The sweet life for everyone

March 27, 2015 by
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Gesine Bullock-Prado, founder of the Gesine's Confectionary product line, has been featured on Rachael Ray, the Food Network, In Style and People magazines, and many other national publications. She has written several baking cookbooks, and used to run her own bakery. She's now promoting her latest cookbook, Let Them Eat Cake, which is unique because it provides four versions for… read more

Cookbook giveaway – Let Them Eat Cake

March 27, 2015 by
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In today's allergy-prone and health-obsessed world, there are times when the refined sugar, eggs, wheat, or butter in our favorite treats just won't cut it. That's why Gesine Bullock-Prado wrote Let Them Eat Cake,  a baking book for everyone. (Read our author interview with Bullock-Prado to learn more, and visit our events calendar to see book tour dates.) Let Them Eat Cake includes classic decadent recipes… read more

Cool beans

March 26, 2015 by
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Dried beans are a staple crop for much of the world's population. Increasingly hot growing conditions over the last several years have negatively affected crop yields in many bean-growing regions, but researchers believe they may have a solution to the problem. New varieties of beans that can withstand hotter temperatures are on their way to farmers around the world. While you… read more

March 2015 cookbook roundup

March 25, 2015 by
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Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona provide similar reviews for new Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand releases. US Welcome to March, the month of days and night equal in… read more

James Beard Foundation announces cookbook nominees

March 24, 2015 by
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Awards season is now in full swing as the James Beard Foundation announced its nominees for its 2015 book awards. As is usually the case, while there is some overlap with the IACP nominees, the lists diverge. While Heritage was the big winner on the IACP list, no cookbook is nominated in more than one category for the JBF awards.… read more

The case for the freezer

March 23, 2015 by
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"Can I freeze this?" You've probably asked this question on several occasions when faced with a surplus of an ingredient. Although not everything can be frozen, the freezer can be a valuable tool in a cook's arsenal. While you may already know many items that freeze well, The Telegraph takes a look at eight items you might not realize can… read more

How does a famous chef cook at home?

March 22, 2015 by
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You might imagine that a top chef's kitchen features loads of equipment and a pantry stocked with exotic ingredients. That's not the case, at least for Daniel Boulud. The storied chef recently spoke with Yahoo! Food about what's always in his kitchen, and how he cooks at home. He starts by listing the ingredients that he always has on hand: "Sea… read more

Cookbook store profile – Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks

March 21, 2015 by
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This is the latest installment of the EYB feature highlighting independent cookbook stores. We hope you will discover (or get reacquainted with) a store near your home - or plan a new target destination when you travel. We keep an ongoing list of cookbook stores but we'd love to learn about more - especially those treasured by our members. So… read more

Publication of The Whole Pantry cookbook halted

March 20, 2015 by
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Following Penguin Books Australia's announcement that it would be pulling Belle Gibson's The Whole Pantry from circulation, the book's U.S. publisher, Atria, has confirmed it will cancel the US release of the book due to questions about Gibson's story of beating cancer through healthy eating and natural remedies. "Our decision was made upon the failure of the author to provide clarification for numerous… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 19, 2015 by
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Did you know adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to build your personal recipe collection? You can now do this even if you have a free membership! Try it out now and see how easy it is. Browse the recipes below, choose one that appeals, click on the link, and add it to your… read more

Is the internet making food homogeneous?

March 19, 2015 by
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Many home cooks rely on the internet for inspiration and guidance in their cooking. So do many restaurant chefs, and that's a big problem, says David Chang. "Everything tastes the same," he says, "and it's the internet's fault." He tackles this issue in his quarterly magazine Lucky Peach, where he focuses on the foodstuff of his own restaurant: ramen. He… read more

Salt of the earth (and sea and mountains)

March 18, 2015 by
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If you spend any time perusing old recipe books, you'll be hard pressed to find any other description for salt other than "salt." In contrast, today's cookbooks might make reference to a dozen types of salt. Maria Fitzpatrick of The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how this once humble ingredient rose to star status. Fitzpatrick traces the rise… read more

Roots and Sprouts and Fire

March 17, 2015 by
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It's March! and that means fresh starts and kitchen adventures and maybe a break from the routine.  It's the smell of dirt and the fresh air. Blogger Sarah Britton has My New Roots, full of seed butters and sprouts and bright-colored salads.  Meanwhile, the Sprouted Kitchen's Sara & Hugh Forte are back with a second opus, Bowl + Spoon,  focusing… read more

