Baking

Butternut squash & orange pie
Butternut Squash & Orange Pie

Butternut Squash & Orange Pie excerpted from A Cookbook for Winter: More than 95 nurturing & comforting recipes for the colder months by Theo A. Michaels. Photography by Mowie Kay.

A Cookbook for Winter: More than 95 nurturing & comforting recipes for the colder months

Get cosy with this comforting collection of seasonally inspired recipes—the ideal cook’s companion for the winter months.

A study of 2,000 adults found they anticipate spending 72 hours rustling up meals during the winter months, compared to just 55 hours during warmer months!

And what better way is there to spend a frosty day than preparing delicious food to enjoy with family and friends? When it’s chilly outside, make the most of being holed up indoors and get creative in the kitchen with these comforting and nourishing recipes. And if you do have to venture outside, why not pack some sustaining snacks for winter walks and perhaps a flask of something hot to drink to keep your fingertips toasty and your spirits high.

Featuring more than 95 recipes for winter eating and entertaining, from soups and stews to melted cheese, pasta, pies, and dessert plus warming hot beverages, this book provides all the inspiration you will need. (more…)

Banana-Hazelnut Bread
Banana-Hazelnut Bread

Banana-Hazelnut Bread excerpted from MILK STREET BAKES by Christopher Kimball. Copyright © 2024 by CPK Media, LLC. Photograph by Connie Miller of CB Creatives.

Milk Street Bakes: A Baking Book with 200 Sweet and Savory Recipes by Christopher Kimball

Turn your kitchen into the world’s best bakery with this “comprehensive [and] extraordinarily useful” collection of 200 sweet and savory baking recipes from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street. 

The American baking repertoire may be unparalleled in our claim to pies, biscuits, and cakes. But step off a plane in London, Mexico City, Istanbul, or Paris, and you realize how much more there we can learn about the art of simple, delicious baked goods.

We found a simple Spanish almond cake that uses no wheat flour. Loaf cakes that balance the sugar with slightly-bitter rye. Super-creamy Basque cheesecake that requires no water bath. Mexican sweet corn cake made in a blender. Or Catalan biscotti, sticky chocolate cake from Sweden, and crispy spinach and cheese borek from Türkiye.

We also include forgotten American recipes such as maple-glazed hermits and new classics such as peanut butter banana cream pie. And we go beyond sweets to include yeasted breads, savoury tarts, pizzas, and flatbreads (some made in a skillet in minutes).

Most of these recipes are easier than you’d think, from beer pretzels to Danish dream cake. But in baking, the little things count—so Milk Street is here to help you avoid pitfalls with recipes that you can count on.

Our promise to you is that you will become the best baker you know!

Milk Street Bakes: A Baking Book with 200 Sweet and Savory Recipes by Christopher Kimball is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk  and Indigo.ca.    (more…)

Spiced plum, red wine and amaretti crumble
Spiced plum, red wine and amaretti crumble

Spiced plum, red wine and amaretti crumble excerpted from The Wine Lover’s Kitchen: Delicious recipes for cooking with wine by Fiona Beckett. Photography by Mowie Kay.

The Wine Lover's Kitchen: Delicious recipes for cooking with wine by Fiona Beckett

Over 70 recipes that showcase delicious ways of cooking with wine—the magic ingredient.

Author Fiona Beckett is the Guardian’s wine writer. She is also a cookery writer and a contributing editor to Decanter and Fork magazines and a leading authority on food and wine matching.

In this beautifully photographed book, featuring more than 70 delicious recipes, she expands on the idea that cooking with wine is an easy way to make meals special. Included is a detailed introduction to wine, plus a section covering ’10 Things You Need to Know About Cooking with Wine.’ Each dish also includes a wine pairing to ensure every meal will be a perfect marriage of food and wine.

Starting with Soups, Salads & Appetizers, there are recipes such as Warm Scallop Salad with Crispy Pancetta and Parsnip Crisps, Radicchio and Blue Cheese Salad. The next chapter, Pasta and Grains, includes Sticky Pork Mac’n’Cheese and Slow-cooked Ragu. Fish & Seafood has recipes for Moules Mariniéres with Muscadet and Fine Wine Fish Pie. Meat and Chicken features a classic Coq Au Vin and a delicious Duck Casserole with Red Wine, Cinnamon and Olives. Try recipes in the Vegetable Dishes and Pulses/Legumes section, such as Caponata and Chestnut, Mushroom and Madeira Tarts. The book rounds off with delightful Sweet Things & Baking with Peaches in Prosecco and Chocolate & Cabernet Pots, then concludes with Sauces, Butters & Relishes.

The Wine Lover’s Kitchen: Delicious recipes for cooking with wine by Fiona Beckett is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

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Nectarine Oven Pancake
Nectarine Oven Pancake

Nectarine Oven Pancake excerpted from Williams Sonoma Breakfast & Brunch: 100+ Recipes to Start the Day by Williams Sonoma. Photography by Erin Scott.

Williams Sonoma Breakfast & Brunch: 100+ Recipes to Start the Day by Williams Sonoma 

A complete collection of the most delicious breakfast & brunch recipes from the trusted kitchen of Williams Sonoma.

