This week: The best brownie recipes, Valentine’s treats, giveaways, EYBD previews and more

While I am not a huge chocolate fan, my husband and son are chocolate fiends. Anything vanilla or citrus-flavored send my way and I will imbibe until my stretchy pants give up the ghost. So, I don’t bake the types of treats I adore for two reasons: those desserts are not met with the enthusiasm that chocolate garners and number two for the welfare of the aforesaid stretchy pants.

My son recently said while I was battling the flu, “Before you die will you leave me your brownie recipe.” This was definitely not a Hallmark moment, but my son thought he had paid me the ultimate compliment. One of the things that make my brownies successful is to not overbake. I never bake anything for the stated time in a recipe without checking at least 10 minutes early. I also find that adding chocolate chips no matter the amount specified in the recipe is always a good thing.

One of my favorite recipes is Ina Garten’s Outrageous brownies. These brownies never fail and I have made them gluten-free successfully by subbing gluten-free flour cup for cup. (Ina’s new book Modern Comfort Food is being released this October.) Another favorite recipe comes from Justin Chapple, the Salted brownies from Just Cook It which are fantastic (photo above).

We have over 6,700 recipes indexed in our EYB library that come up when searching for brownies (with 2,048 online recipes). Brownies are versatile treats with myriad possibilities. For example, our library of recipes includes brownies with dried fruit, lemon, orange, white chocolate, and/or nuts. Above you will find my photo of the Snickering brownie from Extreme Brownies. If you are a brownie lover, I highly recommend this book. I could not find the exact recipe online for you but this version is very similar. A number of Connie’s recipes are available at Delish.com. Which brownie recipe is your family’s favorite?

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Since our last roundup, Darcie has written articles that include a piece about first pancake problems, fish fraud, an EYB milestone with over 8,000 video recipes in the EYB Library, reviving cast iron cookware, and Valentine’s Day treats. Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday (#foodnews brings up these information-packed posts).

This week I updated my battle of the bagel article to include my thoughts on Dorie Greenspan’s recipe in Baking with Julia (one of our cookbook options in the Eat Your Books Cookbook Club). If you haven’t made bagels, what are you waiting for?

The looking forward to 2020 cookbooks has been recently updated and provides an outline of what the new year has in store for us cookbook lovers. Throughout the year, this post will continue to change with new additions, edits to titles and publication dates and more! 

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Recently Indexed Books

• Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore by Darra Goldstein Events (promotion coming soon)
• Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World’s Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes by Joe Yonan Events Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of this book with one grand prize winner receiving a Circulon straining casserole.
• Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour, Butter, Sugar, and Women’s Voices by Kathy Gunst and Katherine Alford Events (Promotion coming soon)
• Super Sourdough: The Foolproof Guide to Making World-Class Bread at Home by James Morton (promotion coming soon)
• Vegetables First: 120 Vibrant Vegetable-Forward Recipes by Ricardo Larrivée
• Cook’s Illustrated Annual Edition 2019
• Vegful by Nadia Lam
• How to Cocktail: Recipes and Techniques for Building the Best Drinks by America’s Test Kitchen
• Bowls!: Recipes and Inspirations for Healthful One-Dish Meals by Molly Watson

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Member Photo of the Week

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White wine risotto with shiitake mushrooms and peas (Risotto al vino bianco con funghi shiitake e piselli) from Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli submitted by member Dawndella

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Featured Online Recipe

Lemon-white chocolate brownies from Food Network Magazine, Jan/Feb 2020

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EYBDigital Previews

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Recently we uploaded our 617th EYBDigital Preview and shared some insight into members’ questions regarding same. A selection of full sample pages is available for the following cookbooks.  Learn more about EYBDigital Previews.

(Note: Some members have been asking why they cannot add all EYBDigital Preview recipes to their Bookshelf. Please read this Help page for an explanation.)

• 3 recipes from Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Terry Bryant – Pub date 2/11/2020
• 3 recipes from Vegan JapanEasy: Classic and Modern Japanese Recipes to Cook at Home by Tim Anderson – Pub date 3/3/2020.
• 3 recipes from The Irish Cookbook by JP McMahon – Pub date 2/14/2020. EYB members receive 30% off Phaidon titles when using the link provided.
• 3 recipes from Simple Fruit: Seasonal Recipes for Baking, Poaching, Sautéing, and Roasting by Laurie Pfalzer – Pub date 2/18/2020
• 2 recipes and assorted pages from Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots: Planting Advice & Recipes from Great Dixter by Aaron Bertelsen Pub date 2/12/2020. EYB members receive 30% off Phaidon titles when using the link provided.
• 2 recipes and assorted pages from Beginner’s Baking Bible: 130+ Recipes and Techniques for New Bakers by Heather Perine

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Cookbook Giveaways
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• Enter our US/CA/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win a copy of Casa Cacao: The Return Trip to the Origin of Chocolate by Jordi Roca and Ignacio Medina. Expires February 24, 2020.
• Enter our US giveaway to win a copy Dinner at the Club: 100 Years of Stories and Recipes from South Philly’s Palizzi Social Club by Joseph Baldino and Adam Erace. Expires February 21, 2020.
• Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of The Joys of Baking: Recipes and Stories for a Sweet Life by Samantha Seneviratne. Expires February 24, 2020.

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Be sure to enter all our current giveaways! 

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