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Cooking in the moment: a year of seasonal recipes
By Andrea Reusing. 2011
For Andrea Reusing - an award-winning chef, a leader in the sustainable agriculture movement, and a working mother - “cooking…
in the moment” means focusing on one meal at a time. Tender spring broccoli given a smoky char on the grill, a summer berry pudding with cold cream, or a cider-braised pork shoulder served with pan-fried apples on a frosty night - cooking and eating this way allows food in season to become the foundation of a full life. 2011.Company of adventurers: The Story Of The Hudson's Bay Company
By Peter C Newman. 1985
Coal black heart: the story of coal and the lives it ruled
By John DeMont. 2009
Describes how Nova Scotia (especially Cape Breton) has been fundamentally shaped by the coal industry, with a combination of family,…
natural, social and labour history. While much of the book is about broken promises from governments and businessmen to the people who sometimes squandered their health or lost their lives in the mines, and who fought in violent labour disputes, DeMont also covers tales of miners - his own descendants among them - that provide glimpses into the joys and hardships of their lives. Some strong language. 2009.Causeway: a passage from innocence
By Linden MacIntyre. 2006
Linden MacIntyre remembers the day construction started on the Canso Causeway, which would link his Cape Breton village with the…
mainland. With its grand promises of jobs and riches and progress, the building of the causeway also became a personal icon for MacIntyre, the road that would bring him closer to the father who was always away. His memoir is a coming-of-age story, a portrait of a vanishing way of life, and a reflection on fathers and sons. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.Bonnie Stern's essentials of home cooking
By Bonnie Stern. 2003
Filled with Bonnie's personal favourites -- dishes that reflect the way we are cooking now, such as Caramelized Onion Tart…
with Gorgonzola. The book also includes some of Bonnie's most popular dishes, such as Wheat Berry and Grilled Corn Salad, as well as time-honoured classics like Prime Rib of Beef with Yorkshire pudding. The recipes are fresh and full of flavour but never difficult to prepare. 2003.Canoe country: the making of Canada
By Roy MacGregor. 2015
From the earliest explorers on the Columbia River in BC to a doomed expedition of voyageurs up the Nile to…
rescue Khartoum; from the author's family roots deep in the Algonquin wilderness to modern families who have canoed across the country, this is a celebration of the essential and enduring love affair Canadians have with our first and still favourite means of getting around. Famous paddlers have been so enchanted with the canoe that one swore God made Canada as the perfect country in which to paddle it. Drawing on MacGregor's own decades spent whenever possible with a paddle in his hand, this is a story of high adventure on white water and the sweetest peace in nature's quietest corners, from the author best able to tell it. Bestseller. 2015.Blood and daring: how Canada fought the American Civil War and forged a nation
By John Boyko. 2013
Historian John Boyko makes a compelling argument that Confederation occurred when and as it did largely because of the pressures…
of the U.S. Civil War. Many readers will be shocked by Canada's deep connection to the war - Canadians fought in every major battle, supplied arms to the South, and many key Confederate meetings took place on Canadian soil. Boyko gives Americans a new understanding of the North American context of the war, and also shows how the political climate of the time created a more unified Canada, one that was able to successfully oppose American expansion. 2013.As near to heaven by sea: a history of Newfoundland and Labrador
By Kevin Major. 2001
Newfoundland author Major tells the history of his province with tales of lost Beothuk fishers and hunters, Leif Eriksson and…
his Viking colonists, waters teaming with fish, and hardy European settlers who made the Rock their home. Some of the stories verge on the fanciful and fantastic, including those about the earliest purported visitors. Major also captures the rowdy days of the 1700s when schools, doctors, and roads were nonexistent and corrupt, often-drunk British admirals dispensed frontier justice. 2001.As always, Julia: the letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto : food, friendship, and the making of a masterpiece
By Julia Child, Joan Reardon, Avis De Voto. 2010
Presents more than 200 letters exchanged between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her friend and unofficial literary agent. This collection opens…
the window on Julia's deepest thoughts and feelings. Some strong language. c2010.A year in Lucy's kitchen: seasonal recipes and memorable meals
