New year, same celebrity diet books

January 10, 2018 by
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  You can tell when the year changes in many ways: the days are getting longer (or shorter), calendars are all 50% off, organizing and cleaning items are on sale, and celebrity diet books appear in bookstores. While these cookbooks may inspire some people, Anthony Warner is one person who remains unimpressed. He provides scathing reviews of five celebrity diet… read more

Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman

January 10, 2018 by
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Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites, Deb Perelman's long anticipated follow up to her New York Times best selling, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, delivers more than 100 new, easy-to-cook, impossible-to-resist recipes. Deb's blog is indexed for our members (one click and you can add 1,150 searchable recipes to your bookshelf). It is often said that sequels are never as good as the… read more

Finding deliciousness in unexpected places

January 9, 2018 by
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  When you enter an upscale grocery store or posh farmer's market, you expect to see the finest produce and the highest-quality foods. Shopping in one of these establishments can be a pleasant experience, as they are usually well-appointed, attractively lit, and have helpful staff. As good as that shopping experience may be, nothing compares to the joy in finding… read more

Baco by Josef Centeno

January 9, 2018 by
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Josef Centeno is the chef credited with capturing the myriad tastes of Los Angeles on one plate. In his debut cookbook written with food writer, Betty Hallock, Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles, he delivers his food - vibrant and fresh with influences taken from the melting pot of cuisines that make up this fascinating food paradise. Recipes span from… read more

The New Yorker adds a food department

January 8, 2018 by
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  The New Yorker is known for in-depth, thought-provoking articles about a variety of topics, including the occasional food article. We won't be able to say "occasional" much longer, as the magazine announced today that it now has its own food department. As editor Michael Luo notes in his announcement, The New Yorker has a long tradition of offering quality… read more

The Farm Cooking School

January 8, 2018 by
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The Farm Cooking School: Techniques and Recipes for Inspired Seasonal Cooking by Ian Knauer and Shelley Wiseman is one of the titles that made my best of 2017 list. Ian and Shelley run The Farm Cooking School in New Jersey and their schedule of classes can always be found on our Calendar. Ian has written or co-written three other books:… read more

I Love India by Anjum Anand

January 7, 2018 by
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I Love India: Recipes and Stories from City to Coast, Morning to Midnight, and Past to Present is Anjum Anand's eighth book. Here, she delivers her favourite dishes in a beautiful tribute to her homeland and its extraordinary food culture, drawn from its diverse regions as well as from a host of traders, settlers and immigrants over the years. The… read more

It’s not just for breakfast anymore

January 7, 2018 by
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  If you have children, chances are good that you have a few boxes of breakfast cereal in your cabinets. You might not think about using them in your cooking and baking, but they can be used in a surprising number of ways. Taste of Home put together a slideshow of 30 ways to use cereal for everything from snacks… read more

Predictions for the best and worst in food for 2018

January 6, 2018 by
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  Our local (rural) radio station just ran a piece about the estimation that, after years of declining consumption, the prediction for 2018 is that people in the U.S. will eat more meat than ever before. That got me wondering what else might be in store, food-wise, for the new year. Food Republic has a few ideas, and offers its… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

January 6, 2018 by
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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

Cold weather baking adjustments

January 5, 2018 by
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  Baking in the summer heat has obvious challenges: butter melts, humidity ruins meringue, and frosting slumps. Wintertime baking also contains obstacles, even if they aren't quite as noticeable. Stella Parks (aka Bravetart) explains the problems you can encounter in a cold kitchen and the changes you should make for cold weather baking.  Parks advises that just a few degrees… read more

Homemade Pasta Made Simple – Manuela Zangara

January 4, 2018 by
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Homemade Pasta Made Simple: A Pasta Cookbook with Easy Recipes & Lessons to Make Fresh Pasta Any Night by Manuela Zangara is an all-in-one pasta cookbook for stress-free pasta making at home. Manuela was born and raised in Italy and shares authentic Italian food on her blog Manu's Menu. I have marked several of her blog recipes to try: Danubio,… read more

Gastro Obscura brings you weird foods and more

January 4, 2018 by
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You might have heard about Atlas Obscura, the self-described "definitive guide to the world's wondrous and curious places." Their articles about unique and undiscovered places have been  responsible for more clicks than I care to admit from my social media feeds. Now there's even more to love about the quirky site, as they have launched a companion website called Gastro Obscura,… read more

Australia’s top restaurants named

January 3, 2018 by
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  The Australian Good Food and Travel Guide (AGFG) has just announced its Chef Hat award winners for 2018. AGFC was the country's first national food guide and has celebrated over 40 years of reporting about Australia's best restaurants. 2018 sees 390 restaurants awarded Chef Hats around the country, down 18 from 2017.  You can view the listings by number of… read more

Cheers to the Publican Paul Kahan

January 3, 2018 by
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Cheers to The Publican, Repast and Present: Recipes and Ramblings from an American Beer Hall by Paul Kahan, Cosmo Goss and Rachel Holtzman is a narrative-rich cookbook by Chicago's superstar chef whose destination restaurant, The Publican, is known for its incredibly delicious pork- and seafood-centric, beer-friendly cooking. I admit it, I'm a fan of restaurant cookbooks - I love the… read more

Lomelino’s Pies by Linda Lomelino

January 2, 2018 by
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Linda Lomelino has the gift. She magically transforms sweet treats into beautiful works of art. Her photographs are enchanting and her recipes are killer good. Last year, we featured her title My Sweet Kitchen (and shared her recipe for Oreo and Raspberry Cheesecake). Her books are a source of culinary and photographic inspiration.  In Linda's latest Lomelino's Pies: A Celebration of Pies, Galettes, and Tarts, she… read more

When food is your life, losing weight can be a challenge

January 2, 2018 by
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  Jim Webster has a problem that many of us can relate to. His life revolves around food, and not just because he is passionate about it, but because it's part of his job description. This presents a problem for Webster, who has struggled with weight issues his whole life. In an article for The Washington Post, he details the… read more

Food resolutions for 2018

January 1, 2018 by
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  One day into the new year, most of us have kept our 2018 resolutions. For many people, common pledges revolve around food-related themes, whether it be weight loss, eating more vegetables, or cutting back on sugar. There's plenty of help in keeping your resolutions to be found online. Epicurious returns with its Cook 90 challenge, where they encourage people… read more
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