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• CKUA Cooks

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  Our North 52 collection is full of Edmonton history, including this cookbook put out by CKUA. See what Edmontonians were cooking in 2002!

• Jean Paré

  An Appetite for Life : the Inspiring Story of Canada's Most Popular Cookbook Author

  Schultz, Judy

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• Good Friends, Great Grilling

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  It’s not an Edmonton food list unless we include a Company’s Coming book. This book is all about making the most of the BBQ during the summer and catching up with friends, but you can search the collection to find others from the series, from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eat Alberta First

  a Year of Local Recipes From Where the Prairies Meet the Mountains

  Anderson, Karen (Columnist)

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  This book is not just a cookbook; it’s a guide to the Albertan food scene as a general. True, it features recipes, but it also highlights the food grown and produced in Alberta and showcases how our culinary habits shift along with our uniquely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Easy Baking in Barb's Kitchen

  Love Baking Again! : Enjoy Being a Hero With Your Friends and Family, Perfecting Your Baking in Time-saving Ways!

  Lockert, Barb, 1958-2024

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  Generations of local cooks have trusted Barb’s Kitchen Centre whenever they needed to find a specialized ingredients or tools for their home kitchen. They also trusted Barb’s culinary advice. This book provides Barb’s years of baking wisdom and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prairie Table

  Suppers, Potlucks & Socials--crowd-pleasing Recipes to Bring People Together

  Johnston, Karlynn

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  What began with her blog, the Kitchen Magpie, has now become a series of cookbooks preserving modern Albertan-Ukrainian and Prairie cooking. Check our catalogue for all her books so you can wow with Dessert and a Christmas feast as well.

• Good and Cheap

  Eat Well on $4/Day

  Brown, Leanne

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  Leanne Brown’s Good and Cheap is a look at how to cook on a limited budget. Leanne is so passionate about helping people eat well no matter their circumstances, she had the cookbook available for free as a pdf online for all who needed it and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Duchess at Home

  Sweet & Savoury Recipes From My Home to Yours

  Courteau, Giselle

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  Duchess as a local bake shop has become a staple in Edmonton, so much so that the co-founder Giselle Courteau has been able to successfully publish two cookbooks full of recipes and ideas from their kitchen.

• You Are Human and You Need Cake

  Van Rosendaal, Julie, 1970-

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  She may be from Calgary but this former CBC food writer has long been a staple in the western prairies food community. And who can’t get behind a statement so bold and true as ‘You are Human and You Need Cake’?

• Garden Journey

  Stories, Sketches and Recipes

  Shaw, Terrie

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  A local publication by Terrie Shaw, this book is a lovely blend of recipes, garden advice, and stories. Get a glimpse into Terrie’s backyard garden, kitchen, and life.

• Our Favourite Recipes

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  A collection of recipes put together by the Native Seniors’ Centre in Edmonton. This book is full of short and sweet home classics.

• Native Cook Book

  the Great Outdoors Kitchen

  Anderson, Anne, 1906-1997

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  Full of traditional recipes and techniques from Cree teachings, this 1973 book by Anne Anderson is both practical and full of insight and story into Cree history.

• Heritage Collection

  Cookbook of the Edmonton Heritage Festival

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  Nothing represents the diversity of food and cultures in Edmonton better than Edmonton’s Heritage Festival. This cookbook captures some of the recipes from the many communities participating in the 1993 festival. This acts as a snapshot of diversity…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barb & Ernie's Simply Home Style

  Feuchter, Ernie

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  Barb & Ernie’s has been a staple in Edmonton since opening in 1975. This book features the classics from their restaurants in the no-nonsense, common sense voice of Ernie himself.

• Cooking With Oil

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  Are you dying to make Ryan Smyth’s favourite mushroom pork chops? Does the secret to Mike Comrie’s favourite feta-topped broiled chicken keep you up at night? Look no further! This cookbook captures the favourite recipes of your favourite 2002…Read moreRead more of this annotation