Stars: ★★★★☆ Shadow Mountain (Mar 2013) 200 pages Recipes/Handicraft Summary: In their debut cookbook, the sisters show families just how simple putting dinner on the table can be. Six Sisters Stuff has nearly 100 easy to follow recipes that use ingredients commonly found in your pantry. Each recipe includes easy-to-follow instructions and photographs that eliminate… Read More »
Made in Italy Cookbook by David Rocco
December 28, 2012 by ·
Stars: ★★★★☆ Summary: David Rocco’s Italian adventures continue with Made n Italy, a sumptuous collection of over 140 recipes for mouth-watering pastas, pizzas, soups, drinks and much more. Rustic, simple dishes, such as Caponata Napoletana, Spaghetti alla Carbonara and Bistecca Fiorentina cover the entire culinary geography of Italy, deliciously. Gorgeously illustrated, this sensuous cookbook offers… Read More »
The Busy Mum’s Cookbook: Easy, quick and delicious recipes for families with hectic lives by Mary Gwynn
April 23, 2012 by ·
Stars: ★★★★☆ Simon and Schuster UK (2011) Summary: Provide food for breakfast, fill the children’s lunchboxes, stock the fridge with after-school snacks, cook everyone’s supper day in, day out… every week. Weekends mean more shopping, cooking, baking – and there are always teenagers, hungry partners and friends who might want a snack. Ready-meals, takeaways and… Read More »
The World In Your Lunch Box by Claire Eamer
April 4, 2012 by ·
The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History & Weird Science of Everyday Foods by Claire Eamer Stars: ★★★★☆ Annick Press (2012) Science/Food Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Explore a week of lunches—from apples to pizza—by taking a romp… Read More »
Easy Entertaining for Beginners by Patricia Mendez
November 13, 2011 by ·
Stars: **** Maple Heights Press (2008) 172 pages Cooking/Entertaining Summary: Handy guide to hosting your own parties and get-togethers complete with menus, step by step instructions, practical advice and party etiquette, ideas for music, activities, drinks and full colour photographs of some of the foods. I don’t really host parties at my house very often.… Read More »
Good Food to Go: Healthy Lunches Your Kids Will Love (and actually eat!)
October 8, 2011 by ·
I selected this post to be featured on Book Review Blogs. Please visit the site and vote for my blog! Stars: ***** Random House Canada (2011) Nonfiction: Food and Recipes 192 pages Summary: Good Food to Go is the ultimate guide to packing healthy lunch boxes with food that kids will enjoy and parents can… Read More »
