Awaken Flavours. Reveal Traditions. Celebrate Spices.
Inspired by First Nations heritage and the tradition of passing down recipes, knowledge, and stories by word of mouth around the fire and the table, The Warrior’s Recipes celebrates vibrant, generous cuisine deeply rooted in the land.
Please note that this book is available in French only.
Created by chefs Peter Moineau, Xavier Deschênes, and Maxime Lizotte, this book brings ancestral culinary traditions and modern creativity together in a vibrant way. Boreal spices, maple, wild mushrooms, berries, and plants from the land meet game from our forests, fish from our rivers, seafood, and great classics of contemporary cuisine.
The Warrior’s Recipes features a total of 73 original recipes, along with numerous sub-recipes and serving suggestions presented with the dishes. The book contains 69 main recipe presentations, but one includes two distinct recipes and another features four, bringing the actual total to 73 recipes—not including all the accompaniments.
Three Chefs, Three Culinary Worlds
Chefs Peter Moineau, Xavier Deschênes, and Maxime Lizotte combine their expertise, creativity, and love of local ingredients to create cuisine that boldly blends influences and breaks down barriers.
Each chef brings his own unique perspective to this culinary exploration of the land. Together, they offer accessible, bold, and inspiring dishes made to be cooked and shared.
Water, Fire, Air, and Earth
The book is structured around four great elements—Water, Fire, Air, and Earth. Each offers a different way to explore ingredients, seasons, cooking methods, and the richness of the land.
- Water showcases fish, seafood, and ingredients inspired by rivers, lakes, and wide-open spaces, as well as boiling and steaming techniques.
- Fire celebrates grilling, high-heat cooking, smoke, and dishes made for sharing.
- Air opens the door to lighter, more delicate, and creative cuisine.
- Earth reveals game, mushrooms, roots, berries, and boreal plants.
More Than 70 Recipes Inspired by the Land
From maple-glazed trout and tomahawk steak with cedar butter to venison sagamité, duck gravlax, beef Wellington with wild mushrooms, and strawberry, fir, and rhubarb tartlets, every recipe is an invitation to discover, cook, and share.
The book features game, fish and seafood, meat, wild mushrooms, maple, berries, boreal plants, desserts, and a wide variety of accompaniments created to complement the main dishes.
The recipes celebrate ingredients rich in history while incorporating them into decidedly modern cuisine. They offer opportunities to discover new flavour combinations, explore ingredients from the land, and give spices a fresh place in everyday cooking.
An Invitation from Épices du Guerrier
Daniel Picard, co-owner of Épices du Guerrier Inc., is a passionate ambassador for Indigenous culinary traditions. Proud of his Wendat roots, he has spent more than thirty years travelling through communities across Quebec in search of rare ingredients and flavours steeped in history.
In 2017, he founded Épices du Guerrier Inc. with his business partner, Patrice Dion, to showcase the plants, spices, and treasures of Quebec’s forests. The Warrior’s Recipes carries this mission forward by bringing the land, traditions, creativity, and the joy of good food together around one table.
More than just a recipe collection, this book is an invitation to explore, discover, and enjoy cooking. Let the wind carry you, the fire warm you, and the earth guide you. Rediscover your roots, one bite at a time.
Because eating is living. And cooking is, above all, an act of sharing.
Choose Your Experience
The Warrior’s Recipes can be ordered on its own or with a selection of spices that lets you fully discover the Warrior’s culinary world and easily prepare many of the featured recipes.
Book Only — $34.95
The The Warrior’s Recipes cookbook, featuring 73 distinct recipes as well as numerous sub-recipes and serving suggestions.
Book + Essential Spices — $89.99
The book paired with four Épices du Guerrier essentials:
- Traditional — 100 g
- Tomahawk — 100 g
- Wild Mushroom Salt — 227 g
- Forest Pepper — 100 g
These four essentials allow you to prepare most of the recipes featured in the book. Substitution suggestions are also provided whenever a recipe calls for another blend.
Regular value of $98.95. An easy way to discover the book along with a versatile selection of Warrior seasonings.
