Baking

Plum Tart with Streusel
Plum Tart with Streusel

Plum Tart with Streusel excerpted from The German Baking Book: Cakes, Tarts, Breads, and More from the Black Forest and Beyond by Jurgen Krauss. Photography © 2023 Maja Smend.

The German Baking Book: Cakes, Tarts, Breads, and More from the Black Forest and Beyond by Jurgen Krauss

From Jürgen Krauss, called “possibly the best-loved contestant in Great British Baking Show history,” comes a celebration of German home baking. Make classic German pastries, from apple strudel and stolen to show stopping celebration desserts like Black Forest cake. It’s sehr gut!

The German Baking Book is a celebration of German home baking from Jurgen Krauss, who won the hearts of viewers and three Star Baker honours from the judges of The Great British Baking Show. A self-taught baker, Jürgen has drawn on the flavours, techniques, and memories from his childhood, his European travels, and his wife’s Jewish heritage, to create a collection of authentic German baking recipes from his home to yours.

Jürgen’s gentle charm can be felt with each delightful recipe. From German classics such as Black Forest gateau, and coffee cake, to festive bakes including lebkuchen and gingerbread, each of Jürgen’s delicious recipes are crafted with care and simplicity.

The German Baking Book is a must-have for fans of The Great British Baking Show and home bakers with a love for classic and festive German baking. (more…)

Apricot Mascarpone Crostata
Apricot Mascarpone Crostata

Apricot Mascarpone Crostata excerpted from Baking for Every Season: Favorite Recipes for Celebrating Year-round by Weldon Owen. Photography by Erin Scott.

Baking for Every Season: Favorite Recipes for Celebrating Year-round by Weldon Owen

Spanning holidays throughout every season, Baking for Every Season is the quintessential idea book for home bakers looking for year-round baking inspiration and delectable treats to share with friends and family, no matter the celebration.

The recipes span classics like Bûche de Noël and Pumpkin Pie Bars, trendy treats recipes such as Candy Bar Pie and Hot Cocoa Cookies, and fun kid-friendly delights including Piñata Cupcakes and Classic Sugar Cookies.

Guides and tips for decorating and serving, troubleshooting, and flawless baking make this cookbook a go-to guide for home bakers of all skill levels. Whether you’re looking to create traditional treats for a cosy winter holiday or seeking inspiration for a new favourite dessert to serve at a Fourth of July BBQ, Baking for Every Season offers a wealth of delectable ideas perfect for any occasion.

125+ SEASONAL BAKING RECIPES: Classic and contemporary recipes will inspire home bakers with beloved classics and fresh favourites to share with family and friends

HOLIDAYS AND EVERY DAY: Recipes span delicious bakes for special occasions and everyday events throughout the year, making this book ideal for all seasons and occasions (more…)

Rustic Vegetable Tart
Rustic Vegetable Tart

Rustic Vegetable Tart excerpted from At Home in Provence: Recipes and Stories from Life in the South of France by Jeany Cronk. Photography by Lizzie Mason.

At Home in Provence: Recipes and Stories from Life in the South of France by Jeany Cronk

At Home in Provence is a stunning cookbook that explores a modern take on life in this sunny French region from co-owner of winemakers Maison Mirabeau, Jeany Cronk. Sharing recipes and table settings, and offering a nuanced look at the local culture and style, the book delves into wines, entertaining ideas, and features short essays to give readers a taste of life in France.

The 60 recipes showcase the seasons, focusing on simple cooking with local produce bursting with freshness, made to be shared. From dishes to serve up at a casual lunch such as St Tropez Ceviche to mains with a Mirabeau twist like Coq au Vin Rosé, as well as delicious desserts, including Lemon Madeleines with White Chocolate Dip, there’s a vast array of recipes to bring a taste of Provence to your table.

Divided into four distinct sections: Les Vignes (what to cook in the harvest season, the culture of winemaking, how to taste and understand what to look for in a good Provençal rosé), Le Village (cooking with inspiring market produce, the slow rhythm of village life, food markets, fêtes), La Ville (exploring the chicer side of Provence’s culinary landscape, the bustle of city life in towns of the region, culture) and La Côte (delving into salty seaside recipes, the bright blue sea, picnics on sandy beaches, coastal spots), each chapter is bursting with stunning location photography, from the turquoise Mediterranean to the verdant vine-covered hillsides.

At Home in Provence: Recipes and Stories from Life in the South of France by Jeany Cronk is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

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Strawberry Rhubarb Squares

Strawberry Rhubarb Squares excerpted from Seasons of Greens: A Collection of New Recipes from the Iconic San Francisco Restaurant © 2025 by Katie Reicher. Reprinted by permission of Weldon Owen, an imprint of Insight Editions. All rights reserved. photography © Erin Scott.

Seasons of Greens: A Collection of New Recipes from the Iconic San Francisco Restaurant by Katie Reicher

Chef Katie Reicher of San Francisco’s legendary Greens Restaurant shares 120+ plant-based recipes inspired by cultures from around the world. Using seasonal ingredients for maximum flavour, Chef Reicher shows how to make vegetables the hero of any dish.

