The last two weeks: Cookbook libraries, new print feature at EYB, cookbook giveaways, EYBD previews and more!

Since my last roundup, we’ve been busy! There have been many cookbooks indexed and a new member added to our team. But before we cover those things, I thought it would be nice to talk a bit about cookbook libraries or libraries with a heavy cookbook collection for today’s topic. April 4th begins National Library Week so this is a great time to cover what our library systems can do for us.

When researching cookbook libraries, I came across this recent article in the Washington Post that reminds us that our local library can be a jumping off point to becoming more adventurous in our cooking. As the writer points out, the library can also save you money by experiencing a cookbook before you hit the buy button.

“There’s a lot of interest and use by home cooks in public libraries,” says Michelle Jeske, president of the Public Library Association. In the Denver Public Library, where she’s the city librarian, cookbooks are the top circulating section in nonfiction, making up about 11 percent of nonfiction checkouts in 2020.

If there’s a cookbook or subject you want to explore that isn’t in your local library system, ask for it. There is also the possibility of borrowing or buying (while on sale) an e-book version of a title. Just like most of our members, I love holding a book in my hands but sometimes I am disappointed in the contents of a title and wish I could have taken a look at the book before purchasing.

If a title isn’t on our Kindle deals post and you would like to try before you buy, OverDrive may be the answer. Libraries use this platform to offer their digital collections including magazines! Head to OverDrive and meet Libby (cute right?) your computerized librarian. Libby will be your guide to this service. Be sure to check out the WaPo article for the other library services available including many online resources/classes during COVID.

A member of The Cookbook Junkies recently asked if there were “cookbook libraries” which was the seed that began this post. I found a number of great resources including this piece on culinary collections, by host institutions. The links below highlight various collections around the world and other related topics.

Other articles of interest regarding general/historic cookbook libraries (not all inclusive)

• A library that lends out baking pans.
• Library news: cookbooks
• Using historical cookbooks in the library classroom
• NY Public Library – Culinary history
• NYU Libraries cookbook collection
• NY Academy of Medicine – adopt a cookbook
• Cookbook collections
• Biggest cookery collection in the UK
• Leeds’ special collection
• State library of Victoria, AU
• Museum of New Zealand – Cookbooks
• Canadian cookbook collection
• Libraries and archives – Canada cookbooks
• David Lebovitz – Paris cookbook shops
• Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett’s cookbook collection will amaze and inspire you
• The world’s largest cookbook collection
• A cookbook cafe opens in a Texas library
• Cookbook Book

The last two weeks on the blog

Jane announced this week a new feature available at EYB. You may now print off a list of the books on your bookshelf as well as recipe search results. Find out more, including how to download a CSV file of your lists, here.

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written these articles:

• ‘Fooling’ around with food
• Free cookbook for those who have COVID-related smell and taste issues
• Women who shaped how we cook
• Baking maven Beth Hensperger has died
• Art of Eating announces 2020 longlist
• A cocktail fairy godmother
• The therapeutic effects of baking
• In defense of chocolate chips

Our monthly newsletter was sent last week and in case you missed it in your inbox you can always catch up in our newsletter archive.

Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday and the tag #foodnews brings up these information-packed posts from the most current to the first one. Darcie can be followed on Instagram at darcie_bakes.

Last week, Roberta Muir joined our EYB team with a weekly news post from Australia and New Zealand. Roberta’s articles are tagged AUNZnews which link/tag will bring up all her posts in date order. Roberta can be followed on Instagram at robertamuir.

Since our last roundup, I have posted:

• The Kitchen Without Borders – Cookbook Giveaway
• Torta della Nonna: A Collection of the Best Homemade Italian Desserts
• My new obsession – June Xie and accepting that I am less than perfect
• ICYMI – Australian & New Zealand news, calendar updates, Kindle deals and featured posts
• Food Between Friends Cookbook and a Jesse Tyler Ferguson Spatula Giveaway
• So you think you want to write a cookbook? You need a cookbook proposal and Dianne Jacob can help.
• March 2021 New Cookbook Review
• My Big Fat Cookbook Purge of 2021
• March 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
• April 2021 Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup (updated recently with a new cookbook club!)

