Move over, wine, beer pairs better with food

July 11, 2015 by
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Go to any dinner party and you are likely to find that a wine has been chosen to accompany the meal. Hostess gifts likewise frequently end up being bottles of wine. But wine may not be the best choice to serve with food, says Jane Peyton of The Beer Academy in the UK. Peyton proclaims that beer is "actually much… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

July 10, 2015 by
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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

What inspires a pastry chef?

July 10, 2015 by
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Do you ever look at a recipe and wonder how the chef came up with the idea for it? An article from indexed magazine Bon Appetit answers that question, at least for Brooks Headley, James Beard Award-winning chef, formerly of New York's Del Posto. Headley, whose recent cookbook received excellent reviews, spoke with BA about how - and when - he gets… read more

Is that a real cookbook?

July 9, 2015 by
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Thousands of cookbooks get published every year in almost every genre imaginable. Many are downright weird--so weird, in fact, that the titles are almost unbelievable. This prompted the crew over at Eater to make up a quiz about these bizarre books. They enlisted a team of designers to create fake cookbook covers and lined them up alongside real (and quite bizarre)… read more

The decline of recipe testing

July 8, 2015 by
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In the heyday of print media, most major newspapers boasted a full test kitchen complete with a kitchen director. Prominent cookbook authors hired independent testers to make sure their recipes would work in home kitchens. But with declining revenues and tightening budgets, these resources are quickly vanishing, reports The Los Angeles Times.    While food magazines like Bon Appetit, Saveur,… read more

Celebrate World Chocolate Day

July 7, 2015 by
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Today is World Chocolate Day, and we're going to help you celebrate by listing several revered chocolate recipes from the EYB Library. But first, let's learn some interesting tidbits about our favorite treat via The Telegraph. In celebration of World Chocolate Day, they dug into the research to bring us 10 weird chocolate facts, some of which you may not want to know. The list begins… read more

The imitation game

July 6, 2015 by
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Precious few classic cookbooks have earned such reverence that they can go by a single name, like a famous celebrity. If someone tells you she is making a recipe from "Mastering", there is likely only one cookbook that comes to mind: Julia Child's iconic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. However, many "Mastering the Art of" cookbooks have appeared over the… read more

Ways with watermelon

July 5, 2015 by
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Nothing says summertime more than cool, refreshing watermelon. After you've invested the labor in chopping up the melon, why not kick it up a notch? You can use this versatile fruit it in salads, side dishes, beverages and more. Watermelon's sweet, subtle flavor is the perfect foil for tart or rich foods. The fruit has a particular affinity for feta,… read more

50 dishes for 50 states

July 4, 2015 by
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  Today is a major holiday for the United States, and what better way to celebrate a nation's birthday than to honor iconic regional American dishes? That's just what the website Popsugar has done with its slideshow of 50 foods from each state in the US.  As with every list of this type there are probably controversial choices because many… read more

Survey highlights changes in recipe usage

July 3, 2015 by
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Since 2012, Internet recipe site Allrecipes.com has been surveying its users to determine trends in how people use digital resources to plan, shop for, prepare, and share meals. The site recently shared highlights of its survey to the public. The trends reported probably won't surprise EYB Members. Allrecipes found that online resources outpace other forms of recipe inspiration, with nearly… read more

Delicious cakes without an oven

July 2, 2015 by
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Jessie Sheehan got her start in the world of sweets at Baked in NYC. She currently works as a freelance recipe tester, editor, and developer, and is the head recipe developer for all of the Baked cookbooks. Jean Sagendorph is an ice box cake expert. She can make a cake with one arm tied behind her back and has mastered… read more

Cookbook giveaway – Icebox Cakes

July 2, 2015 by
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Making a cake involves lots of mixing and a hot oven, right? Not according to Jean Sagendorph and Jessie Sheehan. In their new cookbook Icebox Cakes: Recipes for the Coolest Cakes in Town, they prove that the refrigerator can be a great tool for creating delicious cakes for any occasion. You can learn more about the cookbook in our author… read more

Give peas a chance?

July 1, 2015 by
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It's always amazing how fewer than 140 characters can stir up a giant controversy. That's what happened today when The New York Times tweeted a link to a guacamole recipe with this caption "Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us." Reactions from chefs and others were swift and passionate.  People across the globe chimed in, with some telling the… read more
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