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The traditional fishcake made with salt cod, potatoes and summer savory may be a perennial favourite, but it’s always fun to try a variation on a classic dish.

Scrumptious & Sustainable Fishcakes: A Collection of the Best Sustainable Fishcake Recipes from Canadian Chefs, Coast to Coast offers recipes that tap into a home cook’s adventurous side—Cornmeal-Crusted Salmon Cakes with Apricot and Currant Chutney, and Smoked Line-Caught Haddock Cakes with Sweet Corn and Tartar Sauce for example.

The recipes were collected from chefs across Canada by Liz Feltham, sisters Elaine Elliot and Virginia Lee, chef Craig Flinn, Sandra Nowlan and Maureen Tilley—all successful food writers and cookbook authors in their own right.

Each recipe makes recommendations regarding the most sustainable seafood options for that dish, and offers web links for those who want more information. Beautiful photography rounds out this must-have tribute to the humble home classic. Formac; $24.95.~AB

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