Dessert

Mochi Filled with Sweet Red Bean Paste

Mochi Filled with Sweet Red Bean Paste

Mochi Filled with Sweet Red Bean Paste excerpted from Vegan Japan: 70 Comforting Plant-Based Recipes Hardcover by Julia Boucachard.

Vegan Japan: 70 Comforting Plant-Based Recipes Hardcover by Julia Boucachard

Easy, homey Japanese recipes—veganized! Chef Julia Boucachard brings the flavours of her childhood to plant-based cooking in Vegan Japan. With a focus on seasonality, balanced flavours, and simple techniques, she proves that nourishing, flavour-packed Japanese food doesn’t have to be complicated.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Classics like Kabocha Stew, Miso Butter Ramen, Yakisoba, Onigiri, and Gyoza
  • Yoshoku (Western-inspired Japanese dishes) like Napolitan and Japanese Potato Salad
  • Cleverly veganized takes on meat and seafood favorites like Karaage and Maguro Don
  • Homemade condiments and sauces, including Ponzu, Mentsuyu, and Japanese Mayo
  • Tempting street foods, wholesome vegetable sides, and sweet desserts

With stunning photography, charming illustrations, and an illustrated guide to must-have pantry staples, Vegan Japan is your gateway to authentic plant-based Japanese home cooking. (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…)

Sweetened Roasted Vermicelli

Sweetened Roasted Vermicelli

Sweetened Roasted Vermicelli excerpted from Pakistan: Recipes and Stories from Home Kitchens, Restaurants, and Roadside Stands by Maryam Jillani. Photography by Sanjeev Thakur.

Pakistan: Recipes and Stories from Home Kitchens, Restaurants, and Roadside Stands by Maryam Jillani

Pakistan is a groundbreaking cookbook that explores the country’s many regional cuisines, making Pakistani food more accessible than ever to cook and enjoy at home. Thanks to shared borders with Afghanistan, China, India, and Ira, as well as a rich history of migration and trad, Pakistani cuisine draws upon a marvellous array of flavours and ingredients, making food one of the country’s finest qualities.

With recipes for sauces, chutneys, aromatic curries, and subtly spiced vegetables, Pakistan is the perfect introduction for readers new to the cuisine and a welcome reminder of beloved favourites for those already familiar. A showstopping cookbook to be read, savoured, and cooked from every night.

A few of the recipes that await: Spiced Chicken Dumplings, Lentil Fritters in Yogurt, Tangy Potato Curry, Slow-Cooked Lamb, Saffron-Infused Flatbread, and Parsi Wedding Custard.

Pakistan: Recipes and Stories from Home Kitchens, Restaurants, and Roadside Stands by Maryam Jillani is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   


Sweetened Roasted Vermicelli

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Chocolate Sorbet with Warm Salted Dates

Chocolate Sorbet with Warm Salted Dates

Chocolate Sorbet with Warm Salted Dates excerpted from Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts by Rawaan Alkhatib. Photography by Linda Xiao.

Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts by Rawaan Alkhatib

“The most sumptuous cookbook I’ve ever encountered…. Savor this book with your sweetheart, take yourself out on your own date: Hot Date! is a joy.”—The Paris Review

The first comprehensive cookbook on an ancient superfood and the cultures that revere it. Mesmerising and art-packed, Hot Date! features 99 mouthwatering, date-centered recipes that are the perfect mix of traditional favourites and inspired new creations.

This is not simply a cookbook about dates. It is a love song, a celebration of food and culture from a global perspective. Every page is a surprise in this highly colourful volume, with recipes ranging from Brooklyn to Babylon.

Author Rawaan Alkhatib draws inspiration from her Middle Eastern and Indian cooking background to bring a unique perspective to her topic. As a global citizen who has lived and travelled throughout the world, she explores both the significance of the fruit and its chameleon-like characteristics in cooking.

