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You know we recently vacationed in P.E.I, a place where beloved Canadian Chef Michael Smith calls home. You can’t go far on the island without seeing his face in a bookstore window or on a poster.

I’m a big fan of Michael’s cookbooks, Fast Flavours is in regular rotation – and his latest, Family Meals, is right up my alley. In fact, it hasn’t left my kitchen since it arrived in the mail; that is entirely the point of the book.

With sections such as ‘Lunchbox & Snacks’, ‘ Cook Ahead’ and ‘Family Meals in Minutes’, it’s obvious Chef Michael is familiar with juggling the demands of a busy household and a career.  And while many family cookbooks deliver recipes to cook for your family, Chef Michael’s shows you how to have fun in the kitchen with your family. It’s a subject we love around here!

Family Meals cookbook

We gobbled up the nutmeg-scented Weekend Pancakes on a recent Saturday morning and I simmered a big batch of Sloppy Joes on my stove yesterday. Don’t ask me why, but I’ve never made sloppy Joes for my kids. “I think I’ll have another one.” said Noah, shyly, after making the first bun disappear in a twinkling.

The boys have pounced on Family Meals, too and we’ve bookmarked another  handful of dishes to make together: Rosemary Apple Braised Chicken, Broccoli Bacon Frittata and Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies.

True to Penguin’s style, the recipes are easy to follow, the photos gorgeous, and the book is a joy to cook from.  Michael Smith’s Family Meals is available online at both Indigo and Amazon and I’m giving away two copies today!

Michael Smith's Family Meals cookbook

Giveaway!

Thanks to my publisher at Penguin Random House I have two copies of Michael Smith’s Family Meals to giveaway to North American readers.

To enter, leave a comment on this post and tell me what meal brings your family around the table. Or a favourite meal as a child…

That’s it!

Winners will be announced on Sunday, August 10. Good luck to all!

Cooking has always been Aimée's preferred recreational activity, creative outlet, and source of relaxation. After nearly ten years in the professional cooking industry, she went from restaurant to RSS by trading her tongs and clogs for cookie cutters and a laptop, serving as editor here at Simple Bites. Her first book, Brown Eggs and Jam Jars - Family Recipes from the Kitchen of Simple Bites, was published in February 2015.

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467 Comments

  1. Pot Roast for Sunday dinner brings back great family dinner memories from my childhood!

  2. Would love to check that out! We’re around the table together nearly every night and I love that that’s our normal and sad it isn’t the normal for so many more.

  5. We love a good pasta – Alfredo, primavera, lasagna, or even just plain Jane spaghetti

  8. A “feast night” gathers our family around the table. The ‘feast’ can be anything from a roasted chicken to summer bbq with potato salad. The meal is the anchor for the gathering.

  13. Mum’s fish chowder & fresh tea biscuits still have the same effect now as when I was a kid – no one is late for dinner!

  14. It would have to be baked beans with coleslaw and molasses brown bread!

  15. The meal that brings my family together is spaghetti. It could be bolognese or meatballs-it is always the favorite. Childhood meal would be chicken and dumplings.

  16. My kids all gather round for baked chicken breasts, fresh new PEI potatoes and steamed yellow beans

  17. Pan fried haddock with mashed potatoes and coleslaw is a big favourite here.

  18. I love my parents traditional Jamaican cooking, ackees /or callaloo and saltfish , fried dumplings, with avocado, and breadfruit. Yum 🙂

  23. A good old Turkey dinner is or favorite family meal. We will cook turkey anytime of the year. Second to that would be a Lobster and Clam bake.

  25. One of my family’s favourite’s meals is a stir-fry…vegetarian or chicken..it doesn’t matter…it always gets smiles and empty plates.

  27. Well, no one wanted to commit to just one favorite…from my view point pasta, mac and cheese, BBQ pork and venison meatloaf are very well consumed!!

  28. It depends on the occasion. I usually cook family favourites for birthdays and special occasions. Ham & Scalloped potatoes, Lasagna, Green Pea soup or Friendship soup and sweet and sour meatballs are some of the favourites.

  29. I love Chef Michael Smith and recently visited his Flavour Shack in Souris, PEI. I look forward to adding this cookbook to my collection. His recipes are always easy to follow – my favourite is his country bread recipe. So easy, yet so healthy and delicious. A staple in my house!

  30. We are fortunate enough to have lunch and dinner together as a family because we live in a small town. My favorite is lunch because sometimes we are rushed and I get my kids to pitch in and help too. Chef Michael Smith’s recipes dont send me on a trip to the city for ingredients that are not readily available.

  32. I work in a high school and one question I ask students how often they eat with there family. It’s shocking how many busy families do not eat together. I think this new book by chef Michael is so important to help organize busy families. I love cooking and sharing the meal I prepared with my husband and two girls. Always lively conversation and you learn so much from your family.

  33. When my kids were young, they loved creating their own homemade pizzas with toppings they each chose. Now in their mid twenties, they still love homemade pizza night when they come to visit.

  35. My kids love tacos, and pancakes (not at the same time 🙂 ). Both are easy fuss-free meals that cook up quick. Your Cornmeal pancakes are the only ones we make!
    This book looks right up my alley as I am not looking forward to the return of Lunchbox Season.

  38. Right now I would say it is on sunday nights where we have “la once”‘ which is a typical chilean (my husband is from chile) late afternoon tea, with homemade bread, jam, ham, avocado, cheese, tomatoes, eggs and cake.
    The kids get to pick what they put on their bread! My 5 year old will talk about it hours before we start on Sundays, and its the only time he happily helps to set the table!

  39. Every Sunday after church we have a tradition of inviting some friends over and making homemade buttermilk pancakes. This time of year they always include either blueberries or raspberries. They’re always devoured by any age!

  41. My favourite is anything my wife makes that brings us and the kids to the table together. Preferably roast chicken with local asparagus and polenta. Topped off with local raspberries and blueberries. Yum!

  43. Really hopeful to get this book for the lunch ideas for school lunches, there must be more than the sandwich idea

  44. To me it’s not so much what we had for dinner, it was the time we actually spent together as a family, talking about nothing and everything at the same time. I never realized as a younger child but now those days mean so much to me. Now starting my own family I look forward to gatherings around the supper table, as the product is always honest and so to will the conversation. Family meals are always welcome, no matter what’s on the plate.

  48. so excited to hear about this giveaway. My son and I watch Michael’s shows and cook one of his recipes every time its my sons night to cook. Bonding over the cooking and eating of the meals we prepare together, not only teaches him an important life skill, but also brings our family to the table. Thanks Michael!!!

  49. I recently asked my mom for her BBQ ribs recipe. It is one of my favourites growing up and I love that my two girls get to enjoy one of my childhood favourites and it is now one of theirs!

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