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Home > Books & Magazines > Cooking, Food & Wine
Cookbooks of all kinds, from beginner to "chef" level.

Martha Stewart has tons of free recipes


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Anne Garber's Guide to Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Books, 2005-2006 ****
Anne's picks for the best new books (and cookbooks) on diet plans, lifestyle improvement and improving your body and health! [More]

Blossom Winery, Richmond, BC ****
A remarkable assortment of wines, from fruit-wines to a very fine chablis. [More]

Eating for Energy & Ecstasy ****
ISBN:096859610X
Author:Lois Ferguson, RD
Publisher:Malibu Consulting International, $19.95 CAD or USD, 192 pp
What do I like about this book? Well, just about everything!

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Eating for Energy and Ecstasy [More]

Facts About Rice *
Reprinted with permission by Marie Simmons from The Amazing World of Rice [More]

Flavours of Cooper's Cove Guesthouse (Garber review) *****
One of my great criticisms of contemporary cookbooks by masters of the kitchen is that the regular home-based cook cannot accomplish the recipes. Yet even the recipe for French toast with plum compôte is "dressed for company" by a few simple (i.e. easy) touches that make all the difference. Five stars. [More]

Flavours of Cooper's Cove Guesthouse named finalist *
Prosperi-Porta is an award-winning chef, and with his partner, Ina Haegemann, he owns and operates the luxurious Cooper's Cove Guesthouse on the Sooke waterfront on Vancouver Island, BC. [More]

Fong on Food: Happy Holiday Hors d'oeuvres ****
ISBN:0811826627
Author:Joyce Goldstein
Publisher:Chronicle, CDN$ 39.20; USD $24.50
Holiday shopping traffic has you in a panic, the kids have to get to the school concert, your endless gift list has to be checked and shopped. And...what are you going to serve your guests? [More]

Garber Gastronomic: Back to School Dining at Home and Away - Part 1 *
Kids at college -- or on their own for the first time -- need guidance in the kitchen. Here’s the first of two columns on back-to-school cookery. This week, the spotlight is on a great cookbook for college kids. [More]

Garber Gastronomic: Rose Reisman (Garber interview) *
Rose Reisman is Canada's pre-eminent cookbook author, with more than 750,000 books in print, and she is also a newspaper columnist, product spokesperson, owner of her self-named cooking school, caterer, television personality and mother of four. [More]

Nothing More Comforting (Garber review) ****
Dorothy Duncan's ode to Canada's Heritage Food wins kudos . . .and four stars from Anne Garber. [More]

Salmon: The Cookbook (Garber review) *****
High in omega-3 and low in fat, salmon is the world's healthiest and most popular fish. The best salmon recipes from Whitecap Books are here in one indispensable volume. [More]

Slow Cooking: not so fast food (Keyes review) ****
You don't have to be a world traveller or belong to the pretentious Slow Food Movement to relish the pleasures of nutritious food prepared, cooked and served in a leisurely fashion. [More]

Stephanie Yuen's Asian Palate: Cookbooks for cooks *
With Christmas just around the corner, holiday shopping for those who love food and wine should be easier, since selections this year are plentiful. [More]

Stonewall Kitchen *
One of the most trusted brands in gourmet and specialty foods and products. [More]

The Best Wine Bars & Shops of Paris: The Best Wine Bars & Shops of Paris: Fifty Charming and Notable Cavistes (Keyes review) ****
This handy guide is an indispensable resource for all those who love their red, white or bubbly and are planning a trip to the City of Lights. [More]

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A Fauchon Christmas *
'Tis two months before Christmas and all through Fauchon, you'll find scrumptious delights for merry mornings and nights! [More]

Barcelona, architecture, cuttlefish ink and wine (Jamison) *
Barcelona -- like its wines -- might be underrated, says evalu8.org's Wine Editor Cy Jamison. [More]

Betwixt lovers: Cy Jamieson's 2007 tribute to Valentine's Day *
Valentine’s Day is certainly for lovers, but not for old loves who may be tattooed on a posterior or a forearm, as Johnny Depp found when he tried to remove his "Winona Forever." [More]

December 01, 2002: Special offer from Cooking.com *
We love Cooking.com, because they actually deliver what they promise -- on-time, too. [More]

Eric Ripert -- Seattle cookbook-signing *
June 18, 2003, 4:30 to 6 p.m. [More]

France sets table for good-food week *
For one week each year, France celebrates its rich gastronomic history with an event called La Semaine du Goût. In its honour, top chefs, farmers and restaurateurs unite to deliver good French food to the French public (and visiting foreigners, of course). [More]

Garber Gastronomic: Holiday Food Safety Tips *
Canadians enjoy celebrating holidays with friends, family -- and food. You can stop food-borne illness from spoiling your holiday by following these tips from our food safety experts... [More]

Grocer Today magazine *
The industry "bible" for grocers and grocery managers. [More]

Learn Entertaining from the Pros at Yarrow Bay, WA *
November 8 and December 6, 2003, Kirkland, WA. [More]

Summer Cookbook Greetings from Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks *
Check their autumn event schedule now on their website. [More]

Super Sonic Book Signing of Baker's Dozen *
December, 2003, Seattle, WA [More]

Uncork the Spectacular! *
Uncork the Spectacular is a rare event exclusively celebrating the best of British Columbian wines. [More]

Vintage Humor For Wine Lovers ****
Wine and humor are a formula for friendship [More]