Tin Fish Gourmet: A Cookbook for our Times

By |2023-08-01T11:48:18-07:00March 21st, 2020|book reviews, Dining, Latest Posts|

There’s something to be said for holding onto your old cookbooks—well the better ones, anyway. In Tin Fish Gourmet (Raincoast Books, 1998) my long time friend Barbara-jo McIntosh wrote one of the most practical cookbooks ever. Way back then it was pretty innovative. And in these trying times it’s turning [...]

Provence Food and Wine: The Art of Living 

By |2018-01-21T15:05:16-08:00August 6th, 2014|Wine|

Provence Food and Wine ... some pretty irresistible dishes Yes, it’s a none-too thinly-veiled promo for Provence. Never mind! I love this cookbook that was doing the rounds at about the same time as the recent B.C. Wines from Provence spotlight. Provence Food and Wine: The Art of Living (by François Millo and [...]

Green Leaves Redux: The Book of Kale & Friends

By |2021-03-19T14:48:06-07:00May 9th, 2014|book reviews|

Updated, Oct 3, 2018. Breaking news! I still like Kale. No, actually, make that "I now love Kale!" I know. It's a somewhat strange affliction. But Kale and I have become pretty close over the last few years. To be precise,ever since I reviewed Sharon Hanna's books (below). It's not a cure-all, by any [...]

Books to Cooks Redux: The Holiday Season Hot List

By |2018-01-21T15:05:20-08:00December 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Books to Cooks - Marmite and a whole lot more! Here I am again at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks. I can't help it. I'm a creature of habit. Besides, I can only take so much of the chain store crowds. And I'm not about to line Amazon's pockets so they can drop next year's [...]

A Tale of Kale: One of the Healthiest Cookbooks Ever …

By |2018-01-21T15:05:24-08:00September 13th, 2013|Sustainable|

UPDATE: Congratulations to Queen of Kale Sharon Hanna! A Tale of Kale—The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood—won the 2013 Taste  Canada Single Subject Cookbook Award. “It has real personality and charm and the overall results are delicious.” “The book has integrity, heart and pure deliciousness.” – The jury Sharon Hanna, Joe Lederer photo [...]

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