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JANUARY 6 2023
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WINTER
COMFORTS
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The holidays are over and we have a new year to look forward to.
Personally, I welcome winter and its slower pace because it allows me more time to spend in my kitchen. I can’t wait to get home on a cold weekday evening and put something on the stovetop like a quick curry, a stir fry, or a simple pasta dish.
Sundays are a treasure. I might make a slow cooked meal in the oven, and chicken stock on the stovetop for soup. I then sit down with a book and enjoy the aromas as they waft through the house. Then the best part is when family arrives for Sunday dinner.
This is what winter comfort means to me.
The importance of cooking and sharing meals are echoed by so many great cookbook authors this year. Bonnie Stern and her daughter Anna Rupert launched Don’t Worry, Just Cook this past fall. Their aim is to “foster comfort and connection through food”.
Sisters Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe have published More Mandy's: More Recipes We Love (on the heels of their very successful Mandy's Gourmet Salads book that features many of the recipes for their signature salads featured at their restaurants). We have fond memories of our team's trip to their Toronto restaurant location. Recipes in this new compilation have a more diverse and international flair.
Award-winning cookbook author Melissa Clarke has a wonderful new book called Dinner in One featuring over 100 recipes that you can make in one vessel, whether it’s a sheet pan or a pot. What’s not to love about that?
What all these authors have in common is an unbridled passion for food and how it brings people together. I encourage you to take advantage of the winter season to savour a good cookbook or two and get into your kitchen and cook... and share whatever comes from it with your family, friends and neighbours.
Many thanks to Bonnie and Anna, and Mandy and Rebecca, for sharing their recipes below.
To best prepare winter meals like soups, stews, and chowders my go-to vessels are Staub enameled cast iron products from France. We have some exceptional savings this on Staub this month, with some pieces up to 58% off. Check out our Staub collection here.
Here’s to a great 2023.
— Jill
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Bonnie Stern's latest cookbook, Don’t Worry, Just Cook, written with her daughter Anna Rupert, is here to help cooks of all experience foster comfort and connection through food. With her trademark encouraging style and attention to detail, Bonnie writes recipes that are consistently delicious, widely appealing, and, as always, timeless. Buy here or in-store
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Excerpted from Don’t Worry, Just Cook by Bonnie Stern and Anna Rupert, published by Appetite by Random House, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. Copyright © 2022 Bonnie Stern Cooking Schools Ltd. and Anna Rupert. Food photography by Tyler Anderson. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.
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This second sensational cookbook from sisters Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe is packed with more salads, more smoothies, more sweets—and now morning fuel and soups too! Heartwarming recipes for cold-weather meals, plus plenty of year-round favorites. Even in wintertime, there's nothing a Mandy's salad can't fix. Buy here or in-store
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Excerpted from More Mandy’s: More Recipes We Love by Mandy Wolfe, Rebecca Wolfe and Meredith Erickson. Copyright © 2022 Amanda Wolfe and Rebecca Wolfe. Photography by Alison Slattery, Two Food Photographers. Design by Cow Goes Moo. Illustrations by Neethi. Published by Appetite by Random House, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
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In Dinner in One, Melissa Clark brings her home cook’s expertise and no-fuss approach to the world of one-pot/pan cooking. With nearly all of the recipes being made in under one hour, the streamlined steps ensure you are in and out of the kitchen without dirtying a multitude of pans or spending more time than you need to on dinner. Buy here or in store
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STAUB
WINTER SPECIALS
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Up to 58% off Staub products. Limited time offer; while supplies last.
Learn more about Staub here.
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DELIVERY & CURBSIDE
Delivery orders received by 2 p.m. will be delivered the next day.
Curbside pick-up remains available during store hours.
Convenient pick-up spots with well-marked signage are on Talbot Street, between King and York.
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STORE
HOURS
Monday–Friday 10–5
Saturday 9–5
Sunday CLOSED
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FREE
PARKING
Get 2 free hours using the HonkMobile app with promo code CORE
No smartphone or app? Call city Parking Services at 519-661-4537
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MARKET
PARKING
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(during market hours with validation)
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Monday–Friday: FIRST HOUR FREE
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Saturday–Sunday: TWO HOURS FREE
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