Choice Cookery

Published in 1889 by prolific cookbook author Catherine Owen, this work was designed to appeal to women looking for the "newest and best in modern cookery." Originally written for Harper's Bazar, Owen's work was aimed at the upper class household seeking culinary elegance, rather than household economy.

Catherine Owen is an Edmonton-based poet (formerly of Vancouver) whose work has been published in national and international journals such as "Queen's Quarterly" and "Poetry Salzburg". Her first book "Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele" (Exile Editions, 1998) was nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award while her second, "The Wrecks of Eden" (Wolsak and Wynn, 2002) was short listed for the BC Book Prize. Her most recent collections are "Cusp/detritus" (Anvil Press, 2006) and "Shall: ghazals" (Wolsak and Wynn, 2006). Her work has also appeared in the anthologies "A Practice of Spirit" (St Thomas Poetry Series 2002) and a collection of tributes to Joe Rosenblatt (Guernica Editions 2005).