Vegetarian cuisine is celebrated in Katie Reicher’s Seasons of Greens. With more than 120 recipes to suit every taste, Chef Reicher pays homage to the amazing chefs before her while showcasing vegetables in new and exciting ways. Incorporating global influences, classic vegetarian dishes get a delicious makeover: root vegetables and rice is transformed into a Biryani, an Indian-inspired dish with layers of your favourite veggies. Summer rolls, a Greens version of the spring roll, uses sweet potato and a peanut sauce for a Thai twist. Avocado toast gets an update with a butterbean smash on charred bread that’s perfect for breakfast or entertaining. All of the recipes are created with substitutes in mind and with whatever is available for the season. Seasons of Greens is a fresh and modern way to enjoy vegetables.

MORE THAN 120 RECIPES: Vegetables, legumes, and grains are the heroes of every dish with substitutions and tips to make any meal a success. (more…)

Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake excerpted from The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook by Coinneach MacLeod. Photography by Susie Lowe.

The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook by Coinneach MacLeod

Internationally bestselling author Coinneach MacLeod takes you on a thrilling journey to Scotland―without leaving the comfort of your kitchen!

Join the Hebridean Baker on an irresistible culinary voyage to the heart of Scotland’s islands that will inspire you in the kitchen. From savoury pies to biscuit tin favorites, cakes for every occasion and forgotten culinary gems, these recipes are woven together with a delectable and captivating narrative.

The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook is a celebration of tradition, innovation, and the sheer joy of sharing delicious food. Each chapter weaves a broad narrative of tradition, folklore, travel and the vibrant cultural tapestry of the Hebrides whilst inviting readers to savour the essence of Scotland, one delectable recipe at a time. With tales of island life, encounters with pioneering women, the musical influence of Gaelic across the Atlantic, and maritime adventures around lesser-known isles, this is not just a cookbook; it’s a cultural expedition.

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Ricotta and Pistachio Cannoli
Ricotta and Pistachio Cannoli

Ricotta and Pistachio Cannoli excerpted from Disney Enchanted Baking by Thibauld Villanova. Photography by Nicolas Lobbestaël.

Disney Enchanted Baking Hardcover by Thibauld Villanova

Celebrate your love of Disney and Pixar with 33 delicious recipes for you to bake and enjoy! Step-by-step instructions guide you to create savoury breads, irresistible cookies, and party cakes.

BRING THE WORLD OF DISNEY INTO YOUR KITCHEN: Dive into enchanted worlds as you create enticing and delicious recipes that celebrate your favourite characters and movies.

EXPLORE 30+ RECIPES: Create Mousse for Jack-Jack (Incredibles 2), Royal Wedding Cake (The Little Mermaid), Bananas Foster for Louis (The Princess and the Frog), and many more delicious treats for you to enjoy with your family and friends. The step-by-step instructions are illustrated with beautiful photos of completed recipes to help ensure success!

FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: Perfect for kids, adults, and families, this book has easy-to-follow recipes, making it perfect for fans who want to extend their Disney and Pixar love through baking.

GREAT GIFT IDEA: Perfect for every occasion, Disney fans of all ages will adore this deluxe cookbook.

ADD TO YOUR DISNEY COLLECTION: This delightful book pairs beautifully with the Disney Enchanted Recipes Cookbook. And you can continue to cook with Disney with Insight Editions’ full line of Disney cookbooks, including Disney Villains: Devilishly Delicious Cookbook and Disney Princess: Healthy Treats Cookbook. (more…)

Knobbly Chocolate Oat Cookies
Knobbly Chocolate Oat Cookies

Knobbly Chocolate Oat Cookies excerpted from Small Batch Cookies: Deliciously easy bakes for one to six people by Edd Kimber. Photography copyright 2024 © Edd Kimber.

Small Batch Cookies: Deliciously easy bakes for one to six people by Edd Kimber

“A brilliant idea for a book and a must-have.” – Nigella Lawson

There are times when nothing but a warm chocolate chip cookie will hit the spot. Bad day at work? Chocolate chip cookie. A great day at work? Chocolate chip cookie.

The need for an emergency solitary cookie or two can strike at any time, but baking recipes typically serve large groups, which is perfect for a party, a celebration or a crowd, but not when there’s just one (or two) of you and you would rather not spend the money on making a big batch or be faced with eating the same thing all week.

In Small Batch Cookies, Edd Kimber showed that good things really can come in small packages. For this new book he wants to focus on cookies, probably the easiest – and arguably most popular – kind of baking there is. Nothing has quite the allure of a cookie straight out of the oven! The classic cookie is chocolate chip, but there is no one single perfect version – the variations are endless and range from double and triple chocolate to dark chocolate and cherry, and white chocolate and lemon. Other less familiar but no less delicious types of cookie include vanilla, peanut butter, ginger, oat and raisin and coconut. The recipes also include vegan cookies and cookies for those with allergies and intolerances. (more…)

Tomato-Olive Focaccia
Tomato-Olive Focaccia

Tomato-Olive Focaccia excerpted from MILK STREET BACKROADS ITALY by Christopher Kimball and J.M. Hirsch. Copyright © 2025 by CPK Media, LLC. Photograph by Connie Miller.

