Dessert

Thumbprint Snow People
Thumbprint Snow People

Thumbprint Snow People excerpted from Classic Cookies: 166 Favorite Recipes to Enjoy All Year (Fox Chapel Publishing) Holiday Desserts, No-Bake and Gluten-Free Options, Dessert Bars, Fudge, Candy Bar Cookies, Thumbprint Cookies, and More by Kate Woodson.

Classic Cookies: 166 Favorite Recipes to Enjoy All Year (Fox Chapel Publishing) Holiday Desserts, No-Bake and Gluten-Free Options, Dessert Bars, Fudge, Candy Bar Cookies, Thumbprint Cookies, and More by Kate Woodson

Make the best cookies ever, all year long!

  • Over 150 recipes for all-time favourite cookies and desserts, plus new and exciting twists to classic recipes, to make all year-round
  • No-bake cookies, dessert bars, frostings, fudge, popular candy bar cookies, holiday cookies, and gluten-free options are all included
  • Delicious holiday favourites including snickerdoodles, gingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, chocolate peanut butter blossoms, and thumbprint cookies
  • Bake for cookie swaps, gifting, parties, and the holidays, with dessert recipes perfect for every occasion

Classic Cookies features a whopping 166 recipes for cookies, dessert bars, frostings, popular candy bar cookies, holiday cookies, and even gluten-free recipes!

Perfect for cookie swaps, parties, gift-giving, or any occasion, these year-round cookie recipes range from nostalgic favourites and festive Christmas cookies to new and exciting ideas that will breathe new life into your baking.

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Baked Apples with Oat Crumble
Baked Apples with Oat Crumble

Baked Apples with Oat Crumble excerpted from Fraiche Food Fuller Hearts by Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer. Copyright © 2023 Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer. Photography by Rachelle Beatty.

Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts: Wholesome Everyday Recipes Made With Love by Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer

Inspired by cozy memories of those sweet, simple days enjoying wholesome meals together with their large close-knit family, bestselling authors and cousins Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer share an all-new collection of favourite recipes straight from the heart of their bustling kitchens. Featuring over 135 everyday recipes along with some beloved classics that have a modern, healthyish, often plant-forward twist, inspired by the smart hacks their moms and granny used to whip up memorable, easy-to-make meals.

Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts is filled with simple, feel-good recipes that focus on fresh, whole foods for you and your loved ones to enjoy any day of the week. The book is plant-forward with ways to adapt recipes for vegan versions wherever possible like Baked Crispy Cauliflower Sandwiches, Vegan Mac and Cheeze, and Tropical Tofu Bowls. All the recipes are family-friendly and perfect for weekday or casual weekend meals including Sheet-Pan Breakfast Pizza, Fish Tacos, and Butternut Squash Gyros. And sure to please everyone, you’ll find plenty of heart-warming recipes including cozy soups, one pot/pan meals, easy-to-make breads from Granny’s Cinnamon Buns to No-Knead Bread, and flavourful, rustic desserts from Lazy Daisy Cake to Baked Apples with Oat Crumble.

Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts: Wholesome Everyday Recipes Made With Love by Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.     

Baked Apples with Oat Crumble

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Pistachio Cake with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Pistachio Cake with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Pistachio Cake with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream excerpted from Plantcakes by Lyndsay Sung. Copyright © 2023 Lyndsay Sung. Photographs by Lyndsay Sung. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.

Excerpted from Plantcakes by Lyndsay Sung. Copyright © 2023 Lyndsay Sung. Photographs by Lyndsay Sung. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.

Plant-based baking like you’ve never seen, or tasted, before—bursting with color, flavour, and fun! Plantcakes is a boldly beautiful baking book for everyone who loves cake!

Whether you’re all in on the plant-based lifestyle or you’re just a bit plant-curious, you’ll find the vegan cakes of your dreams in Plantcakes. Inside are recipes for cakes of all shapes and sizes, to fill any craving or occasion—from a rainy Wednesday slice of emotional eating to a spectacular sheet cake for a crowd. You’ll never be short of options with chapters on:

  • Snacking Cakes: When you need to snack and need to snack now, whip up the Orange Citrus Cake or Blueberry Sour Cream Streusel Cake
  • Two-Layer Cakes: Keep it casual cool with the Dark Chocolate Cake, Supermarket Bakery–Style Cake, or Vanilla Almond Raspberry Cake
  • Three-Layer Cakes: When you feel like getting fancy, there’s the Coffee Milk Cake, Passion Fruit Vanilla Bean Ombré Cake, or the PB+J Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Cup Crunch
  • Party Time (or Everyday) Cupcakes: When cupcakes are called for, try the Garden Party Vanilla Lemon Cupcakes or the “They Don’t Know They’re Healthy” Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
  • Wildcard Cakes: And to really take the cake, turn to the Abstract Buttercream Painted Blackberry Cake or Mocha Dacquoise Cake

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Raspberry tart
Raspberry tart

Raspberry tart excerpted from The Grounds Café: Seasonal Dishes from Murray’s Century Farm by Nick van Mele.

The Grounds Café: Seasonal Dishes from Murray's Century Farm by Nick van Mele

The Murray family has been farming the land in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for 200 years. That original subsistence family farm has evolved into Murray’s Garden Centre, Murray Meadows Farm, and The Grounds Café—a farm-to-table restaurant and favourite brunch and lunch destination serving up bright, creative meals and decadent baked goods.

This eye-catching book features dozens of recipes by chef Nick van Mele, whose dishes have made The Grounds Café a destination for enjoying locally-sourced food made from the freshest locally grown crops.

As you travel through the farm year in this book, you’ll meet many of the farmers, foragers, foodies, and friends that have become the Murray’s community.

The Grounds Café: Seasonal Dishes from Murray’s Century Farm by Nick van Mele is available at Boulder Books.

Raspberry Tart

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Baked Honey Cheesecake
Baked Honey Cheesecake

Baked Honey Cheesecake excerpted from Salt of the Earth: Secrets and Stories From a Greek Kitchen by Carolina Doriti. Photography by Manos Chatzikonstantis.

Salt of the Earth: Secrets and Stories From a Greek Kitchen by Carolina Doriti

Evoking a strong sense of place, this vibrant book shines a spotlight on local produce and traditional techniques.

Carolina Doriti reveals the defining characteristics of Greek food, set against the irresistible backdrop of the mainland and islands. Through these pages explore Mediterranean dishes and flavour combinations in depth, and immerse yourself in Greek cuisine.

Salt of the Earth is the ultimate celebration of the food and flavours of Greece from one of its most forward-thinking and historically knowledgeable cooks.

Salt of the Earth: Secrets and Stories From a Greek Kitchen by Carolina Doriti is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

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Stress-less Banana Pudding Trifle
Stress-less Banana Pudding Trifle

Stress-less Banana Pudding Trifle excerpted from Mind over Batter: 75 Recipes for Baking as Therapy by Jack Hazan. Photography by Lauren Volo.

Stress-less Banana Pudding Trifle excerpted from Mind over Batter: 75 Recipes for Baking as Therapy by Jack Hazan.

You may not realize it, but many essential therapeutic techniques can be accessed right in your own kitchen. In Mind over Batter, licensed psychotherapist and master baker Jack Hazan guides you through 75 simple, healing recipes that can help you tap into whatever you might be going through that day.

Inspired by the Syrian and Middle Eastern baked goods he grew up with, along with his take on classic American desserts, recipes are organized into themed chapters based on common life moments and needs.

  • In need of connection? Make some Pesto Pull-Apart Bread to share with your loved ones.
  • Looking for a way to release some anxiety? Knead away your stress with a Chocolate Babka Crunch.
  • Simply in need of some self-care? Whip up a single-serving indulgence like a Devil’s Food Mug Cake.

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Roasted Stone Fruit with Wild-Whipped Cream
Roasted Stone Fruit with Wild-Whipped Cream

Roasted Stone Fruit with Wild-Whipped Cream excerpted from Cook It Wild by Chris Nuttal-Smith. Copyright © 2023 Chris Nuttal-Smith. Photography by Maya Visnyei and illustrations by Claire McCracken.

Cook It Wild by Chris Nuttal-Smith. Copyright © 2023 Chris Nuttal-Smith. Photography by Maya Visnyei and illustrations by Claire McCracken.