Over 100 perfectly crafted recipes for the most delightful meals of the day: breakfast and brunch. Master every way to prepare an egg, along with exciting and flavourful dishes like Fried Chicken and Cornmeal Waffles, Caprese Scramble, Curried Chicken Salad, and Cider-Glazed Pork Sausage. Williams Sonoma Breakfast and Brunch is the ultimate entertaining cookbook: with vegan and vegetarian recipes and variations, it has something for absolutely everyone to savour. Whether it’s a quiet breakfast in bed, or a lively Sunday brunch with friends, this cookbook has the perfect dishes and drinks to entertain and enjoy.

PERFECT FOR EVERY OCCASION: With over 100 recipes, host the perfect breakfast & brunch for birthdays, Mother’s Day, or any special celebration

GREAT GIFT: Step-by-step recipe instructions and serving ideas make this hardcover cookbook an ideal gift for the home cook in your life (more…)

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake excerpted from Meals That Heal Inflammation, Completely Updated and Revised Edition by Julie Daniluk. Copyright © 2024 Julie Daniluk. Cover and interior photography Nat Caron and by Walker Jordan.

Meals That Heal Inflammation, Completely Updated and Revised Edition by Julie Daniluk. Copyright © 2024 Julie Daniluk. Cover and interior photography Nat Caron and by Walker Jordan. Published by Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.

From bestselling author Julie Daniluk, R.H.N., comes a fully revised and updated edition of the groundbreaking guide to overcoming inflammatory pain, featuring over 110 delicious healing recipes.

Inflammation is a silent enemy, lurking beneath conditions such as allergies, asthma, arthritis, autoimmunity, cancer, dementia, diabetes, heart disease and skin disorders. When inflammation gets out of control, the result is pain and discomfort—and it’s a phenomenon that’s on the rise. If you’re one of the millions of people with these and other health conditions, then you know firsthand what havoc inflammation can cause.

This fully revised new edition of Meals That Heal Inflammation includes both proven strategies and the latest cutting-edge science about inflammation. A comprehensive guide that will help you understand the causes of inflammation and provides a clear and targeted step-by-step plan to prevent or treat it, so pain doesn’t have to be your destiny. New and revised material includes:

  • Clear and concise information about the global rise of inflammation, the four root causes and steps to prevent or treat to alleviate inflammatory pain
  • New innovative testing method to identify the origin of your inflammation
  • How to personalize your food and herbal remedies to conquer inflammatory health issues
  • Over 110—fully-revised with over 40 brand new—easy-to-make and nourishing recipes that can naturally heal inflammation

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Reindeer Pretzel Cookies
Reindeer Pretzel Cookies

Reindeer Pretzel Cookies excerpted from Christmas Cookies: More than 60 cute recipes for fun festive bake by Hannah Miles.

Christmas Cookies by Hannah Miles

Over 60 delightful recipes for festive cookies, from traditional favourites to creative new ideas, all of which make perfect gifts.

Get festive and creative at the same time, with this cosy collection of cookie recipes for the holiday season.

Decoration hints and tips are followed by recipes for more than 60 different cookies, from Jolly Santas, Coconut Snowballs, Frosted Fir Cones and Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups to Reindeer Pretzel Cookies, and Meringue Snowmen.

Go all out with packaging ideas for giving your home-baked treats as gifts and find tips on how to host a Christmas “cookie swap” at home, from clever ways to display bakes to sending out invitations.

A joyous collection of seasonal baking recipes that all the family can enjoy.

Christmas Cookies: More than 60 cute recipes for fun festive bake by Hannah Miles is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

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Irresistible Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
Irresistible Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

Irresistible Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies excerpted from The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon, and Chocolate Cookbook by Bruno Feldeisen. Photography by Henry M. Wu.

The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon, and Chocolate Cookbookby Bruno Feldeisen

Chef Bruno, acclaimed judge on The Great Canadian Baking Show on CBC Television, is back with another exciting cookbook!

In The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon, and Chocolate Cookbook, Chef Bruno focuses on four distinct ingredients to create some of his favourite recipes. Each one of these ingredients is remarkable on its own and together they produce a range of tastes and experiences that all food—lovers are greedy for salty, sweet, silky, chewy.

Recipes include: Bacon and Salmon Roe Devilled Eggs; Bacon Cheddar Scones; Bacon and Goat Cheese Risotto; Basil and Sundried Tomato Butter; Very Buttery Brioche; Butter and Soy—Glazed Brussels Sprouts; Bourbon Garlic Glazed Yams; Pork Belly with Bourbon Honey Glaze; Bacon and Stilton Cheese Mashed Potatoes; Warm Peach and Bourbon Cobbler; Cocoa and Molasses Baby Back Ribs; Double Chocolate Whoopee Pies; Chocolate Espresso Eclairs and more!

The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon, and Chocolate Cookbook by Bruno Feldeisen is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Indigo.ca.   

Irresistible Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

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Stollen Pound Cake
Stollen Pound Cake

Stollen Pound Cake excerpted from Nature’s Candy by Camilla Wynne. Copyright © 2024 Camilla Wynne. Photographs by Mickaël A. Bandassak.

