Healthyish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt

Over the last five years, a monumental shift in the quality of healthy-centric cookbooks has taken place. The days of dowdy, picture deprived, textbook-like tomes are numbered. Stunning photographs and flavorful dishes using real food are far more inspiring to cooks and those desiring to make a change in how they eat. We want to  provide wholesome meals for ourselves… read more

Dorie Greenspan’s ‘must read’ cookbooks

  Other than Julia Child, probably no one has translated French cooking and baking better than Dorie Greenspan. Her cookbooks have legions of fans worldwide. This fall, she will be releasing Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook. We can't wait to dive into the latest from Dorie, but until October, we'll have to make do with her list of 'must… read more

Better Baking by Genevieve Ko

Genevieve Ko updates our favorite classic baked goods using flavorful whole grains, nuts, flours, fruits, vegetables, and fats in Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts. Genevieve has co-authored numerous cookbooks, but this title is her first solo effort. After more than a dozen years developing recipes for food and health magazines and collaborating with noted pastry chefs, the author was determined to create… read more

Roast by Louise Franc, Ruffoni Copper Covered Roaster and Boos’ Prep Master Cutting Board Promotion

There are days when the complexity of a multi-component dish is a zen experience for me in the kitchen. Spending hours with ingredients and the author's words is as rewarding as sitting down to enjoy the meal. The resultant countertop splattered with the day's work, the pile of dishes and soiled utensils further serve as evidence of my dedication to… read more

Toss the toothpick with smart bakeware

  Anyone who has baked a cake has probably used a toothpick or cake tester to determine when the cake was ready. Doing so requires you to hover over the oven, checking the cake every few minutes until it's finally done. One company wants to make this hovering a thing of the past, by creating smart cookware that aims to take… read more

Argan oil is the new darling of chefs

One of the biggest beauty trends of the last several years has been argan oil-infused products. Now the Middle Eastern oil is finding its way into the culinary world. Chefs like Michael Solomonov have embraced the nutty oil, produced mainly in Morocco.  The historic method of retrieving the nuts - by pulling them out of goat droppings - has been… read more

Paula Wolfert receives the 2018 JBF Lifetime Achievement Award

Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced the recipient of its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. This year the honor goes to Paula Wolfert, who has won numerous awards including three  Julia Child Awards, five James Beard Cookbook Awards, The M.F.K. Fisher Award, and The Tastemaker Award. She's also been a finalist for the British Andre Simon Award.  Wolfert's many bestselling cookbooks include The Cooking of the Eastern… read more

Pok Pok The Drinking Food of Thailand

Picture it, New York, August of 2011, I was watching an episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate on the Food Network when I paused the show to rewind. "Pok Pok? Did I hear that correctly? Rahm Fama was talking about Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings from this magical place in Portland named Pok Pok. How do I remember this? It's the moment… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

Did you know adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to build your personal recipe collection?  You can 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 Bookshelf.… read more

All You Can Watch Weekend at Craftsy!

Craftsy, for this weekend only, is allowing free access to every class and video in their All You Can Watch Weekend. That's 1,300 plus classes! Find out more here (no credit card required). Recently, I shared that Katie Workman and Robin Miller launched a new cooking show through Craftsy entitled Real Life Cooking. There are many cooking and baking classes are available from our favorite chefs and authors including Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Rick Rodgers, Gesine Prado,… read more

Around the world in a cake

  What's the go-to baked item to celebrate life's big events like birthdays, graduations, and weddings? Cake, of course! For centuries, cakes have provided the backdrop to celebrations of every sort around the world. According to the Food Timeline, the root of the word 'cake' can be traced  to the 13th century, although it took until the mid-17th century for… read more
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