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ARCHIVED - Bon appétit!
A Celebration of Canadian Cookbooks
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History of Canadian Cookbooks
The Culture of Cooking
- Preface
- Some of Today's Favourite Cooks
- The Multicultural Kitchen
The Multicultural Kitchen
Umberto Menghi opened the first authentic Italian restaurant in Vancouver in 1972. He became a huge success, and many of his most popular recipes can be found in this book.
From Our Slovak Kitchen. Winnipeg: Catholic Women's League of the Visitation of Our Lady Slovak Church, 1984
Rolls, dumplings, tortes, strudels, dessert slices and tarts fill the pages of this collection of Slovak favourites published in particular for "the children of Slovak descent, as a reminder of their heritage" (p. 1).
![Page [11] of cookbook, CANADIAN KARELIAN TRADITIONS: FOOD, with a recipe for Karelian Meat Pot](/obj/027006/f1/nlc009125.U11-v6.jpg)
![Page [12] of cookbook, CANADIAN KARELIAN TRADITIONS: FOOD, with a recipe for Turnip Casserole](/obj/027006/f1/nlc009125.U12-v6.jpg)
The Karelians originally immigrated to Canada from the province of Karelia, then part of Finland. This little book gives readers a rare feeling for their cuisine. As one cook commented when asked for a favourite recipe, "What recipe? We don't use recipes. We just go to the kitchen and make it" (p. [1]).
