Cooking and eating should be fun and food taste great to you, most importantly. (6)
I continue to be very curious about other vegetarians and how they approach their daily meals. When looking at cookbooks, I want to know how they stock their kitchens: which ingredients are the stars that get the most use? As I read the introduction to Joe Woodhouse’s latest cookbook, More Daily Veg, I love when he mentions cooking Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: More Daily Veg”
When a copy of Jean Parker and Rachel Smith’s cookbook, Baking Wonderland, arrived at our doorstep, my daughter was overjoyed because this baking book is geared towards kids, and she knew she would be the one trying out recipes. Looking at the cover of the book, we were immediately enticed through Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Baking Wonderland”
After spending almost a decade on Instagram, one of the things I appreciate most about that platform is when I get a chance to “meet” new people. I find that it’s getting to be a challenge to genuinely connect with people because many are focused on the algorithm and “engagement.” What I crave is true engagement – meeting of like minds to share things we find interesting and valuable. It was during the pandemic that I “met” Michelle Braxton and, Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Supper With Love”
The parents of my daughter’s classmates know that one of my favourite things to ask when we’re standing around at after school pick up is: What’s for dinner? I’ve always been deeply curious to know what the go-to meals are, which are the favourites, or what are the dishes families fall back on when moments are busy (it feels like we’ve hit that age where the time after school is populated by myriad activities). As Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer know, a good recipe gives us not only a delicious meal to share but it can also Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts”
For something that happens only once a year, I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about cookie boxes. It’s only been in the last handful of years that I’ve gotten serious about what goes into the boxes – normally, I choose a combination of recipes from cookbooks I’ve received during the past year, from the annual NYT Cookie Week lineup, and usually something from the fine recipe developers at King Arthur. But, what I’ve been noticing is that the cookie Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook”
Admittedly, I don’t often put much thought into what I’m making for lunch – it’s usually leftovers from yesterday’s supper or something quick (think: noodles, peanut butter sandwiches, etc.). What I appreciate about Meike Peters’ latest book, Noon, is that she encourages home cooks to take a bit of time to enjoy lunch and, part of that enjoyment includes what we’re putting on the table. As she tells us in her Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Noon”
Sometimes, thinking back over those early years of the pandemic, it’s easy to see why home baking became such a source of joy and connection. Here in Nova Scotia, bubbling was tight and, due to the lack of close family nearby to share that bubble space with, I started to invest in cardboard bakery boxes so that I could spread my baking (and love) around. So, reading through Tilly Pamment’s new book, The Plain Cake Appreciation Society, I feel both kinship as well as Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The Plain Cake Appreciation Society”
Mary Berg is a true gem – in every sense. It’s been close to a decade for me since I started to enjoy the energy, kindness, and skill Berg brings into the kitchen. First, as a competitor (and winner!) of MasterChef Canada, then through her TV programs (Mary’s Kitchen Crush, Mary Makes It Easy, Cross Country Cake-Off, and The Good Stuff), and finally in the pages of her cookbooks (Kitchen Party – review here and Well Seasoned – review here). For Berg, food is about Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: In Mary’s Kitchen”
My year has been bookended by Lyndsay Sung’s cookbooks and, after sharing her first book (Coco Cake Land) in February, I feel the exact same about her latest book, Plantcakes: her books are too good not to share! Coco Cake Land was a book that I had bought based on a recommendation from a friend and I immediately loved Sung’s playful approach to cake decorating. At the time, I referred to her style as “choose your own adventure” because the book Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Plantcakes”
I always have my ear to the ground when it comes to what home cooks – particularly the ones who are cooking for a family – want from their cookbooks. Since my daughter started school many years ago, I love talking to other parents about what they’re making for lunches or cooking for dinner. There’s always such variety – some people meal plan and grocery shop accordingly, some people (like me) make meals based on the ingredients they have in the moment, and Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Love & Lemons: Simple Feel Good Food”
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