We’re cooking the books! Those gorgeous recipe books that stuffed our stockings are now, literally, stuffing our stockings.
Whining and Dining
For those who only have cheese with their whine, this book provides over 100 healthy recipes, with tips and tricks to teach children how to trust their bodies and choose food that is good for them (and delicious).
Whining & Dining, Mealtime Survival for Picky Eaters and the Families Who Love Them; available at www.randomhouse.ca; $30
The Devil’s Picnic
Award-winning journalist Taras Grescoe recounts his experiences with food and drink substances that have been “legally banned and publicly demonized,” raising parental-sounding issues like “Who decides what’s bad for us?” and “What will be banned next?”
The Devil’s Picnic; available at www.amazon.ca; $14
More First Meals
Spoon-feeding us new recipes and tips for babies and toddlers, with handy references for nutritional requirements for each age range – plus pages to record their reactions. (But we’re already reacting positively to it.)
More First Meals, Canadian Edition; available at www.chapters.indigo.ca; $18
Fat
We wish we knew how to quit you, fat; though now it seems we may not have to! Chef Jennifer McLagan uses scientific research to show how fat is important culturally, and beneficial to us. The skinny is: Fat is Back!
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes; available at www.mcclelland.com; $38
The Brownie Lover’s Bible
Includes classic recipes along with brownie-inspired cakes, cookies and puddings with Vegan, nondairy and gluten-free variations; Thou Shalt Eat her Grown-up Rocky Road Brownies.
The Brownie Lover’s Bible: Over 100 Delicious Recipes; available at www.whitecap.ca; $25