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Foods is both appealing and appetizing, and offers a wide range of words and pictures of foods that are both simple and true. The concept of the food groups is one of the learning tracks offered in this book. Ready to eat? The interactive picture books in the Word Box collection encourage the development of the child’s vocabulary while having fun! Offered in French, English, and Spanish, they are also a great way to discover other languages, and show the right way to say words, thanks to the narration. At the end you will find questions, supplements, or games to have even more fun!

Attrayant et appétissant, Aliments offre une belle variété de mots et d’illustrations d’aliments simples et vrais. Le concept des groupes alimentaires est l’une des pistes d’apprentissage proposées dans ce livre. Prêts à passer à table? Les imagiers interactifs de la collection Boîte à mots stimulent le développement du vocabulaire de l’enfant tout en l’amusant! Réalisés en français, en anglais et en espagnol, ils sont aussi une bonne façon de s’initier à d’autres langues, et ils permettent d’apprendre la bonne prononciation des mots avec la narration.

Comme une moniale dévouée à son sacerdoce, Cora, la femme d’affaires québécoise, dévoile l’audace, la foi, l’amour et la détermination à l’origine du succès fulgurant que son entreprise connaît aujourd’hui. À l’époque, le premier petit resto Cora fut créé pour assurer la survie de ses trois adolescents. Ces lettres, adressées à sa marque de commerce, s’expriment dans un style et un ton rappelant son domaine de prédilection : la cuisine.

The new art of the cocktail has arrived in bars and lounges. In this exquisitely produced book, world-class bartenders Shawn Soole and Nate Caudle compile cutting-edge recipes for the experienced bartender and beginner mixologist alike. The ultimate cocktail book, Cocktail Culture boasts over 110 original recipes, from Classic-inspired Drinks and Tikis to Weird, Experimental & Mainstays and Flips.

It’s no secret that Canadians love beer, and in the western provinces, the large number of successful microbreweries continues to prove that distinct beer—high-quality beer—is important to our national pint-lovers. Beer Quest West is for homebrewers and beer aficionados alike: this is your guide to the best of the west. Alberta and British Columbia are host to over seventy microbreweries, and that number is increasing every year.

Buffalo Girl Cooks Bison is the first comprehensive contemporary bison cookbook for a general North American market. With more than 100 well-tested, delectable recipes, Bain ensures that you’ll have plenty of culinary inspiration for every cut of bison. Recipes include Bison + Cheddar Biscuits, Quinoa + Kale Bison Soup, Maple-Whisky Bison Burgers, Southwestern Braised Bison Short Ribs, Pan-Fried Bison Liver with Dijon-Shallot Cream Sauce, and many more. Bison are primarily grass-fed as well as hormone and antibiotic free.

Winner of the 2017 Taste Canada Food Writing Award in Culinary Narratives. The food lover's guide to finding the best of the best in the vibrant Okanagan.Discover the edible delights of the Okanagan with profiles on more than 125 farm-to-table chefs, bakers, beekeepers, orchardists, farmers, market gardeners, butchers and charcutiers, fisherpeople, coffee roasters, distillers, craft brewers, chocolatiers, millers, foragers, cheesemakers, fishmongers, and producers of fine craft foods and drink.

A compilation of the best of the region’s food, drink, and recreation, the book reveals local culinary secrets: crusty double-baked bread, lavender-infused pepper, seasonal vegetables, dark red cherries, sinfully rich double-cream brie, and farm-fresh eggs with yolks so dark they will startle. And of course, the wines. What would delicious local food be without famous vintages from the unique Okanagan terroir?

The Deerholme Foraging Book is an exploration of the wild foods found in the Pacific Northwest. It is written by award-winning chef and author Bill Jones and features local mushrooms, edible plants, sea vegetables, and shellfish. The book is the product of twenty years of research and professional cooking with foraged foods. It serves as an introduction to the world of wild food and contains identification and sourcing information, harvesting and preparation tips, and more than one hundred delicious recipes featuring many types of wild foods.

With sharp, witty reviews of the best spots in town to slake your thirst, Drinking Vancouver: 100+ Great Bars in the City and Beyond is the pocket-sized booze bible for locals and visitors craving a night out on the town. Divided into 11 neighbourhoods, each one with a handy map, visit many of the new, revamped and unique establishments from the heritage bars of Gastown to the slick joints of Yaletown to the gritty pubs of the Downtown Eastside. The book includes a bar index for easy referral, 'On-the-Road' sections covering the Lower Mainland, Victoria, and the Okanagan.