The Best of Food: Marion Kane's Favorite Recipes from the Toronto Star

this book is packed with meatless main dishes featuring grains beans and gussied-up veggies from risotto to ratatouille to tamale pie. there's lots of low-fat fare that refuses to sacrifice flavor with an abundance of specialties from far-flung places such as Tandoori Chicken Carib Squash Dumplings and Sou thern Barbecued Pork. A chapter devoted to holiday cooking will be a boon for harried hosts-it runs the gamut from latkes (a must at Chanukah) to turkey with its trimmings (including an indispensable roasting chart) to a luscious carrot cake ideal for weddings. In a nutshell these are recipes for real food that real people will want to make. This is a book that reflects the current trends without being trendy. these recipes are tried tested and true-this is truly a cookbook that no kitchen should be without