This is a great, compact cookbook to have when you haven't planned ahead and just can't decide what to do with the chicken breasts (or thighs, or mixed pieces, or tenderloins etc) that you have sitting in your fridge.  The recipes span the globe (Indian, Chinese, Mexican and Italian to name a few).  Each one includes a colour photo of the meal as well as a few of the steps in the recipe.  The chapters include Chicken Basics, Soups, Starters and Snacks, Sandwich and Jaffle Fillings, Salads, Pan-fries and Stir-fries, Pasta & Rice, Grills and Barbacues, Marinades & Glazes, Roasts...

I bought this book when I first switched from using white flour and refined sugar.  Suddenly I needed alternate recipes for my staple recipes: pound cake, birthday cake, pancakes, and cookies.  This has been a wonderful source of new staples.  There hasn't been a single recipe that I've needed to update, that I haven't been able to find in this book.  For anyone who, like me, has family members that need to eat a gluten free diet, there are recipes here that are gluten free or can easily be adapted to be gluten free.  For both the Buckwheat Pancakes and...

This is not a quick cooking recipe book, especially if you make all of the sauces and pastes from scratch.  The ingredients are exotic so you will need an Asian grocery store of many of them.  However for those of you who love authentic Asian food but don't have the authentic Asian restaurants in your area, this is a wonderful set of recipes with complex flavours and tastes.  The Grilled Corn has a nice twist to the usual corn on the cob with butter.  The Khmer Chicken Soup with Eggplant is a sweet and sour delight. The catfish Enrobed with...

This is the book that changed our pantry, our way of eating and our family's health. It is a wonderful introduction to the healthiest grains, sweeteners and proteins.  SNC and 101 Cookbooks are always the first resources that I turn to when I'm looking for a recipe and so far I have not been disappointed.  Spring Minestrone is a simple but delicious soup - my anecdote on days I've traveled and haven't eaten well. Big Curry Noodle pot is a wonderful comfort food.  Crunchy Slaw Salad is deliciously refreshing. Sikil Pak is always a hit at parties. The Mesquite Chocolate...

I liked these recipes so much that on a trip to New Jersey, I had to make a detour to visit the Babycakes shop in New York City.  It was a tiny place (no seating) with cakes galore.  We sampled as many as we could (it was our first experience in gluten-free baked goods so we considered it research) and decided that gluten free/dairy free or not, these were good treats! The brownies and cupcakes were ourfavourites.  A little warning, if you're the type to plunge right into recipes without reading the introduction: they use the same cup measure for...

This is a wonderful book especially for beginners.  I received it as a gift when I first started cooking for a family and from scratch, and once I mastered the techniques I was able to start adapting and even creating my own soups.  It includes all of the basics: equipment, storing, serving, making broths and accompaniments.  The photographs are vivid and descriptive.  The instructions are precise. With this book in my kitchen, I find it impossible to buy pre-packed soup even during my busiest weeks. My favorite recipes are: "corn chowder with chiles and monterey jack", "cream of broccoli", "hlelem",...

After leafing through many slow-cooker cookbooks I finally found one that did not involve pouring canned soup or salsa and frozen vegetables over a chunk of meat. These recipes use fresh ingredients, though there are short-cuts that included (such as using canned instead of dried beans).  Each recipe includes nutrients per serving, suitable side dishes and comments about the nutritional value of some of the ingredients.  Did you know that cumin improves digestion and contains iron, calcium, potassium and manganese?  

These that these recipes do require some pre-cooking, and sometimes it seems like recipes could just as easily be make...

This is the cookbook that I would take with me to a summer cottage vacation.

 It had breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snack recipes.  It includes Mexican dishes (a very delicious Mexican Albondigas Soup), Italian dishes (Farm Stand Cannelloni is a perfect one for entertaining a crowd) and Asian dishes (Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps).   It has the most basic recipes such as a classic omlet, to more complex recipes such as the Cornmeal Breakfast Pancakes.  It teaches you how to make everything from scratch (such as Homemade Creme Fraiche, sweet pie crust and Better than Store-bought Teriyaki Sauce).  It has...

I recommend this book to anyone who tells me that they eat a lot of greens because they put baby spinach into their daily salad.  Enter the world of collard greens, bok choy, kale and swiss chard as well as many other nutritious greens.  Each green has its own introduction including how to buy them, how to store them what they taste like, their nutrition content and what to eat them with.  It has been a wonderful reference, since I have so often found organic greens at the market but passed them up because I wasn't sure I would find...