The evolution of Irish soda bread

March 17, 2015 by
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A few food items are synonymous with St. Patrick's Day: green beer, corned beef, potatoes, and Irish soda bread. Sadly, St. Patrick himself never got to enjoy most of these. As American Food Roots explains, the history of these "traditional" Irish foods is mostly "embedded in the soil of the American side of the Atlantic, not in Ireland." Just as… read more

Test tube chicken

March 16, 2015 by
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A couple of years ago, scientists successfully grew beef in a laboratory. Now a group of reaseachers in Israel is poised to do the same with chicken. Tel Aviv University bioengineer Professor Amit Gefen has started "a year-long feasibility study into manufacturing chicken in a lab, funded by a non-profit group called the Modern Agriculture Foundation which hopes "cultured meat"… read more

Quiche by any other name

March 15, 2015 by
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  Maybe it was the book Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, or maybe it was the healthy eating movement, but whatever the reason, quiche fell out of favor over the last decade or two. Indexed magazine Bon Appetit thinks that despite too many "passed mini-quiches that were always cold and tasted like bitter mushrooms," quiche deserves to be rescued. It… read more

Fuchsia Dunlop’s favorites

March 14, 2015 by
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EYB Members love Fuchsia Dunlop. Every one of her cookbooks has garnered at least a 4-star rating in the EYB Library. Her most recent cookbook, Every Grain of Rice, earned a prestigious James Beard Foundation Award in 2014, and her memoir, Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper, has received rave reviews. If you've ever wondered which resources this great author turns… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 13, 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

Reworking Southern classics for healthier eating

March 13, 2015 by
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Virginia Willis is not only an authority on Southern cooking, a French-trained chef, and a veteran cookbook author; she is also a proud Southerner who adores eating and cooking for family and friends. So when she needed to drop a few pounds and generally lighten up her diet, the most important criterion for her new lifestyle was that all the… read more

Cookbook giveaway – Lighten Up Y’all

March 13, 2015 by
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Do you love Southern food but are trying to eat healthier? Southern food expert and French-trained chef Virginia Willis has come to your rescue with Lighten Up Y'all, a collection of classic Southern comfort food recipes--including seven-layer dip, chicken and gravy, and strawberry shortcake--made lighter, healthier, and completely guilt-free. If this concept piques your curiousity, Virginia has provided us with two recipes from her… read more

The fruit, the whole fruit, and nothing but the fruit

March 12, 2015 by
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Citrus brightens up many savory and sweet recipes. Usually the recipes call for the zest or the juice (sometimes both), and cooks are instructed to scrupulously avoid the bitter white pith. But using the whole fruit can be a revelation, says Sam Worley of Epicurious (via Yahoo! Food). When properly prepared, whole oranges, lemons and limes can add complex bittersweet… read more

A chance at a dream for $125 and 200 words

March 11, 2015 by
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Do you ever dream about operating a quaint country inn, nestled in an area with breathtaking natural beauty? Do visions of baking charming pies and serving exquisite meals in a picturesque historic building dance through your head? Now you have a chance to fulfill your dreams for a pittance and a song: a Maine bed and breakfast owner is giving away her… read more

New York: 48 hours and approximately 12000 calories

March 10, 2015 by
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So this weekend my 14-year-old and I took a long-anticipated trip to Manhattan.  I prepared my usual database of places to eat, and was mildly dismayed to realize that, between old favorites and new must-try's, I had put down 17 restaurants for 5 meals.  This, of course, would not do. I started out fabric-hunting in Little India, where I stopped… read more

Domenica Marchetti takes on biscotti

March 10, 2015 by
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Domenica Marchetti is a food writer, recipe developer, and cooking teacher who specializes in Italian cooking. Marchetti has written several cookbooks and her food articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines. With her latest cookbook, Ciao Biscotti, she turns her sights to baking. The cookbook is a collection of 44 authentic biscotti recipes, both savory and sweet. (Enter our contest… read more

Cookbook giveaway – Ciao Biscotti

March 10, 2015 by
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Cookbook author Domenica Marchetti is known for her cookbooks on seasonal Italian home cooking. Now she is turning her talents to the baking sphere with the publication of Ciao Biscotti. (Learn more about the book in our interview with Marchetti.) Ciao Biscotti  offers 44 recipes for biscotti both savory and sweet. We're delighted to offer three copies of the cookbook… read more
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