Nature’s Candy by Camilla Wynne. Copyright © 2024 Camilla Wynne. Photographs by Mickaël A. Bandassak. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.

In Nature’s Candy, award-winning cookbook author Camilla Wynne welcomes you into the magical world of candying fruit—the classic tradition of imbuing fruit with sugar to preserve it as a glistening confection—and tempts curious bakers to work with this fascinating ingredient in a choose your own adventure–style masterclass. Will you candy the whole fruit (cherries, anyone?) or just pieces (hello, orange peel!)? And which of Camilla’s classic and contemporary baking recipes will you select to let it shine? Will it be the Stollen Pound Cake or maybe the Ginger Cashew Caramel Corn? Or perhaps the Banana Split Blondies?

As Camilla’s previous cookbook, Jam Bake, was for baking with jam, Nature’s Candy is a game-changing cookbook for baking with candied fruit, thanks to its:

  • Foundational Candying Methods: With nine streamlined techniques to candy your fruit—and a handy chart to guide you on which candied methods are best for each type of fruit—you will create artisanal, jewel-like confections in no time.
  • Decadent Recipes for Bakers of All Levels: Level up your baking and confection-making by using candied fruit (and its syrup) in accessible recipes for cakes, cookies, pies, and even more fruity desserts. Enjoy Red Currant Cupcakes, Fruitcake Cookies, Candied Fig & Walnut Baklava, and many more.
  • Helpful Tips, Simplifications & More: Thanks to Camilla’s FAQ section, tips, and substitutions, candying fruit is now as easy as baking cookies. And if you don’t feel like candying, don’t let that stop you baking—just follow Camilla’s helpful advice on using store-bought candied fruit instead.

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Sourfruit Tart
Sourfruit Tart

Sourfruit Tart excerpted from The Official Horizon Cookbook: Tastes of the Seven Tribes by Victoria Rosenthal and Rick Barba.

The Official Horizon Cookbook: Tastes of the Seven Tribes by Victoria Rosenthal and Rick Barba. 

Take a break from machine-hunting in the wilds, and make the most delicious food of the 31st century, inspired by the post-apocalyptic world of Horizon!

You’ve explored the wicked heat of the Sun Furrows, the icy peaks of the Longroam, and the vast, deadly wilds of the Forbidden West. These locales are filled with danger, but are also rich with enough unique cuisines and flavorful foods to prepare a feast fit for a Sun-King! Now you can cook more than 60 of these delicious meals with Horizon: The Official Cookbook.

From spicy Fireclaw stew to mouth-watering Bitterbrew Boar, there’s a dish for everyone in this cookbook. Don’t worry about getting lost in the wilds, because your recipes come with expert insight into the world, the people, and the culinary arts of the 31st century.

ENTICING NEW LORE: As you explore the delicacies of Horizon’s many tribes, you’ll be guided on a journey across Aloy’s world through the eyes of the Forbidden West’s beloved cooks Milduf and Pentalla, written together with Guerrilla’s Narrative team.

60+ DELICIOUS RECIPES: From delectable appetizers to epic entrees, icy refreshments to stomach-warming sides, this cookbook has a recipe for every kind of adventure. (more…)

Classic Pumpkin Pie
Classic Pumpkin Pie

Classic Pumpkin Pie excerpted from Pumpkin: 50 cozy recipes for cooking with pumpkin, from savory to sweet by Ryland Peters & Small.

Pumpkin: 50 cozy recipes for cooking with pumpkin, from savory to sweet by Ryland Peters & Small

Over 50 heart-warming recipes perfect for colder months, from wholesome soups and stews to delicious desserts like pumpkin pie and much more.

A blustery autumnal evening calls for a large helping of something hearty, nourishing and warming – and pumpkin is the ideal ingredient to deliver some warming comfort. Filling enough to leave you satisfied but ultimately a highly nutritious vegetable, it is a wonderful ingredient for use in many meals and desserts and the perfect tonic for a cold grey day. Roasting the bright orange flesh concentrates the flavour to an intensely sweet nuttiness, which whether combined with herbs and salty cheese or spiced with cinnamon and ginger is a delightful option for both sweet and savoury dishes.

Choose from Light Bites such as Roasted Mushrooms Stuffed with Pumpkin and Chickpeas or Spiced Pumpkin and Feta Filo Parcels, each of which are perfect for serving at a winter gathering to soak up a few mulled wines. Or the plentiful selection of warming Soups and Stews such as Chicken and Pumpkin Tagine or velvety Red Lentil and Pumpkin Soup. Pasta and Rice paired with pumpkin is a classic combination, crowd-pleasing dishes include Pumpkin Gnocchi with Buttery Sage Breadcrumbs or Pumpkin and Pancetta Risotto.

Bread and Baking recipes include creative yet easy to master recipes such as Pumpkin Scones or Madeleines. Finally, Desserts and Hot Drinks features sumptuous treats such as an American Pumpkin Cheesecake and a Spiced Pumpkin Latte. (more…)