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My Favourite Book of 2011: Natalia (Publicity)
by Natalia
Food & Drink / December 20, 2011
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I got my hands on a copy of Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty earlier this year and I've been cooking my way through it ever since. Usually when I buy a cookbook, if even one recipe makes it into my personal collection I call it a success—but with Ottolenghi it's recipe after recipe after recipe that I make over and over again. We'll even be doing his pear crostinis as appetizers for Christmas dinner this year—and a recipe has to be pretty fabulous for my family to break with tradition on such a special occasion!
My favourite, though, has to be the saffron taggliatelle with spiced butter. 
This is to die for, my friends. I felt compelled to buy a pasta maker just to do justice to the pine nuts.
Green bean salad with mustard seeds and tarragon. The fun part is when he directs you to pop the mustard seeds like popcorn!
Sadly, I don't have a picture handy, but I can tell you that there is nothing more exquisite than caramelized fennel with goat's cheese. I had my doubts about fennel—it's a weird looking vegetable don't you think?—but this recipe is delicious.
What are you all cooking this week? Have you ever changed anything about Christmas dinner or is always the same?
My Favourite Book of 2011: Sandy (Sales)
by Sandy
Kids / December 20, 2011
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If I had to pick just one book for this season... and that's almost impossible with the choice we have here at Raincoast... it would be the Chronicle children's book Press Here. It's a book that is difficult to describe because it has to be experienced. It is an action book that requires your full participation and attention. With so many electronic games, and plastic toys with batteries taking the attention of young brains these days (goodness I sound like my Grandmother...) this book is a delight for kids and adults alike. I read it to my 5 year old Grandson and he was so delighted he wanted to read it over and over again. My 12 year old Grandson was watching and then wanted to read it with us as well. It's good for all ages. The long lost art of imagination is alive and well in this special book by Hervé Tullet.
Originally published in France in 2010, Chronicle bought rights for North America. Give yourself and treat and take a few minutes to play...cover to cover in Press Here.
Chronicle Book Craft Catalogue
by Dan
Craft / August 12, 2010
You know that all our new and recent catalogues are available to download online, right? Of course you did.
Well, I just wanted to let you know that the Chronicle Books Craft catalogue for Fall 2010—with new books from Amy Butler and Lotta Jansdotter—is now available to download (PDF) at your leisure. Happy crafting!
Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
by Dan
Food & Drink / February 01, 2010
Lovingly designed inside and out with stunning colour photographs by Susie Cushner, brush calligraphy by San Yan Wong, and detailed line drawings, Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo is just one of the most beautiful cookbooks I have ever seen.
But it's not *just*a coffee-table book. Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking includes more than 100 recipes, and Lo – an acclaimed chef with decades of experience – guides you step-by-step through the techniques, ingredients, and equipment of new and old Chinese cuisine.
It's an amazing book and surely a 'must-have' for Chinese cuisine aficionados.
Just watch this fabulous video for the book: