Feeling the absence in the leftovers

October 19, 2017 by
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  When I was growing up, Sunday supper at my grandparents' farm was all but mandatory. Portions were substantial, dessert always provided, and leftovers packaged and sent home to various households. The act of cooking for others - whether it be your own family, for friends, or even for strangers - is entrenched in cultures worldwide.  Food writer Jay Rayner… read more

Prime – The Beef Cookbook by Richard H. Turner

October 19, 2017 by
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In Prime: The Beef Cookbook, Richard H. Turner, the king of meat, shares 150 recipes devoted to meat cookery. Turner was trained by the Roux brothers, Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White - and now his talents are present in several of London's restaurants - Pitt Cue Co., Hawksmoor, Foxlow and more - as well as being one half of Turner… read more

This chef is tired of over-the-top food

October 18, 2017 by
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When food crazes include rainbows, unicorns, and mash ups of foods, it's safe to say that over-the-top is definitely in style. However, that's no longer the philosophy of Los Angeles chef Kris Yenbangroom, who is set to open his third restaurant. When he first opened his place, called Night+Market, he admits he had a "heavy hand" when it came to… read more

Tree of Life – Joy E. Stocke & Angie Brenner

October 17, 2017 by
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When Tree of Life authors' Joy Stocke and Angie Brenner first met in a small resort town on the Mediterranean coast, they discovered a shared love of history, literature, and local food traditions. The two set off on a cultural adventure tour of Turkey that spanned ten years. Later, upon returning home to their respective American kitchens, they recreated the… read more

Melissa Clark on how to create the perfect recipe

October 17, 2017 by
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Popular food writer Melissa Clark is no stranger to recipe development. She creates recipes for her column in The New York Times and other publications, plus she's written or co-written nearly 40 cookbooks. In a recent interview with The Cut, she explains her process for creating the perfect recipe.  The first step involves inspiration. Clark says she she sometimes begins with… read more

Cooking for good

October 16, 2017 by
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No doubt you have heard about the devasting fires in northern California, and the dire situation facing the residents of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. What you might not have known is that two celebrity chefs have jumped in to help the people affected by those disasters. With all of the bad news being reported in recent weeks, it's heartwarming to… read more

JapanEasy – Tim Anderson – Recipe and Giveaway

October 16, 2017 by
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JapanEasy: Classic and Modern Japanese Recipes to (Actually) Cook at Home by Tim Anderson offers an introduction to the world of Japanese cooking via some of its most accessible dishes. Anderson's first book Nanban is killer, you can find more information on that title on my Friday Flashback. In his new title, Anderson shares everything we need to know to make authentic Japanese… read more

Gâteaux – Christophe Felder & Camille Lesecq

October 16, 2017 by
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Gâteaux: 150 Large and Small Cakes, Cookies, and Desserts by Christophe Felder and Camille Lesecq is a masterpiece of pastry. This book is stunning and is on par with Felder's other titles such as Patisserie: Mastering the Fundamentals of French Pastry.  Every page of Gâteaux invites a world of inspiration from stunningly perfect pastries, step-by-step technique photographs, detailed instructions and photos as lovely… read more

The Sportsman – Stephen Harris – Recipe and Giveaway

October 15, 2017 by
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The resume of Stephen Harris might cause one to scratch one's head. How does a punk rocker, turned history teacher, then financial advisor end up a self-taught Michelin-starred chef? The author's incredible journey is told in his new stunner of a debut cookbook, The Sportsman, released last month by Phaidon.  The Sportsman, the restaurant located in Kent, has earned a Michelin… read more

The evolution of the newspaper food section

October 15, 2017 by
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  In today's media saturated age, it can be difficult to imagine a time when there was only one or two sources for information about food and cooking. For decades, however, that was the case. Before there was Instagram, blogs, food television, or even food magazines, the newspaper food column provided the only information most people could get about recipes… read more

Quick action saves M.F.K. Fisher’s former home

October 14, 2017 by
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Few people have had as much impact on food writing as M.F.K. Fisher. Beginning with Serve it Forth, published in 1937, her career as a writer flourished. For the last 20 years of her life, Fisher resided in a home she designed and called "Last House", built in Glen Ellen, California.  The recent devastating wildfires in northern California threatened the… read more

Syria – Itab Azzam and Dina Mousawi

October 14, 2017 by
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In Syria: Recipes from Home, Itab Azzam and Dina Mousawi, two food fanatics, bring the beauty and tenacity of the Syrian people to life within its pages. Despite incredible odds and harsh conditions, the people of this country still rejoice in the celebration of food and family. The pair travelled across Europe and the Middle East meeting Syrian women, some who… read more

Featured Cookbooks and Recipes

October 14, 2017 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… read more

