This week: Mochi donuts, recipe comments, 2022 cookbook news, previews, giveaways and more

In my social media feed this week, I came across this satire post poking fun at the sometimes funny, often annoying comments that are written on recipe content. In particular, the author created a treasure trove of comments that mimic similar comments left on New York Times recipes for Homestyle Spaghetti Carbonara. Note: there are several recipes for carbonara on the NY Times’ site, but I could not locate one for a “homestyle” version.

Ericke
Is it OK to use Romano cheese instead of Parmesan? And if I don’t have spaghetti on hand, can I just use fish?

While I understand that genuine comments made on certain posts are meant to be “funny” (everyone wants their 15 minutes right?), there are many instances when comments such as “can I make this vegan” or “I deleted three of the five ingredients and the recipe was not edible” are serious. See: Let’s call the whole thing off and Food, times are changing and the importance of our words. (If you ever have free time, read some of the reviews on this banana slicer on Amazon.)

As I write the above, I realize my hypocrisy when I recalled my Facebook post today: “Podcasts = the new kale”. I was being sarcastic as it seems that everyone has a podcast or wants to do a podcast. I should take my own advice and not yuck someone’s yum. Why join the fray of dissent? Is it my human nature to be judgmental or is it worse because I’ve been in a state of limbo the last few years? Yes, I’ll blame COVID for my behavior.

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This week, I added a load of new books to the 2022 preview post including books coming from Chris Scott (a fav of mine from Top Chef); Homage: Recipes and Stories from an Amish Soul Food Kitchen; last year’s GBBO winner Giuseppe Dell’Anno’s Giuseppe’s Italian Bakes: 60 Inspired Recipes Like Papa Used to Make and GBBO’s vegan baker Freya Cox Simple Vegan Baking; Kate Reid’s Lune: Eating Croissants All Day, Every Day (Lune is famous for their croissants in Australia); Phil Rosenthal’s Somebody Feed Phil the Book; and Isa Chandra Moskowitz’ Fake Meat: Real Food for Vegan Appetites. There are loads more to check out on the preview and a few covers are shared above (note the first two covers are the UK and US versions of Ixta Belfrage‘s upcoming book). Other GBBO contestants have titles coming out so check out those; I keep Which Great British Bake Off Contestants have written books updated.

Do you know about Mochi donuts? Recently, I stopped at Mochinut in Denver and picked up six to-die-for donuts. I am huge fan of Asian flavors in both savory and sweet preparations so I am thrilled with the number of Asian related baking books that have been published or are slated for publication, and covered a few on this roundup. Our featured online recipe is for mochi donuts from the blog of Australian Catherine Zhang who was a contestant on Zumbo’s Just Desserts (season 2). I am excited that she has a cookbook coming this November. Her 36 page guide to the perfect macaron can be purchased for $6.99 and it looks stellar. Have any of you made Mochi donuts at home?

Lastly, a reminder from last week’s roundup: Diaspora is offering our EYB members 12% off any orders using the code: DiasporaEYB (expires on Mar 31st, 2022).

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The last week at Eat Your Books

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written these articles:

• HBO series about Julia Child sets premiere date
• In praise of the microwave
• Red velvet: is it time to move on?
• André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards 2021 Shortlist

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:

• The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook & Product Giveaway (US)
• March 2022 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary
• Spring 2022 Cookbook Preview
• Cookbook deals is frequently updated so check that post often for new sales (the ICYMI post explains the post in detail) – please note the addition of LeCreuset specials.
• Looking forward to 2022 cookbooks (updated with more exciting titles!)

Please be sure to check our Calendar for updated events. My Instagram is thecookbookjunkies.

Jenny and the EYB Team

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Recently Indexed Titles

Our team of member and pro indexers are working hard indexing titles, both new and old. Below are just a few highlights. A reminder: newly indexed titles will always show up at the top of the EYB Library and your Bookshelf so you will always know which titles have just been indexed. Recent indexed magazines can be found here. For information on member indexing, please see this roundup with more details.

• One Pot: Three Ways: Save Time with Vibrant, Versatile Vegan Recipes by Rachel Ama
• The Artisan Kitchen: The Science, Practice, & Possibilities of Fermenting, Brewing, Bread Making, Curing by James Strawbridge Five online recipes.
• Good Food: 101 Meals For Two by Angela Nilsen Forty-four online recipes.
• National Trust Book of Crumbles: 60 Delicious and Comforting Crumble and Cobbler Recipes by Laura Mason
• The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook: Over 100 Fabulous Recipes to Use Eggs in Unexpected Ways by Lisa Steele One EYBD Recipe you can try now.
• Essential Turkish Cuisine by Engin Akin Three online recipes.
• Friday Night Dinners by Bonnie Stern
• The New Best of BetterBaking.com: More Than 200 Classic Recipes from the Beloved Baker’s Website by Marcy Goldman
• The Sweet Life: Desserts from Australia’s MasterChef by Kate Bracks
• Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by Tung and Lyn Nguyen and Katherine Manning
• 101 Cheap Eats (BBC Good Food 101 series): Tried-and-Tested Recipes by BBC Good Food Magazine One online recipe.
• Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine by Shane Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King
• The Slow Cook Book: Pot Roasts, Casseroles, Hearty Soups, Chillies, Risottos, Paellas, Curries, Tagines: Recipes for Both Slow Cookers and Traditional Ovens by Heather Whinney Two online recipes.
• On the Hummus Route: A Journey Between Cities, People, and Dreams by Ariel Rosenthal, Orly Peli-Bronshtein and Dan Alexander
• The New Cooking School Cookbook: Fundamentals by America’s Test Kitchen Five EYBD Recipes you can try now.

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Member Photo of the Week

Spicy mayo poke and Shoyu ‘ahi poke from Cook Real Hawai’i (page 53) by Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder submitted by member  Nkrieda78

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Featured Online Recipe

Mochi donuts from zhangcatherine.com

Mochi, Cakes and Bakes: Simple Yet Exquisite Desserts with Mochi, Yuzu, Matcha and More by Catherine Zhang Pub date Nov 15th, 2022.

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently, we uploaded our 1,257th EYBDigital Preview where a selection of full sample pages are available including the titles below.

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 3 complete recipes from Taste Tibet: Family Recipes from the Himalayas by Julie Kleeman and Yeshi Jampa Pub date Mar 17th, 2022.
• A selection of pages and 6 recipes from Tokyo Up Late: Iconic Recipes from the City that Never Sleeps by Caryn and Brendan Liew Pub date Apr 5th, 2022.
• A selection of pages and 2 recipes from The Cook You Want to Be: Everyday Recipes to Impress by Andy Baraghani Pub date Apr 26th, 2022.
• A selection of pages and 4 complete recipes from Fire Feasts: The Awesome BBQ Book for Feasting with Friends and Family by Christian (aka DJ BBQ) Stevenson Pub date Apr 28th, 2022.

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Cookbook Giveaways
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• Enter our US giveaway to win the prize package shown in the photo to the left above. Our UK giveaway features a copy of Gingerbread and Celebrate with Kim-Joy. Contest expires February 28th, 2022.
• Enter our US/UK/worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of Gennaro’s Limoni: Vibrant Italian Recipes Celebrating the Lemon by Gennaro Contaldo. Contest expires March 10th, 2022.

The cookbook giveaway roundup shares all current giveaways including those open worldwide and to other regions.

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