Canadian Living: The Slow Cooker Collection


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The Canadian Living Slow Cooker Collection is a treasury of Canadian Living’s best slow cooker recipes, complete with updated classics and brand-new recipes and ideas A boon for busy families, slow cooker recipes save time and money, letting you eat better for less — whether you’re entertaining for a crowd or serving up a simple weeknight meal. Recipes are focused on healthy, easy-to-find ingredients, such as bountiful local vegetables, whole grains, beans and pulses, and reasonably priced cuts of meat and poultry. Many of the dishes can simmer away all day and are ready the minute the family comes through the door inthe evening. Packed with tips and informative sidebars, including how to adapt your favourite recipes to the slow cooker, this book offers plenty for new and experienced cooks alike.




Canadian Living: New Slow Cooker Favourites


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Slow cookers never go out of style. They’re the most convenient, hands-off way to cook a hearty homemade meal. And now there are even more delicious ways to make the most of this eternally popular appliance. The followup to the wildly successful first edition, this second edition of Canadian Living: The Slow Cooker Collection is fully updated and revamped. With page after page of new recipes and beautiful photos, it’s a fresh helping of inspiration for cooks who love the feeling of coming home to a ready-made, flavourful dinner. New recipes with even simpler methods (less time-consuming browning) complement tried-and-true classics. There are stews, soups, curries, roasts, braised dishes – even desserts – to tempt the palate. And with the Canadian Living Tested-Till-Perfect guarantee, you can be sure that each recipe has met The Canadian Living Test Kitchen’s exacting standards. There’s no more foolproof way to cook.




Canadian Living: New Slow Cooker Favourites


Book Description

Slow cookers never go out of style. They’re the most convenient, hands-off way to cook a hearty homemade meal. And now there are even more delicious ways to make the most of this eternally popular appliance. The followup to the wildly successful first edition, this second edition of Canadian Living: The Slow Cooker Collection is fully updated and revamped. With page after page of new recipes and beautiful photos, it’s a fresh helping of inspiration for cooks who love the feeling of coming home to a ready-made, flavourful dinner. New recipes with even simpler methods (less time-consuming browning) complement tried-and-true classics. There are stews, soups, curries, roasts, braised dishes – even desserts – to tempt the palate. And with the Canadian Living Tested-Till-Perfect guarantee, you can be sure that each recipe has met The Canadian Living Test Kitchen’s exacting standards. There’s no more foolproof way to cook.







The Complete Canadian Living Cookbook


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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







Canadian Living: Make It Tonight


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Canadian Living: Make It Tonight has been a trusted resource for home cooks since it was first published in 2007. Now it's time for a new look and some fresh inspiration. The 2nd edition features a selection of the outstanding recipes from the first edition, plus all new photos and 30% new recipes that are as easy to cook as they are tasty. When you're in a rush to put dinner on the table, you don't have to sacrifice flavour, quality or nutritional value by turning to takeout or a frozen entrée. Whether you're cooking a simple weeknight meal or a more-relaxed entertaining menu, Canadian Living Make It Tonight has what you need to put dinner on the table with a minimum of fuss. Chapters are organized around a specific real-life need, such as speed (dinners in 15 to 20 minutes, under 30 minutes), cooking method (slow cooker, barbecue, toaster oven, freeze ahead) or situation (for company, from the pantry, five or so ingredients). Each page is packed with delicious recipes, helpful hints and time-saving tips. Sidebars cover a range of subjects, from kitchen equipment to techniques to solutions on using up leftovers. There’s something for every cook, from beginners who need a helping hand, to seasoned cooks who just want a little inspiration.







Canadian Living: Essential Easy Cottage Cooking


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Whether they call it a cottage, camp or cabin, Canadians love to get away to a place where they can kick back, enjoy food and fun, and reconnect with family. The best cottage meals are relaxed, unfussy and easy to prepare quickly. Cottagers tell us they want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the outdoors, while still serving tasty and healthful dishes. The food experts in the Canadian Living Test Kitchen have gathered more than 90 favourite Tested-Till-Perfect recipes – all smart solutions for cottagers – in a compact, budget-friendly edition that features burgers and sandwiches, breakfast and brunch ideas, as well as easy main dishes—with a section devoted to barbecue favourites. There are recipes categorized to appeal to cottagers who want simple solutions: one-pot meals, skillet suppers and easy slow-cooker mains. There are no-cook recipes and frozen treats for summer weekends, but year-round cottagers will find hearty recipes for cooler weather. For cottagers who entertain, the collection includes quick snacks and refreshing drinks. Synopsis • Recipes categorized to appeal to cottagers, including barbecue, burgers, one-pot meals, slow-cooker main dishes, skillet recipes and family-friendly desserts • Recipes for condiments, burger toppings and barbecue sauces • 50+ colour photographs • Helpful tips for cooking, shopping and preparing, plus make-ahead instructions and recipe variations • Comprehensive index that groups recipes into helpful categories; search by type of recipe (such as sandwich or salad), ingredient (such as chicken or pasta) or recipe name • Full nutrient analysis of recipes




Canadian Living: The International Collection


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International cooking has never been hotter. And Canadian Living, the authority on cooking in Canada, offers a new collection of recipes that bring global flavours to the North American table using easy-to-find ingredients and simple home-cooking techniques. Home cooks have increasingly cosmopolitan tastes, and their tables reflect a growing emphasis on tasty dishes from many cultures. Whether they're entertaining or tossing together a simple weeknight meal, cooks want flavourful recipes that reflect the multicultural fabric of our nation. But they don't want the hassle of sourcing and buying a million different niche ingredients to add to their pantries. The International Collection solves this challenge by offering easy-to-prepare dishes that use common foods. It also offers everyday supermarket substitutions for ethnic market ingredients and makes cooking global fare simple without sacrificing taste.