Friday Flashback – Southern Italian Family Cooking Carmela Hayes Sereno

October 13, 2017 by
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Last month, I had the pleasure of reviewing and cooking from Carmela Sophia Sereno's cookbook, A Passion for Pasta which is truly a keeper - beautiful, inspiring and approachable. Check out my review and enter our promotion to win a copy along with some wonderful pasta making tools. Today's Friday Flashback focuses on Carmela's her first title, Southern Italian Family Cooking:… read more

Are recipes dead? Tyler Florence thinks so

October 13, 2017 by
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While attending the Smart Kitchen Summit in Seattle, celebrity chef Tyler Florence made a bold declaration: recipes are dead. Not only did he say that, he proclaimed that our entire approach to making food, from grocery shopping to ingredient preparation to cooking, is outdated.  "Recipes served a purpose back in the day, but inflexible recipes don't work with the modern lifestyle anymore… read more

These cookbooks stand the test of time

October 12, 2017 by
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Cookbooks that sell into the hundreds of thousands are not as rare today as they once were. Fewer cookbooks were published years ago, and there were no Instagram feeds or food blogs saturated with gorgeous photographs to spark a sensation. Nevertheless, a handful of books managed to become huge hits, selling millions of copies over the years. How well have… read more

Pantry and Palate – Simon Thibault

October 12, 2017 by
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In the process of writing Pantry and Palate: Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food, Simon Thibault explored his roots and scoured old family recipes, ladies' auxiliary cookbooks, and folk wisdom to locate 50 of the best-loved recipes of Acadians past and present. Recipes range from the art of pickling beets to old-fashioned foodways such as rendering lard and cooking with head cheese (this… read more

Artisan and René Redzepi team up for new cookbooks

October 11, 2017 by
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We have just learned that pioneering chef and James Beard award-winning author René Redzepi is partnering with Artisan Books to produce three new cookbooks in late 2018. The first of these books, Foundations of Flavour: The Noma Guide to Fermentation, set to be published in October of next year, is sure to be an thorough guide on the trending topic of fermentation.… read more

Eat Right by Nick Barnard Recipe and Giveaway

October 11, 2017 by
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Nick Barnard is the co-founder of the London-based company Rude Health which produces oatmeal, granola, muesli, and snacks as well as grain and nut milks. In Barnard's debut cookbook Eat Right: The Complete Guide to Traditional Foods, with 130 Nourishing Recipes and Techniques (previously released in the UK in 2016), he shares techniques for making pantry staples and fermented foods along with recipes… read more

The Pioneer Woman Cooks – Come and Get It! – Book Tour

October 11, 2017 by
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Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives by Ree Drummond will be released on the 24th of this month by William Morrow. I believe that Ree must have a clone of herself or a huge staff because I have no idea how she does it all. I would chalk it up to the… read more

Cakes by Melissa – Recipe and Giveaway

October 10, 2017 by
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A chapter entitled "You're Amazing and You Can Do Anything" is how Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It: 120+ Recipes for Cakes, Icings, Fillings, and Toppings for Endless Flavor Combinations by Melissa Ben-Ishay opens. Every morning when Melissa's father took her to school, he told her "You're amazing and you can do anything that you set your mind to.… read more

Now that’s a sweet hamper

October 10, 2017 by
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Sweet, the cookbook from Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh, is already a sensation. If you have been on the fence about ordering the book, there is something that might push you over the edge: The SWEET Hamper, offered through the Ottolenghi website.  In addition to a signed copy (UK edition) of the cookbook, the hamper includes several ingredients to help… read more

Dinner & Party – Rose Prince

October 9, 2017 by
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Rose Prince is a UK food writer, cooking teacher and cookbook author who has been bestowed this praise by Nigel Slater: "Every kitchen needs a Rose." I am in agreement after reviewing her latest book, Dinner & Party Gatherings Suppers Feasts. In Dinner & Party, the author shares a collection of practical recipes that are ideal for entertaining along with concrete advice… read more

Singing the praises of vodka sauce

October 9, 2017 by
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  With all of the negative news that streams across our news feeds on a daily basis (the latest is a series of devastating fires in the Napa and Sonoma regions of California), some of us find comfort in cooking and baking. A few dishes reign supreme when it comes to comfort food, few things fit the bill better than… read more

Preserving on Paper

October 8, 2017 by
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Cookbook enthusiasts often read vintage cookbooks for entertainment, using them to imagine past ways of cooking and eating. Kristine Kowalchuk also enjoys digging into old cookbooks, although she approaches them from a very different perspective. As part of her Ph.D. thesis at the University of Toronto, Kowalchuk wrote Preserving on Paper, a critical edition of three seventeenth-century 'receipt books'. These handwritten manuals… read more
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