By Lucy Waverman. 2009
The resurgence of farmers' markets, along with economic, environmental and health concerns have more and more people cooking for themselves.…
Now with Lucy's help you can eat better at home than in any restaurant, with hearty winter braises, through spring salads, summer grills and luscious fall feasts. Try a family-friendly Victoria Day celebration with Firecracker Chicken Salad and S'mores Squares, entertain foodie friends with a Caribbean Paella and Chocolate Baby Cakes, or try a new take on Indian cuisine. c2009.A number of things: stories of Canada told through fifty objects
By Jane Urquhart. 2016
For Canada's 150th birthday, Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our…
collective experience as a nation. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artist’s shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope. Bestseller. 2016.A nation forged in fire: Canadians and the Second World War, 1939-1945
By Desmond Morton, J. L Granatstein. 1989
While Canadian soldiers fought and died in World War II, Canada itself was changing. Ottawa was forced to turn to…
the United States for economic and strategic aid; women entered the work force; industry boomed; and old traditions and loyalties were swept away. 1989.A fair country: telling truths about Canada
By John Ralston Saul. 2008
In this vision of Canada, Saul unveils 3 founding myths: he argues that the famous "peace, order, and good government"…
that supposedly defines Canada is a distortion of the country's true nature. He describes Canada as a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas. Lastly, he believes that Canada has a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. c2008.The Judas kiss: The Undercover Life Of Patrick Kelly
By Michael Harris. 1995
One week after his wife plunged to her death from a 17th-floor balcony, Patrick Kelly was vacationing in Hawaii with…
his lover. The author tells of how Kelly changed from an RCMP undercover drug agent to smuggler and suspected fraud artist. Kelly was eventually convicted of the murder of his wife. 1995.The private capital: ambition and love in the age of Macdonald and Laurier
By Sandra Gwyn. 1984
A compelling account of private life in the age of Macdonald and Laurier. The author has used personal letters, diaries,…
scrapbooks, memoirs and social columns. 1984 Governor General's Award winner. c1984.The way it works: inside Ottawa
By Eddie Goldenberg. 2006
As Jean Chrétien's right-hand man for thirty years in Ministries all over Ottawa, Eddie Goldenberg got to know how things…
worked in politics - especially from 1993 to 2003, when he was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister. For example, during Paul Martin's years at Finance, Eddie was the go-between who linked Chrétien and Martin, who were for much of the time barely on speaking terms. Part political science textbook, part memoir, Goldenberg's work is a sometimes brutally honest look at the way the federal government really operates. 2006.The Klondike stampede (Adventures in Canadian history.)
By Pierre Berton. 1991
In the summer of 1897, two ships carrying more than a tonne of gold apiece sailed from the Yukon to…
civilization. The world went mad. By the winter of 1897-1898, more than one hundred thousand men and women had ventured to the Yukon to strike it rich. Pierre Berton tells how these gold-seekers made it through the frozen White and Chilkoot Passes, how they built an armada of boats to take them to the gold-fields, and what happened to them along the way. Grades 5-8. 1991.In this collection Mary combines all her favourite winter recipes with a selection of new dishes to give us not…
only the time-honoured traditional roast turkey and classic Victorian Christmas cake, but also a variety of new food ideas for the festive period. With clues on leftovers, buffets, a Christmas Day countdown and a trouble-shooting section, Mary will help solve your holiday cooking problems. 2006.Children's quick & easy cook book
By Angela Wilkes. 1997
This cookbook contains 100 sweet and savoury recipes, with instructions and step-by-step photographs to show how they are prepared. All…
the recipes require minimal adult supervision and use readily available ingredients. It also includes sections on kitchen safety, food hygiene, cooking techniques and cook's tools.Jamie's dinners: the essential cookbook
By Jamie Oliver. 2004
This book is concerned with giving the user quality options for family life. Most of the recipes use ingredients you…
can buy in any high street. The book covers soups, salads, pasta, meat, fish, desserts, creative veg, and a whole chapter on the sarnie. The family tree section shows the reader how by mastering one core principle, you can extend your repertoire as a cook. There is also a top ten best recipes as voted by thousands of people globally on Jamie's website. 2004.