[.ca] All Stirred Up: The Best Recipes from the Womens ... (ISBN 0679311556)

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Some cultures believe that food tastes better when the person doing the cooking is in high spirits. So perhaps that's why the dishes from All Stirred Up taste so good--the positive vibe flowing from the Women's Culinary Network has seeped into the recipes. The network is an eclectic band of professional chefs, TV chefs, food writers, restaurateurs, and recipe creators. There are dieticians, home economists, and personal chefs. These women share the belief that nourishing body and soul with food is one of life's most rewarding pleasures, and that passion is reflected in the recipes. Many of the dishes are bursting with nutrition: Try the Tofu Vegetable Stew from Jan Main, who teaches cooking at an inner-city school for girls with special needs. Other recipes are for those on the go: Nettie Cronish's Penne with Olives, Capers, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Chickpeas is delicious, quick to prepare, and perfect to bring along to a buffet dinner party. More decadently, celebrity chef Christine Cushing contributes a Pleasures of Provence menu, which includes a succulent roast leg of lamb. There's a crunchy sweet Wild Blueberry Crumble and a traditional Tartine D'Erable. All told, there are more than 150 recipes here and the variety is fabulous. The book is organized into menus for all sorts of occasions, including a Fresh Springtime Supper, a Vegetarian Repast, and a Taste of Jamaica. While a few more photographs would be nice--some dishes are beautifully-photographed, but most are not illustrated--many of the women write with such rich detail about why the recipes matter to them that their enthusiasm is sure to rub off. --Carolyn Leitch

All stirred up:
Congratulations to the Women's Culinary Network for producing such a wonderful collection of delicious recipes. This book is well organized and easy to follow. The combined knowledge of the WCN members is amazing and they are generous in sharing it with their readers. They also provide an interesting insight into the background and motivation of the individual talented Canadian Chefs who contributed recipes reflecting diverse ethnic tastes: Greek,Indian,French, Italian, British, Lebanese, etc. etc. as well as Vegetarian delights. It is an excellent read!