MILK STREET BACKROADS ITALY by Christopher Kimball and J.M. Hirsch. Copyright © 2025 by CPK Media, LLC.Discover the real techniques, ingredients, and stories behind the Italian dishes you know and love—and the ones you’ve yet to try—with more than 145 delicious recipes that bring simplicity back to Italian cooking, from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street. 

Forget everything you thought you knew about Italian food. In Italy, cooks throw away their garlic, they don’t stir their polenta, and they never labour over pans of risotto. But they do make enormous meatballs that are tender and light, and they occasionally break all the rules when making pasta.

The editors at Milk Street have spent years scouring small eateries, local markets, farms and home kitchens from Lombardy to Calabria and from Sardinia to Sicily in search of fresh takes on classic recipes as well as little-known regional favourites that never crossed the Atlantic.

On our travels we found new ways with pasta, from foolproof cacio e pepe in Rome to Puglia’s olive oil—crisped fettuccine with chickpeas and a lemony pesto from Amalfi, where the pasta itself is enriched with citrus. Plus some surprising tomato sauces, including spaghetti all’assassina from Bari—spicy, charred, and made in one skillet. (more…)

Cherry Walnut Babka
Cherry Walnut Babka

Cherry Walnut Babka excerpted from Two Chefs in the Garden by Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk. Copyright © 2024 Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk. Photographs by Ash Nayler.

Two Chefs in the Garden by Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk. Copyright © 2024 Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk.

Over 150 flavourful, everyday vegetarian recipes celebrating the ease and versatility of cooking with vegetables that will satisfy everyone, from award-winning chefs Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk.

Two Chefs in the Garden is packed with vegetarian recipes inspired by country living, growing vegetables, and a desire to eat more plants. From the endless bounty of their garden—sweet cherry tomatoes, spicy arugula, earthy leeks, zucchini, eggplant, pumpkins, potatoes, and more—chefs and vegetable farmers Crawford and Kirk’s stunning collection of over 150 recipes coax the most out of vibrant seasonal produce in unique and exciting dishes: Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Sage, Shallot Cream, and Crispy Parmesan; Tempura Eggplant Tacos; Garden Ratatouille Pasta Salad; End-of-Summer Tomato Risotto; Celery Root Soup with Brown Butter Sunflower Seed Pesto and Hickory Sticks; Sweet Corn, Potato, and Leek Chowder; Spaghetti Squash Gratin with Leeks and Spinach; Beet Falafel with Lemony Tzatziki; Pumpkin Mac and Cheese; Apple Brown Sugar Pancake; Ginger Rhubarb Custard Tarts; Cherry Ruffled Milk Pie; and Summer Berry Spoon Cake with Vanilla Sauce.

Crawford and Kirk take readers on a culinary tour through a stunning array of recipes, showcasing the abundant rewards of their garden throughout the seasons. You’ll discover new and approachable ways to cook with vegetables and make plant-based foods the central part of your meals. Featuring beautiful photography throughout, Two Chefs in the Garden celebrates the ease and versatility of cooking with vegetables that will satisfy everyone. (more…)

Imperial Cookie dough Cups
Imperial Cookie dough Cups

Imperial Cookie dough Cups excerpted from Jenna Rae Cakes at Home: Our Favourite Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends by Ashley Kosowan and Jenna Hutchinson. Photography by Ashley Kosowah.

Jenna Rae Cakes at Home: Our Favourite Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends by Ashley Kosowan and Jenna Hutchinson

In the second book from celebrated Canadian bakery Jenna Rae Cakes, Jenna and Ashley offer vibrant recipes and inspiration to create new memories in the kitchen with family and friends. Drawing on time spent baking at home, Jenna and Ashley put their signature spin on their most beloved bakes. Think of all your classic favourites, then picture them sprinkled with a little Jenna Rae Cakes magic: Birthday batter waffles flecked with all the colours of the rainbow get piled high with a scoop of birthday batter whip on top, a simple loaf of bread turns psychedelic with its blue and pink swirls, and thumbprint cookies explode with Blue Razz flavour that will leave you wanting more.

Known for their step-by-step approach that makes even the most elaborate presentations achievable, these recipes do not sacrifice style. With less time spent fussing over the baking, you’ll have more time to turn your creations into cookie crumble, strawberry glazed, red velvet, cotton candy delights your friends and family will enjoy with their eyes as much as their taste buds. Even modest treats like Lemon Crinkle Cookies and Crispy Rice Squares will dazzle. And for those who want to level up, recipes for Strawberry Shortcake Cannoli or Lime Cheesecakes Danishes teach techniques that will make your baking look professional.

Ashley and Jenna have written recipes for all the home bakers out there looking for ways to transform everyday moments and simple desserts from run of the mill to inspired, sweet favourites you’ll find yourself returning to again and again. Take a look inside…you won’t be disappointed! (more…)