RECENTLY, while
thumbing through
Roget's Super Thesaurus
I came across the term
“dibliobibuli,” which
refers to a voracicus
reader of books,

~~. How could J, as a lover of
“words, let this one slip by
without somehow, in some
way, usin ie
*'Teouk
So in preparation for the
festive season, here are some
tasty suggestions for the cull
:nary bibliobibuli on your’
°*~ Christmas shopping list.

a B Gourmet’s Weekends, .
:, Seasonal Menus and. Recipes
.. for Casual Gatherings, from ~
the”: Editors. of. Gourmet
magazine, ° Conde... . Nast —
: Books, $31.50."

This beautifully illustrated
cookbook and guide to week-
end entertaining almost did- -
n’t_make ic into this column.

My mother wouldn’t give *.

y afternoon send-off
aurmet’s. Weekends lists

My rriom, an adventurous
‘cook who is kriown among
family ‘and. friends for.her culi

y skilis{ is drawn to.new.

With the pu

cookbooks like a raincloud is
drawn to the North Shore.
Not long aiter getting
hold of my review copy of
Gourmet’s Weekends she was
flipping through the glossy
pages and rubbing her hands
together over recipes like
Beer, Cornmeal and Chili
Quick bread, and Red Onion,
Seallion and Tarragon
Frittata. Soon she was in the
kitchen, book prop pped ops open,
pullin B out tins and jars of
ingredients and getting
down to
business.
She told
all her
friends about
the book, and
even Jent it to
one after the.
friend compli-
mented a dish
made from it.
She returned
it to me reluc-
tandy when I said
it was time to
write the column.
--Keep this quict,
but you an bet

: Shere wilt be a copy.

ily wrapped

topped with 2
- bow — waiting for
her under the tree on.
“Christmas morning. And,
think ii include 3 note, sug
igesting she make Goat __.
“Cheese Ravioli with Garlic
Tomato Sauce for her

The. Importance » of
Lunch, and other restl-life
{adventures in geod cats,
by Jehn Allemang, pub-
‘lished. .by Random
House Canada, $32.95.

lemang s has been writ-
in about the pleasure
of eating since the late

umn ran in the. Globe.

This is nota cookbook,
though there are recipes | *
cluded; but a mouth-water-
ing collection of irreverent
minders to enjoy the food .
ye cat, rather than see it as _
what we must doi in order to-.

survive. ;
“5 His logic is difficule’ to dis-:
~ pute:-“Food is a pleasure. _

‘That needs to be said again
and again in these mean, self-.
lacerating times: A strongly

1637 Lonsdale Ave., N, Vai. 984-6700

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pak. iy zen Margari mix, ‘Strawberry

a mix

flavoured old cheddar is onc
of the supreme accomplish-
ments of the human race,
right up there with Darwinian
theory and carly Motown.”

Hear hear! This one is
worth digging into.

And now ... Pm out of
room. Look for more gift
suggestions for your favourite
gastronoraically inclined bib-
liobibuli in this space next
week.

Christmas dinner
o roast turkey & gravy

. % apricot stuffing & cranberry |
sauce.

© candied yums-brussel
+. Sprouts with almonds

* garlic mashed potatoes
or roast potatoes

© Christmas pudding-custard 5°

or sherry trifle.

: Vegetarian? Other items available

“$17. 50 por person* Psi

: Ready-to-sorve.
Delivery er Pick ep.

A bottle of fine wine —

Sublime vegetarian cookery

& Sublime Vegetarian, by Bili Jones,
Douglas & McIntyre, $26.95.

Katharine Hamer

News Reporter
khamer@nsnews.com

GIVEN that it’s all too
easy for vegetarian
recipes to fall into the
lentil burger-with-
limp-salad category,
Bill Jones’ latest title
is like (gourmet)
manna from heaven. °

Jones, a French-
trained chef whose for-
mer jobs include stints in
the kitchens of Sooke .
Harbour House and the Raintree
Restaurant, has employed a cornucopia
of cultural references in his new book,
from South America to Seuthcast Asia.
You car tell thes fon s is a local — he
devows en satire section of Seblry +

Vegetarian to sushi. Stuffings like braiscd

shiitake mushroom, Japanese eggplant,

and charred asparagus make a tempting
change from cucumber.

Further unusual ingredients pepper

every section from appetizer (Tortilla

Wrap with Goat's Cheese,

Toma», Arugula; and

Ng Sunflower Seeds) to main

course (Shanghai Noodles

with Banana Squash and Apple

Curry) to dessert (Blackberries

and Honey-Lavender Custard).

Something else you never see: a

note on “Wine and Vegetarian

Cooking.” Bill Jones ciearly

understands that oenophiles

don’t have to be carnivorous. No

more burgundy and bocuf bour-

guignon! Let’s have mezlot and

“rustic pasta” dishes!

This book looks so delicious, in
fact, that { can hardly wait to get it home -
and ask my husband to cook everything in
it. .
What, you thought I’d be slaving over
ahot stove? ~

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