These six engaging titles are a feast for the ears
A turkey takes roughly four hours to cook. The mashed yams take 30 minutes. The pasta sauce, bubbling curry, steamed dumplings or meze spread can take anywhere from one to four hours to prepare. Whether you’re making a big holiday meal or simply experimenting in the kitchen during your time off this December, chances are it’ll take some time.
Luckily, a lot of cooking is done by rote – gently pleating dumpling skins, stirring sauce or stuffing dolmades. And nearly all the rest is spent waiting – waiting for the turkey to roast, the yams to soften and the gravy to reduce.
We see that time as an opportunity. As you whisk your whipped cream topping, get whisked away in a snowy, true crime podcast. As you cut onions, cry alongside a powerful memoir. Or get even further into the foodie spirit of the holidays with .
In this article, we’re sharing our favourite stories to listen to in the kitchen. Think of them as seasoning for your kitchen adventures – the missing ingredient that makes your December cooking projects that much more fun! If you’re new to Audible, enjoy a of two free audiobooks with your first 30 days – our way of lending a helping hand in the kitchen!
Add Capers to Your Cooking with Colm Feore
No, not that kind of caper.
Join actor Colm Feore as he uncovers Canada’s hidden past, exploring our country’s most daring robberies – and the larger-than-life characters who committed them.
These episodes clock in under an hour each which means you can enjoy them one at a time as you tackle small holiday projects, or binge several at once as you lounge around the house.
In each episode of True North Heists, Feore treats you to a different daring crime. Learn about the Great Maple Syrup Heist of 2012, when conniving criminals absconded with over $18 million worth of maple syrup from a storage facility in Quebec. Or discover the extraordinary story of The Flying Bandit, a notorious bank robber who broke out of prison, stole a plane and flew his fellow inmates to freedom!
These all-true, all-Canadian heists make the perfect partner in crime as you cook. When you’re finished bingeing True North Heists, invite more into the kitchen.
Find Out How the Sausage Is Made with Anthony Bourdain
Before Anthony Bourdain became a household name as TV’s go-to, globetrotting foodie, he worked the line at some of New York City’s most famous restaurants. Kitchen Confidential is the tell-all memoir of his debaucherous days in those steamy kitchens.
As you sharpen your knives and don your apron this holiday season, share your kitchen with this passionate, shocking and mouth-watering audiobook. Let Bourdain swing open the back door of the restaurant, usher you into the kitchen and show you how the sausage is made.
