Elizabeth Bairds Classic Canadian Cooking

Includes a variety of menus for the year through the seasons, including holiday menus, plus recipes.

A celebration of the wealth of Canada's regional cooking styles and traditions: 150 of celebrated food writer Elizabeth Baird's favourite recipes from across the country. Gathered from celebrated chefs, humble farmers' markets and the author's own collection, the recipes in Elizabeth Baird's Favourites range from the hearty to the elegant, from thick chowders and buttermilk rolls to asparaus tarts and smoked whitfish paté. In addition to sophisticated urban cuisine there are dishes representing Ontario country cooking, Mennonite, Quebecois, Acadian and Prairie foodways. Elizabeth Baird's Favourites offers and array of delightful dishes presented in the style that has made Elizabeth's name synonymous with fine cooking.

More than twenty-five years of cooking expertise perfected in the uniqueCanadian LivingTest Kitchen and printed in the food pages ofCanadian Livingmagazine are distilled in this magnificent and completely new cookbook. TheCanadian LivingTest Kitchen guarantee -- “Tested till perfect” -- has assured a loyal following among cooks who know thatCanadian LivingTest Kitchen recipes guarantee success. Beautifully produced with a 2-colour interior and 2 eight-page photo inserts, the book contains more than 350 recipes, including regional specialties, dishes from our heritage communities, and fresh takes on modern classics such as sushi, chocolate fondue and pasta. Experienced cooks will enjoy the challenge of new inspirations such as Thai curries, pot stickers, grilled quail and chocolate confections. With an emphasis on eating for health, as well as nutritional analyses and advice, tips on cookware, food shopping and storage, and much more,The Complete Canadian Living Cookbookhas everything any home cook will need. It is a guarantee of good food and an investment in good taste and good health. • Over 350Canadian Living“tested till perfect” recipes • Information on choosing and storing fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish • Find how to select the right cooking equipment for your kitchen • Tips on shopping, storage and ingredient substitutions • Glossary of essential cooking and baking terms • Advice on how to use slow cookers, bread machines and food processors • Page-top symbols that pinpoint fast, make-ahead, freezable, budget-wise and Canadian Living classic recipes • Streamlined recipes for easy preparation and clean-up • Complete nutritional analysis for each recipe • Cover the basics and challenges experienced cooks • Highlights regional specialties and ingredients, dishes from our heritage communities and great cooks across the country A sampling of delicious recipes: Curried Lamb Phyllo Triangles Baked Brie with Strawberry Mint Topping Baby Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad Red Barn Corn and Bean Salad Perfect Roast Chicken Salmon Cakes Grilled Portobello Burgers Old-fashioned Beef Stew Luscious Mushroom Lasagna Lemon Sponge Pudding Chocolate Raspberry Ice-Cream Cake Saskatoon Berry Pie Apple Pie Muffins Country Seed Bread Pear and Apricot Conserve Spicy Thai Shrimp and Noodle Soup Asparagus Miso Soup Glazed Sea Bass with Red Curry Sauce Smoky Tex-Mex Rib

Inspired by the cookbooks of the past and family recipe collections, Classic Canadian Cooking has itself become a classic. Her 300 recipes embody the experience of generations of Canadian cooks and profit from the possibilities offered by native produce. Relying on fresh ingredients abundant in Canada, this book takes its cue from the seasons, with menus for meals and for special occasions. Enjoy Open-Faced Nasturtium Sandwiches, Baked Peameal Bacon, Grilled Steaks with Oyster Stuffing, Pan-Fried Minted Brook Trout, Baked Apples with Rum and Cider Sauce, Lumber Camp Apple Pie, and dozens of other dishes drawn from Canada's many culinary traditions. Exploring Canada's cookery can be as exciting and delicious as discovering the possibilities of French, Italian or Chinese cuisine. Classic Canadian Cooking is a splendid compendium of this nation's diverse foodways.

Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, gooseberries--summer berries are Canada's favourite natural treats. In this classic cookbook, Elizabeth Baird offers a diverse sampling of the best berry recipes, traditional favourites and creative innovations alike. Among the classics included here are Strawberry Cream Pie, Blueberry Buckle, Blackcurrant Jelly; new recipes include Gingery Elderberry and Peach Pie, Tangerine and Cranberry Sherbet, and Raspberry Filbert Meringue Torte. Recipes featuring regional favourites such as saskatoons, elderberries, blackberries and partridgeberries are also featured. Fresh and delicious, the delightful recipes in this book have made Summer Berries a classic, cherished by cooks across Canada.