Pudding

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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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…)

Creamy Orange Blossom Rice Pudding with Dried Roses

Creamy Orange Blossom Rice Pudding with Dried Roses

Creamy Orange Blossom Rice Pudding with Dried Roses excerpted from Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen by Joudie Kalla. Photography by Jacqui Small.

Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen by Joudie Kalla

Palestinian food is not just found on the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem with the ka’ak (sesame) bread sellers and stalls selling za’atar chicken and mana’eesh (za’atar and sesame bread), but in the home too; in the kitchens all across the country, where families cook and eat together every day, in a way that generations before them have always done.

Palestine on a Plate is a tribute to family, cooking, and home—old recipes created with love that brings people together in appreciation of the beauty of this rich heritage. Immerse yourself in the stories and culture of Palestine through the food in this book.

This is a celebration of real Palestinian food, cooked with the ingredients that Joudie’s mother and grandmother use, and their grandmothers used before them. Experience the wonderful flavours of Palestine through zingy fattet hummus (tangy yoghurt, chickpeas and hummus, served over toasted pita bread and drizzled in buttered pine nuts), satisfyingly spiced makloubeh (an upside down spiced rice dish with lamb neck and fried eggplant), eggplant and zucchini stuffed full with spiced and herbed lamb, and sublimely decadent awameh (honey dumplings) all accompanied by fresh mint tea and white coffee (not actually coffee at all, but a refreshing mix of water, orange blossom water and sugar).

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Banana Pudding

Banana Pudding

Banana Pudding, Horn Barbecue: Recipes and Techniques from a Master of the Art of BBQ by Matt Horn. Photography © 2022 Andrew Thomas Lee.

Horn Barbecue: Recipes and Techniques from a Master of the Art of BBQ by Matt Horn.

Matt Horn, one of Food & Wine’s ten “Best New Chefs” for 2021, is the most exciting new talent in American barbecue in years. His Horn Barbecue restaurant in Oakland, California, recently awarded a rare “Michelin Guide Restaurant” designation, has lines outside that run for blocks and hundreds of rave reviews in local and national media. The draw? Cooked-to-perfection meats rubbed, mopped, basted, and sauced the way good BBQ should be, plus comforting sides and fixins’ and inspired desserts and drinks. Now the restaurant’s secret recipes, and many more from Matt’s own personal repertoire, are revealed in the pages of this exciting, user-friendly, and beautifully photographed book.

Matt’s barbecue style, which he calls West Coast Barbecue, is original. Other barbecue cookbooks focus on one regional tradition, such as Texas or the Carolinas. Matt draws on both of those traditions—and recipes from them appear liberally in this book—but he draws on other traditions as well and adds his own California-style spin to the mix, by working in lots of veggies and fruits and by featuring things like poultry and seafood, which are non-traditional BBQ proteins.

Rookies who just bought their first backyard smoker (or who want to smoke on a standard grill) as well as seasoned BBQ veterans will find a whole world of new ideas in this authoritative guide to cooking low and slow over smoky, smoldering woods. It includes: (more…)

Microwave sticky toffee pudding

Microwave sticky toffee pudding

Excerpted from Ramsay in 10  by Gordan Ramsay. Copyright © 2021 by Gordan Ramsay. Reprinted with permission of Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved. Photography copyright © Jamie Orlando-Smith

RAMSAY IN 10 byGordon Ramsay

Packed with recipes that are max 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook, RAMSAY IN 10 is your new everyday cookbook.

In Ramsay in 10, superstar chef, Gordon Ramsay, returns with 100 new and delicious recipes inspired by his YouTube series watched by millions across the globe—you’ll be challenged to get creative in the kitchen and learn how to cook incredible, flavoursome dishes in just ten minutes.

Whether you need something super quick to assemble, like his Microwave Sticky Toffee Pudding, or you’re looking to impress the whole family, with a tasty One Pan Pumpkin Pasta or some Chicken Souvlaki—these are recipes guaranteed to become instant classics and with each time you cook, you’ll get faster and faster with Gordon’s shortcuts to speed up your cooking, reduce your prep times and get the very best from simple, fresh ingredients.

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Black Rice Pudding with Plums & Orange

Black Rice Pudding with Plums & Orange

Black Rice Pudding with Plums & Orange, Simple Spice Vegetarian by Cyrus Todiwala. Photography by Matt Russell.

Simple Spice Vegetarian: Easy Indian Vegetarian Recipes From Just 10 Spices

Cyrus Todiwala shows you how to master vegetarian and vegan Indian recipes using just 10 spices—chilli, cumin, cilantro, turmeric, cardamom, cloves, saffron, cinnamon, mace and mustard seeds. All of the recipes in the book draw only on these core spices, making Indian cookery achievable for everyone, without impossibly long ingredient lists.

Cyrus shares his trademark combinations of Indian techniques with more familiar western ingredients, and vice versa, with imaginative new takes on vegetarian and vegan recipes such as Zucchini Koftas in Tomato Sauce, Black Rice Pudding with Plums & Orange, Masala Scrambled Eggs with Paneer, Quinoa and Mushroom Tadka and Baked Tandoori-style Caulifower.

Simple Spice Vegetarian: Easy Indian Vegetarian Recipes From Just 10 Spices is available at Amazon.com and Indigo.ca.

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White Chocolate Pudding

White Chocolate Pudding from LAUREL © 2019 by Nicholas Elmi and Adam Erace, Photography by Neal Santos

White Chocolate Pudding from LAUREL © 2019 by Nicholas Elmi and Adam Erace, Photography by Neal Santos

Laurel, the first book from restaurateur and Top Chef winner Nicholas Elmi, promises to be as engrossing and delicious as its restaurant namesake, a culinary stronghold in South Philly.

Elmi’s French background and training informed Laurel from the start, but Laurel is a true American restaurant with a modern feel. The acclaimed nine-course tasting menu is unmatched in Philadelphia. Elmi does seasonality just right. (more…)

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Photography by Nassima Rothhacker

In Happy Food, Bettina Campolucci Bordi shares a collection of easy and delicious plant-based recipes that anyone can incorporate into their busy life. Whether you’re looking to eat more veggies or have decided to turn vegan but don’t want to compromise on taste, this is the book for you.

Bettina’s philosophies are simple: she believes that food is meant to make you happy! Whether it’s love at first sight because a dish looks so colourful and delicious, or at the first hit of flavours when they burst into your mouth, everything you eat should put a smile on your face. With recipes including Hearty Buckwheat Waffles, a tasty Korean Pancake, a delicious yet quick One Pot Curry in a Hurry, and the decadent Hazelnut Bites, Bettina proves that nutritious food doesn’t have to be restrictive. (more…)