The last two weeks: The dangers or benefits of working on the Library, cookbook giveaways and EYBD Previews, recipes and more!

Some of you may recall My Big Fat Cookbook Purge of 2021 initiative that I began when I was younger and full of hope (in March). Some recent issues have hindered my ability to lift or do manual labor which has slowed down the progress of my efforts. My goal is to still knock down some of the mountains of madness here but it will have to wait.

I have taken on some of the index manager responsibilities and am enjoying it immensely. The only issue is that while organizing the EYB Library and learning about books that were not on my radar – I am developing a case of the “must haves”. For instance, this week Sweet by James Martin caught my eye (along with a few others) and I had to order it.

Let me tell you about one of the books that I have purchased during the last few months which has really become a favorite of mine. In Praise of Veg: A Modern Kitchen Companion by Alice Zaslavsky is a relatively newer release. I hemmed and hawed on ordering this one as it is somewhat expensive. But everytime I came across the book in the Library, I found my resolve weakening. Coming to the conclusion that resistance is futile, I hit the buy book button.

This book is an absolute work of brilliance and beauty. There are 188 recipes as well as a wealth of information shared: from buying and storing, how to cook the veg, which foods are complementary to the particular veg and more. For example with regard to wombak (Chinese cabbage or wong bok), Alice guides us on how to wash and store the wombak (including freezing) and which parts can be used (everything but the very base). We learn that carrot (and other foods) work well with the veg and how to use what might be called scraps – the outer leaves – this eliminating waste by providing recipes utilizing those leaves. This colorful volume is nearly 500 pages and filled with illustrations and lovely imagery.

I am trying to ignore the enticing books I come across daily while cleaning up certain book records. It is bad enough that the books coming out later this year are tempting me; I’m already excited for these 2022 releases: The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt; Korean American: A Cookbook by Eric Kim; and The Pain D’Avignon Baking Book by Uliks Fehmiu which were just added to our Library this week. It won’t be long until there is a 2022 cookbook preview post. Time in the cookbook world flies by rapidly.

The last two weeks on the blog

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written these articles:

• Toni Tipton-Martin wins Julia Child Award
• Grill your greens
• The challenges of being an ethical shopper
• Potlucks and picnics
• How to keep bread baking consistent through the seasons
• Gardening trend sticks around
• Tooling about in the kitchen
• Pastry Arts offers free virtual summit

Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday and the tag #foodnews brings up these information-packed posts from the most current to the first one. Darcie can be followed on Instagram at darcie_bakes.

Since our last roundup, I have posted the following:

• Quick Bites: Dianne Jacob author of Will Write for Food
• Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home Cookbook Giveaway
• The Farmer’s Daughter Bakes Cookbook and The Knotty Dane Rolling Pin and Egg Holder Giveaway
• May 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
• May 2021 New Cookbook Review

Please be sure to check our Calendar for author and bookstore events.

And as always I continue to update our Kindle deals post so check the blog for new sales – the ICYMI post explains the Kindle post in detail. I will have loads of giveaways for you over the next month so keep checking the blog and our social media feeds. My Instagram is thecookbookjunkies.

Thanks to our members who used our affiliate links while doing their shopping. The commissions earned help us to index more books, please remember to click here before shopping Amazon USA * Amazon Canada * Amazon UK anytime.

Jenny and the EYB Team

Recently Indexed Titles

Over the last two weeks, EYB and member indexers have indexed over fifty titles – a wonderful mix of older books and newer releases. We’ve highlighted a sampling of those books below.

• What’s for Dinner?: 80 Weeknight Favourites by Nadia Lim
• Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite by Ed Smith
• Outdoor Cooking: The Ultimate Modern Barbecue Bible by Tom Kerridge
• Bavel: Modern Recipes Inspired by the Middle East by Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis with Lesley Suter
• Makan: Recipes from the Heart of Singapore by Elizabeth Haigh
• Ainsley’s Mediterranean Cookbook: 100 New, Easy Recipes Inspired by the Flavours of the Med by Ainsley Harriott
• Lisbon: Recipes from Portugal’s Beautiful Southern Region by Rebecca Seal
• Ballymaloe Seasons: Cooking from an Irish Country House by Darina Allen
• The Gluten-Free Asian Kitchen: Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Sauces, and More by Laura B. Russell
• The Art of Flavor / Flavour: Practices and Principles for Creating Delicious Food by Daniel Patterson
• Summer on Fat Pig Farm by Matthew Evans
• Everyone’s Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health by Gregory Gourdet
• À Table: Recipes for Cooking and Eating the French Way by Rebakah Peppler
• A Real Southern Cook: In Her Savannah Kitchen by Dora Charles
• Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home by Uyen Luu
• Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati: The Definitive Guide by Caroline Liddell (Weir) and Robin Weir
• Eat Feel Fresh: A Contemporary, Plant-Based Ayurvedic Cookbook by Sahara Rose Ketabi
• Cooking for Your Kids: At Home with the World’s Greatest Chefs by Joshua David Stein
• Harvest of the Cold Months: The Social History of Ice and Ices by Elizabeth David
• The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook: A Year of Cooking on Martha’s Vineyard by Chris Fischer and Catherine Young
• Low and Slow: How to Cook Meat by Neil Rankin
• Gino’s Italian Express: Quick & Easy Recipes from Turin to Tuscany by Gino D’Acampo

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Member Photos from the Last Two Weeks

Content chai pancakes (Paryavasthita) from Eat Feel Fresh: A Contemporary, Plant-Based Ayurvedic Cookbook (page 98) by Sahara Rose Ketabi submitted by member Tina_Berlin

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Peanutty pork noodles with crunchy celery from Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat (page 148) by Molly Baz submitted by member ehadi

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Featured Online Recipes

Gullah rice from Food52

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Green olive and herb Welsh cakes from Great British Chefs – Chef Recipes by Anna Jones

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently we uploaded our 1,017th 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.

• A selection of pages and 9 recipes from Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall by Emily Scott pub date 6/10/2021
• A selection of pages and 1 recipe from Penang Local: Cult Recipes From the Streets That Make the City by Asma Mohamad Aris and Ahmad Suffian Salim
• 3 recipes from Farmhouse Weekends: Menus for Relaxing Country Meals All Year Long by Melissa Bahen
• 4 recipes from Eat Plants, Be Happy: 130 Simple Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes by Caroline Griffiths and Vicki Valsamis

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Cookbook Giveaways
Click on the Bold Blue Link Below to Enter

• Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Fruit Cake: Recipes for the Curious Baker by Jason Schreiber. Contest expires June 7th, 2021
• Enter our US/worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen (two copies US from the publisher and EYB will provide one copy worldwide). Context expires June 8th, 2021
• Enter our US/Canada giveaway to win one of three copies of Jew-ish: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch by Jake Cohen Contest expires June 9th, 2021
• Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of The Shortcut Cook: Classic Recipes and the Ingenious Hacks that Make them Faster, Simpler and Tastier by Rosie Reynolds. Contest expires June 12th, 2021
• Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Chasing Flavor: Techniques and Recipes to Cook Fearlessly by Dan Kluger Contest expires June 13th, 2021
• Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Sheet Pan Chicken: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner by Cathy Erway and The Editors of Taste provided by the publisher and EYB providing one additional copy worldwide. Contest expires June 16th, 2021
• Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of How Wild Things Are: Cooking, Fishing and Hunting at the Bottom of the World by Analiese Gregory Contest expires June 17th, 2021

The cookbook giveaway roundup shares all current giveaways.

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