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[I have included a small glossary of terms at the bottom of this post for some of the words that we may have heard a 100 times but never really took the time to look up.]
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the “Olive Oil Baking: Healthy Recipes That Increase Good Cholesterol and Reduce Saturated […]

I used to be of the mindset that dessert is not the place to cut fat and calories. It was rare that I would use low-fat cream cheese or a sugar substitute. I thought if you were going to eat dessert, you might as well go for it and indulge. Well, that was three children […]

The famed UK book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories by Simon Hopkinson has finally been translated into American! All those on the far-side of the pond can now delve into the delights of heavy cream, cilantro and eggplant with the recipes all written in cups. Wonderful.
The book was voted ‘The most useful cookbook of all […]

I make no bones about it, I’m not a big fan of Sandra Lee’s cooking, or her Food Network show, Semi-Homemade. That being said, after reading a recent excerpt from her new memoir Made from Scratch in People Magazine, while I may not be a fan of Sandra Lee’s cooking, I am now a fan […]

Newly released in an English translation is the bible of Spanish Cooking – 1080 Recipes by Simone and Inés Ortega.  Over a million copies have been sold in Spain, making it Spain’s favourite cookbook. The English version has been updated by the creators daughter, Inés, and now contains a fully comprehensive range of recipes, 1080 in […]

I recently received a review copy of the book Make It Your Own: Recipes and Inspiration for the Creative Cook by Jamie Miller. The book claims to be for anyone who loves to be creative in the kitchen and encourages playing around with recipes to make them your own. To help with your inspiration, the book […]

Vegetarian Times continues its what’s-in-a-name experiment with its latest issue. Some newsstand copies are labeled “Greens” instead of Vegetarian Times, but no matter what name your issue bears, the contents of the November/December are the same, full of seasonal recipes and ingredients.

The holiday edition also includes a lot of information on gifts to give that support […]

Halloween out of the way, so we can now concentrate on the next big celebration. Soon we will be bombarded with advertisements, writing endless lists, running around in a state of despair, cooking for all & sundry and wish that Xmas had been cancelled. I wanted to catch you before the build-up and the pressure, when you are still relaxed and […]

OHbearly at Bearly Edible tried a recipe for Apple Pie Sweet Potatoes from a daily syndicated food column called Desperation Dinners.
Matt and Angela of Two Yolks feature Gratin Dauphinois Madame Cartet (Madame Cartet’s Potato Gratin) from Patricia Wells’ Bistro Cooking.
Maki at In My Element made a Chocolate Layer Cake from The Complete Canadian Living Cookbook.
Gemma […]