And as always I continue to update our Kindle deals post so check the blog for new sales – the ICYMI post explains the Kindle post in detail. Our 2021 cookbook preview post is changing every day. My Instagram is thecookbookjunkies.

To learn about other members of our team, check out our About Us page.

Jenny and the EYB Team

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Recently Indexed Titles

• The French Laundry, Per Se by Thomas Keller
• Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End by Magnus Nilsson
• Cook Real Hawai’i by Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder
• The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2021 by America’s Test Kitchen Editors
• Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking: Inspiring Easy Recipes from Mary’s New BBC Series by Mary Berry
• Mary Berry Cooks to Perfection: Step by Step by Mary Berry
• The New York Times Cooking: No-Recipe Recipes by Sam Sifton
• Bake from Scratch, Volume Five: Artisan Recipes for the Home Baker by Brian Hart Hoffman
• Milk Bar: Kids Only by Christina Tosi
• Even Better Brownies: 50 Standout Bar Recipes for Every Occasion by Mike Johnson
• At Home in the Kitchen: Simple Recipes from a Chef’s Night Off by David Kinch and Devin Fuller
• Super Natural Simple: Whole-Food, Vegetarian Recipes for Real Life by Heidi Swanson
• The Food of Oaxaca: Recipes and Stories from Mexico’s Culinary Capital by Alejandro Ruiz
• Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food by Brandon Jew and Tienlon Ho
• Toaster Oven Perfection: A Smarter Way to Cook on a Smaller Scale by America’s Test Kitchen Editors

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Member Photos from the Last Two Weeks

Chicken, salsa verde and tortilla casserole (Pastel Azteca) from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Magazine, Jan/Feb 2021 submitted by member bwhip

Brownie wears lace from The Artful Baker: Extraordinary Desserts From an Obsessive Home Baker by Cenk Sonmezsoy submitted by member MCRossi

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Featured Online Recipes

Sourdough hot cross buns with chocolate chips from Food52

Orecchiette with peas and bacon from The Guardian by Nigel Slater

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently we uploaded our 945th EYBDigital Preview where a selection of full sample pages is available for the following cookbooks.

Learn more about EYBDigital Previews.

Note: To learn why you cannot add all EYBDigital Preview recipes to your Bookshelf, please read this Help page.

• 4 recipes from Sweet Laurel Savory: Everyday Decadence for Whole Food, Grain-Free Meals by Laurel Gallucci and Claire Thomas pub date 4/6/2021
• 4 recipes from Baked to Perfection: Delicious Gluten-Free Recipes, with a Pinch of Science by Katarina Cermelj – UK pub date 3/4/2021; US pub date 5/4/2021
• A selection of pages and 8 recipes from Chinese Takeaway / Takeout in 5: 80 of Your Favourite Dishes Using Only Five Ingredients by Kwoklyn Wan
• A selection of pages from The Origins of Cooking: Palaeolithic and Neolithic Cooking by Ferran Adrià – there are no recipes in this title

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Cookbook Giveaways
Click on the Bold Blue Link Below to Enter

• Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Larousse Patisserie and Baking: The Ultimate Expert Guide, with More Than 200 Recipes and Step-by-Step Techniques by Larousse. Contest expires April 16th, 2021
• Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Flavor for All: Everyday Recipes & Creative Pairings by James Briscione and Brooke Parkhurst with one US grand prize winner also receiving a John Boos Newton Prep Master II. Contest expires April 17th, 2021
• Enter our giveaway (3 copies US; 1 copy worldwide provided by EYB) of 101 Greatest Cookies on the Planet by Erin Mylroie. Contest expires April 19th, 2021
• Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Pizza: History, Recipes, Stories, Places, People, Love by Thom and James Elliot. Contest expires April 22nd, 2021

*Publishers thank us for our continued patience while awaiting the arrival of prizes as warehouses are not operating at full capacity yet and it appears things will only get slower as the winter season takes hold. The cookbook giveaway roundup shares all current giveaways.

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