October 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

Each month we previously offered at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This summer we cooked our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option and had a huge increase in participation.

We decided to do a poll in the group asking if Members wished to continue with the “anything goes” posting or choose specific titles. The majority of members asked to keep “anything goes” but also choose a new book to cook from – to give Members a chance to discover a new title.

Accordingly, beginning this month, we will start cooking from a new title but continue to allow Members to post from their favorite books etc. This month’s book is What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members discover new cookbooks and recipes to try.

For past EYB Cookbook Club summaries, #EYBCookbookClub will pull up an archive of our club’s activities. Please note our announcement document shared in the club shares all our options (including those in the past). You will find November through December’s cooking options as well as our 2024 year-long options at the bottom of this post.

Grilled lemon harissa chicken & zucchini (page 34); Lemony garlic butter shrimp orzo (page 91) and Coconut curry chicken meatballs & veggies  (page 147) from What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers submitted by member Lisa S

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Short ribs with fresh corn polenta from What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers submitted by WilliamT

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Spiced cauliflower & chickpeas from What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers submitted by KimberlyK

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Tater Tot egg bake from What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers submitted by Member KCKB

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Roast chicken with schmaltzy green beans & one-pot mashed potatoes  from I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day by Jake Cohen submitted by JeannieM

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Radish slivers in a spicy dressing (Liang ban luo bu si) from Sichuan Cookery by Fuchsia Dunlop submitted by Member Agaillard

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Taiwanese beef noodle soup from First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home by Frankie Gaw submitted by DeborahE

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Peanut aubergine masala from Chetna’s Indian Feasts: Everyday Meals and Easy Entertaining by Chetna Makan submitted by MonikaM

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• November 2024: Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Tara Wigley and Verena Lochmuller
• December 2024: RecipeTin Eats – Tonight / Delicious Tonight by Nagi Maehashi
• Holiday Baking 2024: Share any of your favorite bakes and let’s cook from these cookie books/magazines too:
  • Zoë Bakes Cookies: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Cookies and Bars by Zoë François
  • Some of My Best Friends are Cookies: Recipes for Baking Perfection by Emelia Jackson
  • Small Batch Cookies: Deliciously Easy Bakes for One to Six People by Edd Kimber
  • Bake from Scratch Magazine Special – Holiday Cookies 2024 

2024 Yearlong Books

• Cooking: More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen or Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat by Molly Baz
• Online: Molly Baz online recipes; Nik Sharma online recipes; and Helen Goh online recipes / Ottolenghi online baking recipes
• Veg Focused: Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Centered Meals by Nik Sharma
• Baking: Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh