Le Creuset for the holidays; assistants to the celebrity chefs making it big, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

Le Creuset is always bringing new and exciting colors and designs to their product line. Recently, they bought the colors Thyme and Chiffon Pink to the party. Just when I thought I was safe from temptation, they announced two holiday Dutch ovens in their Noël Collection: the 12 Days of Christmas Round Dutch Oven and the Holiday Tree Round Dutch Oven. I love them both but am drawn to the 12 Days of Christmas design.

Right now if you order US$250 on the Le Creuset site you will receive two free Heritage Soup Bowls using the code THANKSGIVING at checkout and shipping is free if you spend over US$99. If you use our links above, EYB earns a small commission. I am sharing this information because of my love of all things Le Creuset (Darcie is guilty of the same obsession).

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On to cookbooks, all new authors start somewhere and many times they begin by working for Martha Stewart and her empire or other related food related icons. For example, Eitan Bernath, the Principal Culinary Producer for The Drew Barrymore show, released Eitan Eats the World: New Comfort Classics to Cook Right Now in May of 2022. His social media following is outrageous!

As I was updating the 2024 Preview post this week, I noticed two new books written by one-time assistants of some big culinary names. One of Ina Garten’s former assistants Lidey Heuck, who managed the Barefoot Contessa’s social media, tested recipes, and helped with anything needed to keep Ina’s kitchen and cookbook business running after graduating college. has Cooking in Real Life: Delicious and Doable Recipes for Every Day being published in March. (Note: A Member here has given this book three stars and I am not sure how they could judge the book without seeing it.) In addition, Hayden Haas, recipe developer, food stylist, and former personal assistant to Molly Yeh, has Simply Delishaas: Favorite Recipes From My Midwestern Kitchen being released in July.

These new voices have put in their time and now are coming into their own. When I worked in Manhattan, I was called by “headhunters” on two different occasions, once to work at Food Network in their contract review department and another time for a job working with Martha Stewart directly. I was very excited about the Food Network opportunity but the salary was low and while the salary for Martha Stewart was comparable to what I was earning at the time, I was a bit frightened of working for the grand dame herself. There is a saying in high pressure jobs that we receive battle pay. This meant I worked for an attorney who was very difficult and needy but I had a couple years under my belt and decided it was better the devil I knew. If salary and/or fear of the unknown were not an issue, I could possibly be a Food Network star. (Can you hear me laughing from Denver, Colorado?)

One other quick note about the 2024 Preview post – Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent by Renato Poliafito, one half of the Baked team, is set for June 2024 publication! Very exciting.

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The last few weeks on Eat Your Books

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written these articles:

• Why don’t cookbooks talk about the cleanup?
• Apple season is upon us
• Was this the ultimate Le Creuset deal?
• Brinner is always a winner
• The Washington Post’s new recipe site
• 2023 Taste Canada Award winners

Jenny and Darcie posted:

• The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 4 – Chocolate Recap
• The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 5 – Pastry – Recap

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.

Since our last roundup, I have posted the following:

• The Artful Pie Project Cookbook Giveaway (US/CA)
• Holiday Baking 2023
• October 2023 New Cookbook Review
• October 2023 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
• November 2023 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary (Updated)
• 2024 Cookbook Preview
• Cookbook deals are updated when time permits so check that post for new sales – the publisher links automatically update and please see the ICYMI post.
• Calendar – check for updates

My Instagram is thecookbookjunkies.

Jenny and the EYB Team

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Recently Indexed Titles

Our team of member and pro indexers are working hard indexing titles, both new and old. Below are just a few highlighted titles that were recently indexed. Remember to view the most current indexed titles – they will always show up at the top of the EYB Library and your Bookshelf. Recent indexed magazines can be found here. For information on member indexing, please see this roundup with more details.

• Pub Kitchen by Tom Kerridge
• Dinnertime Goodness: 85+ Fresh, Seasonal Meals by Nadia Lim
• National Trust Complete Jams, Preserves and Chutneys / Good Old-Fashioned Jams by Sara Paston-Williams
• Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen by Jon Kung
• Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly
• Ultimate Air Fryer Perfection by America’s Test Kitchen
• Bad Manners (Thug Kitchen): Hungry as Hell by Bad Manners and Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway
• Big Heart Little Stove by Erin French
• ScheckEats: Cooking Smarter by Jeremy Scheck
• Country Women’s Association Classics: Over 400 Favourite Recipes
• Dish Sweet by Sarah Tuck
• Natasha’s Kitchen by Natasha Kravchuk
• The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready by Ree Drummond
• Now & Then: A Collection of Recipes for Always by Tess Kiros
• The Plain Cake Appreciation Society: 52 Weeks of Cake by Tilly Pamment
• James Martin’s Spanish Adventure by James Martin
• Giuseppe’s Easy Bakes: Sweet Italian Treats by Giuseppe Dell’Anno
• Open Kitchen: Top Chefs Share Inspirational Recipes to Try at Home by Great British Chefs
• Slow Food, Fast Cars by Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore
• The Hebridean Baker: My Scottish Island Kitchen by Coinneach MacLeod
• Curry Guy One Pot by Dan Toombs
• The Chutney Life by Palak Patel
• Veg-table by Nik Sharma
• Flavour by Sabrina Ghayour
• The Great British Bake Off – Kitchen Classics: Signature Bakes from the Heart of the Home by Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and The Great British Bake Off
• Bread and Roses by Rose Wilde
• My Everyday Lagos Kitchen by Yewande Komolafe
• Make It Japanese by Rie McClenny
• Maman & Me by Roya Shariat and Gita Sadeh
• A Very Chinese Cookbook by Kevin and Jeffrey Pang and America’s Test Kitchen
• The Encyclopedia of Cocktails by Robert Simonson
• Destination Flavour: People and Places by Adam Liaw

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Member Photo of the Week

Double apple crumble cake from Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence (page 53) by Claire Saffitz submitted by member Astrid5555

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Featured Online Recipe

An orgasmic chicken sandwich from The Guardian Feast supplement, October 28, 2023 by Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer (of Honey & Co)

Add The Guardian Feast supplement to your Bookshelf for an additional 9,619 online recipes – See our Help Section on how to add Magazines to your Bookshelf.

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Featured EYBD Preview Recipe

Cheese tostadas (Tostadas de queso) from CDMX: The Food of Mexico City by Rosa Cienfuegos

We currently have 7,125 EYBDigital Recipes indexed. All can be added to your Bookshelf.

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently, we uploaded our 1,727th EYBDigital Preview where a selection of full sample pages are available including the titles below.

Learn more about EYBDigital Previews.

Note: All Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. Any Preview recipe can be added to your Bookshelf.

• 3 recipes from East Winds: Recipes, History and Tales from the Hidden Caribbean by Riaz Phillips
• 7 recipes from CDMX: The Food of Mexico City by Rosa Cienfuegos
• 4 recipes from Absolut Cocktails by Absolut Vodka
• 4 recipes from Okanagan Eats: Signature Chefs’ Recipes from British Columbia’s Wine Valleys by Dawn Postnikoff and Joanne Sasvari

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Cookbook Giveaways
Click on the Blue Link below to enter

• Enter our US/UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Bake It Better: 70 Show-stopping Recipes to Level-Up Your Baking Skills by Matt Adlard. Contest ends November 11th, 2023.
• Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of five copies of Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking: Memories and Stories from My Family’s Kitchen by Emiko Davies. Contest ends November 11th, 2023.

The cookbook giveaway roundup shares all current giveaways including those open worldwide and to other regions.

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