cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
The best of Korean and Egyptian Cuisines by Amina Elshafei. Amina Elshafei was born in Saudi Arabia from a Korean mother and an Egyptian father, so the cultural influences behind her cooking are rather inventive and unique. She moved to Australia at the age of four, and in 2012 she was selected out of 7,500 …
I devoured this book in nearly one sitting. I have to confess, this type of book isn’t what I normally reach for when I’m looking for something to read, but it’s not every day a fellow Canadian contacts you to review her book, a fellow Canadian who has written a story which includes a scene …
Les enfants cuisinent à la Française. I have recently become obsessed with all things French. #2 on my 40 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 is to drink coffee in Paris. Why? Why not? I’ve never been. I had to learn Acadian French in my Canadian school and Paris has always held …
Around the world in 50 fun, healthy, creative recipes the whole family can cook together. As the mother of three noodle-obsessed children I was delighted when I received the email from the Quarto book publishers announcing the soon-to-be-released-in-the-UK cookery book Noodle Kids. Developed by award-winning American chef Jonathan Sawyer this book boasts 50 recipes that the …
Celebrating Shetland food. Cookbooks are a dime a dozen these days. As a food blogger I get sent cookbook after cookbook for review. Many get a cursory look through, a quick write up and then get banished to the bookshelf to rarely see the light of day again. Some I may make a recipe or …
