Scrumptious & Sustainable Fishcakes: A Collection of the Best Sustainable Fishcake Recipes from Canadian Chefs, Coast to Coast (Flavours Cookbook)

From traditional white-fish cakes and rich, elegant crab cakes to exotically spiced Asian dishes, fishcakes are enjoyed in homes and restaurants the world over. Scrumptious & Sustainable Fishcakes celebrates this humble classic, combining the best traditional recipes with innovative and delicious creations as prepared by some of Canada's best chefs.

Included are such offerings as cornmeal-crusted salmon cakes with apricot and currant chutney, smoked line-caught haddock cakes with sweet corn and tartar sauce, and chilled Atlantic lobster salad cakes. Beautiful full-colour photographs show the delicious final results.

All of the recipes recommend the most sustainable seafood options available from both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, with website links for further information. All recipes have been tested and adapted for home use.

These recipes have been collected from chefs across Canada by six Maritime cookbook creators. For many years Elizabeth Feltham wrote a weekly food column for The Coast in Halifax. Sisters Elaine Elliot and Virginia Lee are food enthusiasts who have published many cookbooks, including the best-selling Maritime Flavours. Chef Craig Flinn has published three cookbooks featuring fresh, local cooking. Sandra Nowlan and Maureen Tilley have each published healthy eating cookbooks.

ELIZABETH FELTHAM writes a weekly food column for The Coast in Halifax.

VIRGINIA LEE is the author of Pacific Flavours Guidebook and Cookbook and co-author, with her sister Elaine Elliot, of Maritime Flavours Guidebook and Cookbook as well as several other cookbooks that specialize in coastal cuisine. She is a native Nova Scotian whose three children live in British Columbia and the Caribbean. She divides her time between Lower Canard, Nova Scotia and Memphis, Tennessee.

ELAINE ELLIOT is a food enthusiast who has spent countless weekends seeking out new and exciting food ideas at fine restaurants and inns. Her Flavours series includes 12 titles, ranging from Maple Syrup to Lobster. With her sister Virginia Lee, Elaine is also the author of the bestselling Maritime Flavours Guidebook & Cookbook. She lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

CRAIG FLINN studied contemporary and classical cuisine in Europe, Canada, and the US before opening his restaurant, Chives Canadian Bistro, in 2001. He is a leading Nova Scotia chef and restaurateur, known for championing local produce and the province’s culinary heritage. He is the author of four bestselling cookbooks: Out of New Nova Scotia Kitchens, Fresh & Local: Fresh Canadian Bistro and Fresh & Frugal: Easy and affordable recipes for market-fresh local food.He is a regular on CBC’s Radio Noon. He lives in Dartmouth.

SANDRA NOWLAN is a prize-winning cook, author and food scientist with degrees from Acadia, Dalhousie and Cornell universities. She lives in Halifax.