Cookbooks
Pretty pictures and helpful advice on what to cook for dinner!
Cookbooks overview
Food is a universal language. Some of us like to create new dishes and some of us like to strictly follow the instructions, but all of us like to eat. These books offer instruction, advice and lots of pretty food pictures to inspire your inner chef!
Let's eat Canadian
Highly rated & award winners
Favourites from WPL's cookbook book clubs
As seen on TV
Staff picks
- How to Taste byHow do you know when you've added enough salt or what do you do if the food lacks something but you aren't quite sure what? This engaging and approachable (and humorous!) guide to taste and flavor will make you a more skilled and confident home cook.
- Culinary Landmarks byTen years of research resulted in this definitive history and bibliography of Canadian cookbooks, from 1825 when La cuisinière bourgeoise was published in Quebec City, to the mid-twentieth century.
- 100 million years of food : what our ancestors ate and why it matters today byA fascinating new exploration of what we eat and how we live, and the health consequences of denying our complicated evolutionary history with food.
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