Divided into six chapters, Hot Date! features recipes that are big on flavour and low on fuss, ranging from Party Food (stuffed dates of all kinds!) to Breakfast; Mains; Soups, Salads & Sides; Sweets; and Drinks & Condiments (the Date Chili Crisp is a life changer). Informative sidebars that read like a scrapbook, how-to content, timelines, and historical snippets feature Rawaan’s watercolour illustrations, patterns, and elegant hand-lettering, exploring such topics as:

  • Date-growing cultures, history, and visits to date farms in Palm Springs, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt
  • The evolution of the classic Palm Springs date shake
  • How date palms are pollinated (entirely by hand, to this day—millions of them!)
  • How to stuff dates
  • Dates at different stages of ripeness
  • Shopping and sourcing suggestions
  • Extensive suggestions for more reading to enter the world of the date

Hot Date! is doing away with the Western practice of viewing dates as a sugar-free substitute and instead gives the fruit the platform and profile it deserves: an entire book filled to the brim with praise, knowledge, and delicious recipes for date novices and connoisseurs alike. (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…)

Scottish Cranachan

Scottish Cranachan

Scottish Cranachan excerpted from A Taste of Disney: Snacks: Bite-Size Recipes in a Snack-Size Book by Insight Editions.

A Taste of Disney: Snacks: Bite-Size Recipes in a Snack-Size Book by Insight Editions

Enjoy a taste of Disney with this pocket-size cookbook of snacks inspired by your favourite animated adventures!

Celebrate your love of Disney films with this adorable cookbook filled with the most delicious snacks from Insight Editions’ bestselling Disney and Pixar cookbooks.

BITE-SIZE AND DELICIOUS: Tempt your tastebuds with these simple recipes featuring everyday ingredients. Enjoy White Rabbit’s Garden Crudité (Alice in Wonderland), Merida Cranachan (Brave), Bare Necessities Banana Muffins (The Jungle Book), Mug of Meat (The Emperor’s New Groove), Icicle Cookies (Frozen), and so many more delicious creations to munch on!

GREAT GIFT: Perfect for holidays, party hosts, birthdays—and un-birthdays, of course! It’s sure to be a delight for any Disney fan

BEAUTIFUL AND CUTE: This fully licensed cookbook features gorgeous recipe photos, beautiful styling, and artful appearances of the characters you love

A Taste of Disney: Snacks: Bite-Size Recipes in a Snack-Size Book by Insight Editions is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.

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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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Crown Pavlova

Crown Pavlova

Crown Pavlova excerpted from Christmas at the Palace: A Cookbook: 50+ Festive Holiday Recipes by Carolyn Robb. Photography by John Kernick.

Christmas at the Palace: A Cookbook: 50+ Festive Holiday Recipes by Carolyn Robb

The former royal chef to TRH The Prince & Princess of Wales, Prince William, and Prince Harry shares 50 of her best-loved Christmas recipes, set against a backdrop of historical royal Christmas traditions.

Some of Britain’s best-loved Christmas traditions are brought to life in this colourful collection of recipes. Former royal chef Carolyn Robb presents 50 festive ideas that will inspire cooks and ‘lovers-of-Christmas’, of all ages. Set against a backdrop of historical royal traditions and 8 splendid palaces, the recipes in this book offer an authentic, yet contemporary, taste of the timeless tradition of a British Christmas; featuring everything from a Gingerbread Village to Bramble Vodka, Blue Cheese and Walnut Biscuits to Tomato and Sweet Red Pepper Relish.

ROYAL INSIDER: Carolyn Robb served as a personal chef to the Royal Family for 13 years, creating everything from intimate family meals to formal events.

50 RECIPES: This collection includes something for everyone including a breakfast menu fit for a King, magical edible creations for children and even Christmas preserves.

INSPIRING IMAGES: Filled with beautiful food photography and inspiration for creating a festive feast fit for a Queen! (more…)