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Albóndigas with Spiced Tomato Sauce
Albóndigas with Spiced Tomato Sauce

Albóndigas with Spiced Tomato Sauce excerpted from Tapas: Delicious little plates to share from Spain by Ryland Peters & Small. Photography by Clare Winfield.

Tapas: Delicious little plates to share from Spain

Bring a little taste of Spain to your table with this collection of irresistible small plates to enjoy with drinks.

Served in bars all over Spain, tapas are the ultimate in bar snacks. From a simple bowl of olives to a mouthwatering selection of seafood, there is always something for everyone. Tapas are great shared among friends, making them the perfect choice for party nibbles or as an accompaniment to pre-dinner drinks. You can also serve them as a convivial appetizer for sharing or cook a range of dishes to make a more substantial lunch or dinner.

Fish and Seafood are an essential part of any tapas menu and include delicious morsels such as Gambas al Ajillo (garlic shrimp) and Tigre Tapas (mussels in overcoats). No tapas selection is complete without traditional Meat and Poultry dishes, such as Cordero al Limón (lamb with lemon) and Chorizo al Vino (chorizo in red wine). Vegetables and Little Extras include classics such as Tortilla Española (Spanish omelet) and everyone’s favorite vegetarian tapas dish, Patatas Bravas (potatoes in tomato sauce). There are also essential accompaniments like Alioli and Almendras Saladas (salted almonds). (more…)

Beer-BQ Party Meatballs
Beer-BQ Party Meatballs

Beer-BQ Party Meatballs excerpted from Cooking with Beer and Bourbon: 120 Recipes with a Kick by Hunter Reed. Photograph © G&R Publishing DBA CQ Products.

Cooking with Beer and Bourbon: 120 Recipes with a Kick by Hunter Reed

Take your cooking to the next level with a splash of booze!

  • A must-have cookbook that uses beer and bourbon as a key ingredient to elevate the flavour profile of all-time favourite and classic meals
  • Over 100 mouth-watering recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, side dishes, dips, sauces, appetizers, snacks, and drinks
  • Recipes include IPA siracha wings, beer-dipped grilled cheese, bourbon pulled pork pizza, chocolate porter pie, and much more
  • Add something special to tried-and-true favorites and get inspired with a new experience while preparing gourmet-tasting meals from home

Cooking with Beer and Bourbon packs built-in flavour to your dishes, making your favourite spirit perfect for baking, deglazing, marinating, simmering, sautéing, and of course, sipping!

Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, side dishes, snacks, or dessert, cooking with alcohol easily elevates a simple dish and gives meals from home cooks a chef-level taste. (more…)

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce excerpted from Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers by Anastasia Miari. Copyright photography © Anastasia Perahia.

Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers by Anastasia Miari

Yiayia: Time-perfected Recipes from Greece’s Grandmothers showcases regional Greek cookery and features sharing and feasting dishes, mainly vegetarian, from the kitchens of grandmothers across Greece.

Think Stuffed Courgettes from Lesvos, a Cycladic Fourtalia, Corfiot spicy Bourdeto Stew, Ionian pasta dishes, Cretan Dakos salad, Watermelon Cake from Milos.Yiayia maps out the diverse dishes of Greece — far beyond the most commonly-known Moussaka, Greek Salad, and Tzatziki dip – through the fascinating recipes and stories of its Yiayiades.

Follow Anastasia’s journey through Greece as each yiayia welcomes you into their home – cook with them in their kitchen, learn their time-perfected techniques and read the memories that season this book. With stunning location photography and heartwarming interviews, you can discover the true food of Greece and the characterful grandmothers behind beaded curtains in white-washed homes. (more…)

Sweet meatballs with almonds and cinnamon
Sweet Meatballs

Sweet Meatballs, The Sicily Cookbook by Cettina Vicenzino. Photography by Cettina Vicenzino.

The Sicily Cookbook

Join Sicilian cook, writer, and photographer Cettina Vicenzino as she shares more than 70 authentic and mouth-watering recipes from this unique Mediterranean island. While only a few miles from Italy, Sicily’s heritage is proudly distinct from that of the mainland, favouring dishes packed with spices, citrus fruits, cheeses, olives, tomatoes, eggplants, and seafood.

Embark on the enchanting culinary journey and experience the culinary delights of the Sicilian diet. Featuring three strands of Sicilian cooking—Cucina Povera (peasant food), Cibo di Strada (street food), and Cucina dei Monsù (sophisticated food)—alongside profiles on local chefs and food producers, The Sicily Cookbook invites you to discover the island’s culinary culture and let your summer cooking burst with Mediterranean sunshine.

The Sicily Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from a Mediterranean Island is available at Amazon.com and Indigo.ca. (more…)

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, Gregg's Italian Family Cookbook, Gregg and Anna Wallace, Photography by James Murphy

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, Gregg’s Italian Family Cookbook, Gregg and Anna Wallace, Photography by James Murphy

Gregg Wallace has fallen in love with Italian cuisine. Along with his wife Anna, and a little help from her Italian parents, he has created a simple Italian cookbook so we can all enjoy traditional Italian cuisine at home.

For Italians, food is not just about recipes, it’s a way of life. It’s about making time for each other, forgetting work and worries, and enjoying tasty, satisfying meals. Gregg and Anna share the dishes they have explored, laughed and argued about with their family, from vitello tonnato to orecchiette and crespelle to veal chops, bagna cauda and bowls of vongole. Brought to life through stunning photography in the Tuscan countryside and buzzing food markets, you’ll discover traditional recipes, cooked the authentic Italian way.

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