Book + Complete Experience — $179.99
The Complete Experience includes the book and 12 spice blends to help you prepare the featured recipes, all presented in a beautiful red-and-black plaid gift box:
- Traditional — 100 g
- Tomahawk — 100 g
- Wild Mushroom Salt — 227 g
- Forest Pepper — 100 g
- Mi’kmaq — 60 g
- Cree — 60 g
- Abenaki — 60 g
- Innu — 60 g
- Mohawk — 60 g
- Wendat — 60 g
- Atikamekw — 60 g
- Truffle & Black Garlic Steak — 100 g
Minimum regular value of $198.95, not including the gift box. The plaid box is placed inside a separate shipping box to protect it during transit.
This bundle makes an excellent gift for passionate cooks, lovers of local products, and anyone eager to explore more of the flavours of Épices du Guerrier.
Book Information
- Title: The Warrior’s Recipes
- Actual number of recipes: 73
- Organization: 69 main recipe presentations
- Additional content: Numerous sub-recipes and serving suggestions, along with glossaries covering most of the wild plants and mushrooms used
- Chefs: Peter Moineau, Xavier Deschênes, and Maxime Lizotte
- Author: Daniel Picard, Épices du Guerrier
- Language: French only
- ISBN: 978-2-7619-6954-3
- Book-only price: $34.95
- Publisher: Éditions de l’Homme
Frequently Asked Questions
How many recipes are included in The Warrior’s Recipes?
The Warrior’s Recipes contains a total of 73 recipes, not including the many sub-recipes and serving suggestions. The book features 69 main recipe presentations, but one includes two distinct recipes and another includes four, bringing the actual total to 73.
Who is the author of The Warrior’s Recipes?
The Warrior’s Recipes is a book by Daniel Picard and Épices du Guerrier. Proud of his Wendat roots, Daniel Picard is co-owner of Épices du Guerrier Inc. and a passionate ambassador for Indigenous culinary traditions.
Who are the chefs behind the recipes?
The recipes were created by three Quebec chefs: Peter Moineau, Xavier Deschênes, and Maxime Lizotte. They bring their culinary worlds together through local ingredients, traditions, and a creative approach to modern cuisine.
What types of recipes are featured in the book?
The book features recipes made with game, meat, fish, seafood, wild mushrooms, berries, maple, and boreal plants. It also includes desserts, sauces, garnishes, and a variety of accompaniments.
How is the book organized?
The recipes are grouped around four elements: Water, Fire, Air, and Earth. These four worlds offer different ways to explore ingredients, seasons, cooking methods, and culinary inspirations.
Does the book include information about wild plants and mushrooms?
Yes. The book includes glossaries covering most of the wild plants and mushrooms used in the recipes, helping readers learn more about these ingredients from the land.
Is the book available in English?
No. The Warrior’s Recipes is available in French only.
Do I need to purchase the spices to use the book?
No. The book can be purchased on its own for $34.95. The spice bundles are available for those who want an easy way to discover the products and flavours of the Warrior’s world. Substitution suggestions are included so that the recipes can be prepared using other spice blends.
What is included in the Book + Essential Spices bundle?
The bundle includes the book, Traditional 100 g, Tomahawk 100 g, Wild Mushroom Salt 227 g, and Forest Pepper 100 g. These essentials allow you to prepare most of the featured recipes. The bundle is available for $89.99, with a regular value of $98.95.
What is included in the Book + Complete Experience?
The Complete Experience includes the book and 12 blends to help you prepare the featured recipes: Traditional 100 g, Tomahawk 100 g, Wild Mushroom Salt 227 g, Forest Pepper 100 g, Mi’kmaq 60 g, Cree 60 g, Abenaki 60 g, Innu 60 g, Mohawk 60 g, Wendat 60 g, Atikamekw 60 g, and Truffle & Black Garlic Steak 100 g. Everything is presented in a red-and-black plaid gift box.
Does the Complete Experience make a good gift?
Yes. The book and 12 blends are presented together in a beautiful red-and-black plaid gift box. It is then protected by a second box for shipping, so it arrives ready to give.
When is The Warrior’s Recipes being released?
The official launch of The Warrior’s Recipes takes place on September 16, 2026. The book’s current availability is indicated directly on this page.
What is the book’s ISBN?
The ISBN for The Warrior’s Recipes is 978-2-7619-6954-3.
Which publishing house publishes The Warrior’s Recipes?
The Warrior’s Recipes is published by Éditions de l’Homme.