craving more.

Salt Hank is his first cookbook that includes an entire chapter of fried food; main courses like Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos or Duck Breast with Potato Chips and Pan Sauce; a chapter dedicated to sauces and dips because Salt Hank wouldn’t be Salt Hank without decadent sauces; plenty of recipes for pickles; and of course, sandwiches…a lot of sandwiches.

Including viral favourites like his Lamb Burger, Steak Frites Sandwich, Vodka Parmesan, and Pesto Chicken this book also includes brand-new recipes. If the incredibly delicious recipes and Hank’s (sometimes irreverent) sense of humor aren’t enticing enough, the brilliant photography will make just about anyone drool. Hank also offers insider advice on how you can create awesome food photography and videos. This book is perfect for fans but it is also for anyone who loves great-tasting food. (more…)