Why you should be drinking hard apple cider

Whether you call it apple beer, apple wine, afpelwein or hard apple cider, Martha Stewart says you should be drinking it. The alcoholic beverage made by fermenting fresh apple juice has different names depending on where it's produced, but "all you need to know is this apple-based drink is the absolute perfect beverage to transition from late summer into early… read more

Cooking with kohlrabi

You can't shake a stick in a farmers' market without hitting kohlrabi. Relatively unknown until just a few years ago, kohlrabi is the darling of the local and sustainable movement because it is easy to grow and versatile to use. If you're not sure how to make the best of it, indexed magazine Bon Appétit has tips on buying and… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest finds. Every day recipes are added from the best blogs and websites. As a member, you can also add your own… read more

Kitchen art

When you think about designing a kitchen, most of the thoughts revolve around the mechanics of it: what kind of cabinets do you want, how should you arrange the workspace, which countertop materials do you think will work best, and so on. Colors and textures play a role, too. But once it's all done comes another topic that doesn't usually… read more

Influential chef Paul Prudhomme dies at 75

We have more sad news to report, as we have learned that legendary chef Paul Prudhomme passed away today at age 75. Prudhomme popularized Cajun and Creole cooking, elevating the status of those cuisines through his restaurants, cookbooks, and television programs. New Orleans restaurateur Mary Sonnier, who worked for Prudhomme in the 1980s, says his vision for cooking was a drastic… read more

Chef and author Anna Pump killed

Chef and author Anna Pump, 81, died on Tuesday after being struck by a pickup truck as she was crossing Montauk Highway near the Bridgehampton Post Office (Long Island, New York) Monday evening. Pump was a chef, cookbook author, baker, and innkeeper famous for her Hamptons bakery Loaves & Fishes. She authored several cookbooks, including the highly-regarded The Loaves and Fishes Cookbook, first published in… read more

Excerpts from The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes

The Silver Spoon is the most influential and successful cookbook in Italy. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic. Translated and updated in 2005 by Phaidon, it is considered to be essential in every household. It was the first in a series of Silver Spoon-related cookbooks from Phaidon. The latest is The Silver Spoon: Quick and Easy Italian… read more

Cookbook giveaway – The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes

The publisher of the world's most trusted and bestselling Italian cookbook has just released the latest title in the Silver Spoon series of books, The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes. This book is aimed at making easy and delicious meals in minutes. Each thoroughly tested recipe is accompanied by a colourful photograph. Recipes range from classics such as spaghetti carbonara and… read more

A new use for the old can of beans

  Canned beans are a time-saving shortcut to great dishes like hummus. But did you know that you can also use the liquid from those beans to make great desserts? According to The Washington Post, bean liquid can be used as an egg white substitute to make things like a vegan meringue. This discovery has been credited to Joël Roessel,… read more

Food styling pro tips

It's been said that the internet was made for sharing photos of cats. For foodies, it seems like it was tailored for sharing food photos. Most of us have uploaded a photo or two to social media, whether as part of a blog or more informally. If you've ever wanted to make those food photos look like the ones in… read more

All-star dessert flavors

Tish Boyle is the editor of Dessert Professional magazine and the former editor of Chocolatier. She is the author of several books on baking and pastry, including Diner Desserts, The Good Cookie, and The Cake Book. Her articles and recipes have appeared in such publications as the Fine Cooking and Food & Wine, and Every Day with Rachael Ray. An… read more

Cookbook giveaway – Flavorful

Pastry chefs have a secret weapon--an insiders' list of customers' most popular flavors. While chefs may take a chance on new flavors, they make sure to include the popular flavors because they are guaranteed to go over well. In her latest cookbook, Flavorful: 150 Irresistable Desserts in All-Time Favorite Flavors, author Tish Boyle has translated the top nine favorite dessert… read more

Ottolenghi on his new book…and the next one

The NY Times recently spent a busy morning with Yotam Ottolenghi, cookbook author extraordinaire, to discuss his latest cookbook, among other topics. As you might expect, the exuberant chef is seldom still. Being a restaurateur is no easy task in itself, but he's also a father to two young boys and still finds time to write a newspaper column and,… read more

What your cookbook organization says about you

  How do you organize your cookbooks? The answer to that question can say a lot about your personality, according to the cookbook personality test at The Kitchn. They provide 10 different personality types that correspond to how you organize the cookbooks on your bookshelves. If your bookshelves are color-coordinated, for instance, you probably "have a joyful, illustrious soul. You… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

Do you find other people's comments on recipes helpful? Have you written your own recipe Notes? It's a great way to remind yourself how a dish turned out and share your experience with the EYB community. On each Recipe Details page you'll find a Notes tab. Adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to expand… read more

Bourdain brings his travels home

Author and television host Anthony Bourdain has finally unveiled the plans for a retail food market that will be located on a pier in New York City. Rumors have been swirling for months that Bourdain, host of culinary travel shows like No Reservations and Parts Unkown, was planning such a venture. Now he has confirmed that he and his partners… read more
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