THE PRAIRIE TABLE (Appetite by Random House, 2019, 264 pages, ISBN 978-0-14-753110 $32 hardbound) is by Karylynn Johnston, a food blogger (The Kitchen Magpie) and author of "Flapper Pie and a Blue Prairie Sky". These are new and nostalgic preps of Canadian Prairie Life, with family faves that can double for weekend entertainment dinners and potluck parties – gatherings of any kind, the "socials". The 100+ recipes cover the gamut and arrangement by topic, such as breads and baked goods, small bites for apps, salads and veggie sides, mains, cookies and dainties, portable desserts (for potlucks and picnics), and end with libations, which have been curated by her husband. There is even a chapter on Ukrainian dishes, reflecting that heritage of the Canadian prairies.
But the book could have been improved if it also used metric in the recipes, or at least had a metric conversion chart.
Audience and level of use: family food lovers, Prairie dwellers, comfort foodies.
Some interesting or unusual recipes/facts: perogy; nalysnyky; nachynka; periske; pumpkin morning glory muffins; bacon-wrapped cabbage wedges; minty feta, cherry and watermelon salad; cold picnic BBQ fried chicken; red curry pumpkin, chickpea, and sweet potato soup.
The downside to this book: it's a Canadian book with no metric measurements and no conversion tables.
The upside to this book: a well-put together package of inviting food,
Quality/Price Rating: 90
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