I have a bit of a problem, I think I might be a cookbook hoarder! Â Yes, that’s right. Â I have a zillion cookbooks. Â The irony is that I use almost all of them! Â I love cookbooks for inspiration, for quick recipes and to think of new and creative ways to pair items together. (www.losaltosresort.com) Â Plus, with two 4 year olds I don’t get time to read novels anymore but I always have time to look through a cookbook.
This month DK Books is celebrating all that we love about food and drink with 30% of their Food and Drink Boutique
Here are some of the great titles you can find:
Chef Morimoto is one of my husband and I’s favourites as we have been fans of Iron Chef for many years. Â His new cookbook brings a wide variety of culinary skills and expertise together in a way that everyone can learn from him and try out some of his masterpieces like Daikon Fettuccini
Featuring 125 incredible and accessible recipes, including Tuna Pizza and mouth-watering Bouillabaisse to sinfully rich Chocolate Tart with White Chocolate Sorbet, this magnificently photographed cookbook includes amazing step by step photography as well as special features explaining Chef Morimoto’ cooking techniques and plating philosophies.
Our slow cooker is a kitchen saviour, especially on busy week nights. Â I love being able to pop in the ingredients in the morning and come home to dinner being ready. Â It’s like magic! Â The Slow Cook Book is filled with tons of recipes to make your slow cooker your kitchen hero!
From braising and stewing to poaching, steaming and baking, this indispensable kitchen handbook introduces slow cooking and makes use of step-by-step techniques and photography to ensure great results for 200 delicious recipes – from tasty tagines to fragrant curries. An ideal reference for the time-pressed cook on a tight budget, this book celebrates slow cooking in all its forms!Â
And finally, my new favourite and the book we are giving away The Family Cookbook .  A fabulous collection of great recipes that are perfect for any family.
With more than 700 recipes — each with a picture of the finished dish — DK’s Family Cookbook is packed with nutritious, easy-to-prepare meals perfect for anyone looking to feed their family good-quality, healthy meals on a budget.
Addressing food allergies, picky eaters, and how to keep meals healthy, the Family Cookbook includes nutritional information, with icons instantly alerting readers to healthy, freezable, vegetarian, and super-quick options, as well as notes on preparing ahead, batching and freezing, and how to be creative with leftovers.
Enter to win a copy of The Family Cookbook from DK Canada – contest is open to Canadians and ends June 26, 2014.
Darwin says
I find breakfast the most challenging. We usually lack time and variety for the kids.
jan says
without a doubt, breakfast
Judy C (Judy Cowan) says
Dinner, hard to come up with new ideas so we are not eating the same things all the time.
Jonnie says
Breakfast! I’m not a morning person so I find it hard to get motivated to make a nice meal first thing.
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Darlene W says
Every meal can be a challenge, but making dinner for everyone during the week is the biggest challenge. Everyone has sports or an activity to get to and a nutritious meal is hard to get into them sometimes
Jennifer L. says
I think dinner is the most challenging for me.
Amy C says
Lunch is the most challenging.
Darlene Schuller says
Dinner is the most challenging for us..
Sarah at Journeys of The Zoo says
Anything related to dinner. I don’t have problems with lunch and breakfast.
Besos, Sarah
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eleanor says
I’d love some new recipes for dinner to make it more interesting and varied
Erika E says
I find dinner the most difficult to be inspired about.
Monique L.S. says
Lunch. Unless we are having leftovers, we often have sandwiches, which is getting a bit boring for me.
Andrea Amy says
Every family meal. With 5 kids, who are all picky but in different ways, meal times is always a struggle, especially lunches and dinner.
Sarah @ Living As We says
Breakfast is my biggest challenge. I usually feel pretty ill in the mornings, so cereal and a piece of fruit is our go to. This looks like a great book!
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Joy says
I often have trouble knowing what to serve for supper – I need some inspiration – I like something quick and easy!
Rick F says
Holiday meals – all the hours in prep and cooking and the meal is over in 15 minutes.
Victoria Ess says
Lunch. I find that I have to make everyone different meals and it’s hard to get inspired about a meal that we don’t eat together.
ashley perez says
I think breakfast is the most challengeing because im not a morning person.
Jenny says
Holiday Meals
Brandee H says
I find lunch is often the most uninspired meal of the day. Too busy to take a lot of time. Usually ends up being leftovers.
heidi c. says
Dinner is the most difficult.
nicolthepickle says
Breakfast.. it gets boring after a while.
Lucy says
dinner, it’s hard to come up with new ideas
Stephanie LaPlante says
Fish because I don’t really know how to cook it. I do try.
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Angela Mitchell says
Dinner is challenging for me. Just coming up with new ideas and something to please the whole family is so hard sometimes.
Rob Brydon says
Christmas Dinner without a doubt!! So many hungry family members that you don’t want to disappoint with a National Lampoon’s type of turkey.
amber y says
Dinner is hardest for me, especially the sides.
Nic says
I find lunch to be the hardest.
Tanis says
Dinner… especially in summer when we are busy!
sarah sar says
I struggle a lot with dinner! Sometimes I just end up making the same things over and over again.
Christy Martin says
Usually dinner and we’ve had a few really “off” things because of it. For example, fish is not a favorite but when I run out of ideas it is a forced meal!