This week: Elevating black food writers, cookbook previews and giveaways

The year 2020 has dealt us a difficult hand. We keep asking for new cards but many of us feel like folding. From the bushfires in Australia, the pandemic, to the protests across the United States after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that are often met with hate and brutality, it seems suffering and pain grows daily. These events have hit me hard and I am taking this week to regroup and will be back next week with more food recipes.

While we all do what we can to combat the atrocities of the world, we continue to find comfort in the sharing of food. On May 31st, Beth Howard, the author of Ms. American Pie hit the streets of Minneapolis with other pie bakers to pass out pie and comfort.

Ms. Rose McGee has been comforting others since the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri when she and her son loaded her trunk full of pies and headed there. She also brought pie and comfort to those suffering after the shootings in Charleston and Pittsburgh. Now is providing the same to the citizens of her hometown of Minneapolis.

The understanding of different cultures and traditions can close the wide chasm of acceptance. The sharing of food can be the first step toward healing. Anthony Bourdain said, “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.” Right now, more than ever, we need more Anthony Bourdains – people who are respectful and listen to others and are willing to build bridges to solutions instead of walls that separate us and pour fuel on smoldering tensions.

In 140 US cities around the United States, restaurants have been vandalized, looted, and sometimes set afire. These acts after many have been shuttered due to COVID-19. Owners are scared and frustrated, but many play a supporting role by providing protesters with food, supplies, and donations. Food people are the best people, we must remember to support our restaurants and chefs when we are able.

Eat Your Books has always featured cookbooks and authors from all cultures and ethnicities. This week we highlighted black cookbook authors, food writers, and black-owned bookshops. Today, I’ll share a sampling of food blogs that we can visit and support and if you have any favorites, please let us know in the comments.

• Jessica in the Kitchen: Jessica is an award-winning photographer, videographer, and home chef who has over 600 recipes (mainly vegan) on her site.
• Artisan Bryan: Bryan Ford’s debut cookbook New World Sourdough: With Recipes for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads will be published on 6/16/2020. His blog won a Saveur best baking and sweets blog award in 2019.
• Immaculate Bites: Imma brings the taste of the tropics to our kitchens. She transforms fresh ingredients, coupled with pantry staples into elegant and exquisite meals for the everyday home cook.
• Southern Souffle: Erika Council has become a sought after voice on the topic of African American food, social justice, and food’s impact on the community and has contributed to many cookbooks. She attributes her passion for food and community to her grandmothers. One of these grandmothers, Mildred (Mama Dip) Council, is a southern cooking icon, award-winning cookbook author, and owner of the famous Mama Dip’s Kitchen Restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina who passed away in 2018.
• Black Foodie: This site features recipes so you can cook as your grandma did with a twist! In addition, they highlight foodie events, tips for entertaining, and more.
• Sweet Potato Soul: Jenné Claiborne is the author of Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul. On her blog, she shares hundreds of delicious and easy-to-make vegan recipes, cooking videos, and healthy eating tips.
• Grandbaby Cakes: Jocelyn Delk Adams is also the author of one of my favorite cake cookbooks Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories. Jocelyn is a national television personality and brand ambassador.
• Kezia Eniang: Kezia is a food-obsessed Londoner who loves to cook! Her site features West African inspired recipes, sweet treats, and little bits about herself.
• The New Nigerian Cuisine; A UK based writer, Funke Koleosho, recreates and redefines old favorites and also new and exciting tastes and flavours using indigenous food ingredients on her site. Her cookbook Funke Koleosho’s Contemporary Nigerian Cuisine was published in 2009 and won a Gourmand award.
• The Vegan Nigerian: Tomi is a London based Nigerian who has a never-ending love of food, travel, and writing.
• Siba Mtongana: Siba is a multi-award-winning celebrity chef, mom, author, and founder of The Siba Co. Her show Siba’s Table ran for four years on Food Network. She is the author of My Table and lives in South Africa.
• Other helpful links: Top 30 black food bloggers, 50 black food bloggers and influencers to follow.

Jenny and the EYB team

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This Week on our Blog

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written articles entitled:  A small piece of light to help chase away the darkness (Darcie lives in Minneapolis and shares some poignant thoughts), Behind the scenes at King Arthur Flour, You already own the best kitchen tool, and Shaken, not stirred – and in a to-go cup. Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday #foodnews brings up these information-packed posts).

This week I shared a special post on unique genre titles from Insight Editions along with a discount code for our members. This week delivered loads of special Kindle cookbook deals and I’ve been updating that list of sales frequently.

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Member Photo of the Week

Pavlova from The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins submitted by member Juliediehl

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Featured Online Recipe

Casarecce with zucchini, chilli, ricotta and mint from Australian Gourmet Traveller

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently we uploaded our 669th EYBDigital Preview where a selection of full sample pages is available for the following cookbooks.

Learn more about EYBDigital Previews.

Note: To learn why you cannot add all EYBDigital Preview recipes to your Bookshelf, please read this Help page.

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• 3 recipes from This is a Book About Dumplings by Brendan Pang
• 3 recipes from Easy Tiki: A Modern Revival with 60 Recipes by Chloe Frechette
• 3 recipes from Plant Powered Athlete: Satisfying Vegan Meals to Fuel Your Active Lifestyle by Zuzana Fajkusova and Nikki Lefler (Pub date 6/9/2020)
• 3 recipes from Washington Wine + Food: The Cookbook by Julien Perry (Pub date 8/16/2020)

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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 June 7th, 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 June 17th, 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 June 15th, 2020

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*Please note due to the pandemic, promotions are extended until publishers are back in their offices, and warehouses are available to resume the shipment of books. The cookbook giveaway roundup shares all current giveaways.

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