Say goodbye to ho-hum canned beans and freeze-dried backpacking meals. With prep-ahead recipes and field-tested advice, flavour-packed dishes like herby lemon chicken, vegan dan dan noodles and even fire-baked pecan sticky buns become deliciously doable and fuss-free. Each recipe is divided into “at home” and “at camp” sections, so most of the cooking is done before your trip. Extraordinary outdoor eating is often as simple as dropping fully prepped ingredients into a pot or onto a grill. Just like that, you’ll be feasting on showstopping sweet-tangy lemon ribs, sublime vegetarian pastas, or sizzling cumin lamb kebabs paired with puff-and-serve chapati.

Plus, with fun and savvy camp kitchen advice, you’ll learn everything you need to become a master outdoors cook, including which cheeses travel best, how to chill drinks when you don’t have ice, how to pick (and use) a backpacking stove, and how to make great coffee in the wild!

Whether your idea of wilderness is a beach, a mountain, a rushing river or your own backyard, you’ll want to make these recipes for friends and family. For cooks and campers of every level, Cook It Wildturns outdoor mealtimes into a cause for celebration—and the highlight of every trip.

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Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies with Chocolate Ganache
Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies with Chocolate Ganache

Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies with Chocolate Ganache excerpted from Stuffed: The Sandwich Cookie Book is available by Heather Mubarak.

Stuffed: The Sandwich Cookie Book

Ice cream sandwiches, whoopie pies, macarons, homemade Oreos—this irresistible baking book has recipes for all these delicious sandwich cookies and plenty more.

From Browned Butter Blondie blog creator Heather Mubarak, Stuffed features 65 mix-and-match cookie sandwiches for every occasion and craving, including both sweet and savoury bakes that range from childhood classics with a twist (Nutter Butters! Chipwiches!) to sophisticated, party-ready treats (Strawberry Shortcake Macarons, Parmesan Polenta Crackers with Chive Cream Cheese). A whole chapter dedicated to swirly buttercreams, smooth ganache, fruity jams, and more lets you experiment with different cookie-filling pairings to your heart’s content. Or leave out the filling altogether for a super simple bake—the possibilities are endless! Home bakers of all levels will appreciate the flexible, choose-your-own-adventure format, while fans of Snacking Cakes, Dessert Person, and 100 Cookies will delight in a new trove of crave-worthy recipes. In a chunky package with a puffy case and a photo of every cookie sandwich, this book is stuffed with all the cookie recipes you’ll ever need. (more…)

Banana Bread with Brandy Butter Icing
Banana Bread with Brandy Butter Icing

Banana Bread with Brandy Butter Icing excerpted from Sundays: A Celebration of Breakfast and Family in 52 Essential Recipes by Mark Pupo. Copyright © 2023 Mark Pupo.

Sundays: A Celebration of Breakfast and Family in 52 Essential Recipes by Mark Pupo.

A cookbook with a memoir at its heart—about breakfast, the joy of a father and son cooking together, and how we show love through food.

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but it’s also the most intimate and personal. It’s when we’re in our pyjamas and with our families, not quite ready to face the world. It’s what we crave when we want comfort and it’s the easiest way to turn us back into kids again.

Mark Pupo got into the habit of preparing big breakfasts every Sunday with his neurodivergent kindergartener, Sam. Everything else in life was tough and complicated, but making breakfast together was weirdly easy. (It turned out Sam loved to crack eggs, and he was really good at it.) In the kitchen, the pressure was off and they had all the time in the world to goof around. This book is a record of that first year of a father and son cooking together—of what became their weekend ritual. (more…)

Brownie Batter Chia Pudding
Brownie Batter Chia Pudding

Brownie Batter Chia Pudding excerpted from Super Tonics: 75 Adaptogen-Packed Recipes to Boost Immunity, Sleep, Beauty, and Wellness. Photography by Jocelynne Flor.

Super Tonics: 75 Adaptogen-Packed Recipes to Boost Immunity, Sleep, Beauty, and Wellness by Meredith Youngson

So many of us suffer from exhaustion, anxiety, and irritability, or struggle with a challenged immune system and would benefit from taking our well-being into our own hands. While the interest in nature’s powerful superfoods is becoming mainstream, the missing link for many is the ability to put the information into practice in our day-to-day lives.

Holistic nutritionist Meredith Youngson, founder of Lake & Oak Tea Co., improved her mental and physical health through the teas and drinks she concocted for herself. Now she offers readers the opportunity to take that same journey, empowering the wellness-curious to make elixirs at home that optimize health and aid in everything from boosting energy, immunity, and mental well-being to clearing the skin, relieving stress, and improving sleep quality. (more…)