World on a Plate Spice Set from SKORDO and Cookbook Collection

August 12, 2019 by
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This month we are celebrating Eat Your Books' tenth birthday with special promotions! Today's giveaway features five of my favorite books from Hardie Grant and Quadrille publishers (they allowed me to pick!) along with a set of spices from Skordo and two recipe kits. I learned about Skordo when a friend was visiting Maine and happened upon a shop that she… read more

Food news antipasto

August 11, 2019 by
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Have you ever wondered why pounds is abbreviated as 'lbs' and ounces as 'oz'? Although I only thought about it in passing, it's something that has puzzled me for years. Southern Living has cleared up the mystery for us, explaining how the shortcuts came to be.  Whether your go-to diner meal is for grilled cheese, the tried and true BLT,… read more

Is 2019 going to be the year of the carrot?

August 10, 2019 by
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When we list up-and-coming food trends, most of the time the honors go to 'exotic' fruits, vegetables, or cuisines that are gaining recognition outside of the native areas. Pantry and refrigerator staples are rarely trendsetters, which is why one phenomenon has piqued the interest of Australian Gourmet Traveller. The magazine reports on the surprising carrot trend that has popped up… read more

These tools are real multi-taskers

August 9, 2019 by
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I've got a kitchen full of tools and equipment that were specially designed for cooking. From mixers to spatulas to cake decorating tips, these tools belonged in the kitchen from the moment they were conceived. But some of the most useful kitchen items that I have came from other rooms in the house and even from the garage. The Washington… read more

From Freezer to Instant Pot

August 9, 2019 by
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Title:  From Freezer to Instant Pot: The Cookbook: How to Cook No-Prep Meals in Your Instant Pot Straight from Your Freezer Authors: Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the dynamic duo behind countless cooking titles that have become kitchen bibles to their fans.  In yesterday's article on heirloom cooking, I stated that many cooks enjoy the old school methods of creating… read more

This week at EYB – special anniversary promotions and more!

August 9, 2019 by
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Check out this week's recipes, giveaways, cookbook previews and more. Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. This month we celebrate ten years of providing our members with the tools to better utilize their cookbook collections and have a number of special promotions… read more

Food and politics grow more entwined

August 8, 2019 by
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It used to be relatively easy to isolate food from politics. You could fine tune your Twitter feed and Facebook notifications to only show images of gorgeous dishes or links to new recipes. In recent months, however, that has become a challenge as we learn that our food system and political system are completely entwined.   A potential no-deal Brexit cloud… read more

Everyone wants to be an Italian nonna

August 8, 2019 by
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In this age of instant gratification with thirty second food videos or turning on lights with a voice command, it is comforting that cooks are drawn to preparing food like our grandmothers and great grandmothers did. There has been a resurgence of cookbooks that deliver such recipes: Heirloom Kitchen, Tortellini at Midnight  and the upcoming release of Pasta Grannies (on the EYB… read more

Discovering the past through a cookbook

August 7, 2019 by
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The story of immigration is as old as human history. Stories about dangerous ocean crossings, perilous overland treks, navigating in a strange land, or learning a new language resonate because so many of us have ancestors who emigrated to the place we call home. If we're lucky, an older relative can recount the journey with us. If not, it can… read more

Le Creuset Berry Dutch Oven Special EYB 10th Birthday Promotion

August 7, 2019 by
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My love affair with cookware would seem unreasonable to most. I, myself, cannot explain nor justify my serious addiction to French enamel cast iron or remember how it began. I go so far as to pause the television if I glance upon a Dutch oven on a stove and have to verify for myself if it is Le Creuset (I… read more

Simple recipes are sometimes the best

August 6, 2019 by
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Tonight was National Night Out/Nite to Unite, an annual community-building campaign in the US. It is designed to bring neighbors together and also to promote relationships between community members and law enforcement. Our next door neighbors and good friends hosted a party for our block this year. I wanted to participate and since I love to bake, a logical choice was… read more

Steak and Cake – Elizabeth Karmel & Carthage. Co Stoneware Cake Pan

August 5, 2019 by
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Title: Steak and Cake: More Than 100 Recipes for the Best Meal Ever Author: Elizabeth Karmel, a.k.a. Grill Girl is a cookbook author, restaurant owner and has a resume that would consume this post. To find out more about Elizabeth and her cookbooks, see our bio page. This book is the best of both worlds where meat meets sweets with… read more

Food news antipasto

August 4, 2019 by
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The week flew by too quickly once again, but here it is time for a review of the little items that I found interesting over the week but that did not warrant an entire post. While I love to watch food shows like Chef's Table, I must admit that sometimes I find them a bit too precious. If you do… read more

Spice support: za’atar

August 3, 2019 by
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Middle Eastern food has risen in prominence in the past few years, thanks to the excellent and approachable recipes provided by Yotam Ottolenghi, Anissa Helou, Michael Solomonov, John Gregory-Smith, Sabrina Ghayour, and others. These recipes contain ingredients that until recently were unfamiliar to most Western palates, including harissa, baharat, ras el hanout, and za'atar. Today we are going to dive… read more

Is it okay to use salted butter in baking?

August 2, 2019 by
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I read a Twitter thread the other day in which the writer unleashed a tirade of complaints about recipe requirements, including a rant against unsalted butter, which he called "trash." It is obvious that he prefers baking with salted butter, but most bakers disagree. But does using salted butter in place of unsalted really make a difference? The answer is...maybe. … read more

This week at Eat Your Books!

August 2, 2019 by
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Check out this week's recipes, giveaways, cookbook previews and more. Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. This month we celebrate ten years of providing our members with the tools to better utilize their cookbook collections! With EYB, a member can create their… read more

Pop goes the…sorghum?

August 1, 2019 by
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Even with my good-sized cookbook collection and the entire EYB online recipe database at my fingertips, occasionally I run out of inspiration for the somewhat embarrassing number of grains that reside in my pantry. This is especially true for some of the more obscure items - there are not many options for purple barley, for instance. That's why I immediately… read more

The Brisket Chronicles & The Smoking Gun (Breville)

August 1, 2019 by
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Title: The Brisket Chronicles: How to Barbecue, Braise, Smoke, and Cure the World's Most Epic Cut of Meat Author: Steven Raichlen, America's grill master, who has authored a library of books devoted to barbecue. I confess barbecue-type cookbooks don't blow up my skirt. but a book devoted to brisket - that's Marilyn Monroe skirt's over a street grate exciting. I… read more

Happy 10th Birthday to EYB

August 1, 2019 by
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I cannot quite believe it but today is the 10th anniversary of the launch of Eat Your Books. The very first post on the blog was on launch day and I announced there were 550 books indexed. That number has now grown to 8,768 indexed books and 3,864 indexed magazines - a total of 1.8 million recipes indexed! We plan… read more

Stella Parks’ Reddit AMA

July 31, 2019 by
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EYB Members went wild over Stella Parks' cookbook BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts, which ranks in the top 10 dessert books in the EYB Library by popularity. It's no wonder; her precise methodology and warm, funny writing style help take the intimidation out of baking while offering standout desserts. Today Parks hosted an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit. Hundreds of… read more

Is lunchtime disappearing?

July 30, 2019 by
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Bee Wilson is a food historian and the author of several books, including Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat. She has a new book coming out in a couple of months called The Way We Eat Now. Shauna Sever recently interviewed Wilson for The Splendid Table, and they talked about one of the topics in the book: the… read more

Rice. Noodles. Yum.

July 30, 2019 by
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Title:  Rice. Noodles. Yum.: Everyone's Favorite Southeast Asian Dishes Author:  Abigail Raines, the creator of the food blog, Manila Spoon Our takes you inside this title and features the following Rice cooked in banana leaves (Balisungsong na kanin) Rice with ground meat, fried egg and plantains (Arroz a la Cubana) Crispy fried dumplings (Banh goi) As a devout lover of… read more

Milk & Cardamom

July 30, 2019 by
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Title:  Milk & Cardamom: Spectacular Cakes, Custards and More, Inspired by the Flavors of India Author:  Hetal Vasavada, MasterChef contestant and author of the food blog, Milk & Cardamom Our takes you inside this title and features the following Shrikhand parfait Bourbon biscuits Sapota (chikoo) milkshake My name is Jenny and I am addicted to baking cookbooks - especially those… read more

Restaurateurs Daniel Humm and Will Guidara call it quits

July 29, 2019 by
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After over a decade of working together, restaurateurs Daniel Humm and Will Guidara have decided to part ways, according to Eater. The pair met in 2006 when Humm was the chef and Guidara the manager of Danny Meyer's Eleven Madison Park. They eventually partnered with investors to buy out Meyer and went on to open several other successful restaurants.  While… read more

Must Have Books for Fall 2019

July 29, 2019 by
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We are proud of our global membership here at Eat Your Books. With a world of cookbooks to cover our "lists" are heftier than others. Even though this preview post takes into consideration cookbooks from all points on the map, I did try to pare it down for brevity's sake. That being said, please know that there are myriad titles… read more
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