This week: Pastry obsession; fall/autumn preview (baking titles); EYBD Previews; giveaways and more

This week I prepared Part I of the fall/autumn cookbook preview: baking titles and will have Part II ready in the next few weeks. All the baking and pastry cookbooks have me super excited to find some time to get back to baking.

I have been a fan of Ukrainian pastry chef Dinara Kasko for some time. She studied to be an architect but chose to retire from her career as a 3D visualizer and take up baking. Kasko uses a 3D printer to construct a silicon mold that can then be used to shape a cake or components of a entremet type cake.

Her works of confectionery art have been compared to the art of several artists, and Kasko has collaborated with pastry magazine So Good on a series of cake designs. Sadly, Kasko’s bakery in Kyiv was bombed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In an effort to support her, I have purchased the following molds: the Chocolate Block and a set of her tart molds. I have a few of her other amazing designs on my wish list: the geometric star and cherry mold – actually I want them all!

Kasko’s impressive work is nothing short of genius and I hope to be able to “nail” a few of those designs with the help of her videos. I have been told that she is very responsive to emails and provides help when she can. Creating a chocolate block cake is first on my bucket list.

What projects are on your baking bucket list?

The last week on Eat Your Books

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written these articles:

• Ingredient snobbery must go
• Global chickpea shortage looms
• Celebrate Bastille Day with French food and drink
• France encounters a mustard shortage

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:

• Fall/Autumn 2022 Cookbook Preview: Part I: The Baking Titles
• Lanka Food: Cookbook Giveaway (US/UK/AU/NZ)
• August 2022 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary
• Cookbook deals are frequently updated so check that post often for new sales including our updated Australian section (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 updates.

My Instagram is thecookbookjunkies.

Jenny and the EYB Team

Recently Indexed Titles

Our team of member and pro indexers are working hard indexing titles, both new and old. Below are just a few highlighted titles. 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.

• The Professional Chef, 9th Edition by The Culinary Institute of America
• Gary Rhodes 365: One Year. One Book. One Simple Recipe for Every Day by Gary Rhodes
• East by West: Simple Ayurvedic Recipes for Ultimate Mind-Body Balance by Jasmine Hemsley
• 101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Guide to Authentic Southeast Asian Food by Jet Tila
• Istanbul Cult Recipes by Pomme Larmoyer
• Death & Co: Welcome Home by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald and David Kaplan
• Pie in the Sky by Susan Purdy
• Cooking Light Way to Bake: The Complete Visual Guide to Light Baking by Cooking Light Magazine
• Back to Basics: 100 Simple Classic Recipes with a Twist by Michael Smith
• Modern Israeli Cooking: 100 New Recipes for Traditional Classics by Danielle Oron
• Indian Essence: The Fresh Tastes of India’s New Cuisine by Atul Kochhar
• Shrubs: An Old-Fashioned Drink for Modern Times (Second Edition): Sweet and Savory Cocktails and Sophisticated Sodas by Michael Dietsch
• Simply Delicious by Zola Nene
• Ben’s BBQ Bible: The Ultimate Cook’s Companion by Ben O’Donoghue
• Good & Garlicky, Thick & Hearty, Soul-Satisfying, More-Than-Minestrone Italian Soup Cookbook by Joe Famularo
• Bangkok Thai: The Busaba Cookbook by Busaba
• Cooking with Spices: 100 Recipes for Blends, Marinades, and Sauces from Around the World by Mark C. Stevens
• Ices Italia: Meltingly Delicious Recipes for Voluptuous Gelati, Sorbette, and Iced Desserts from Artisan Gelaterias of Italy by Linda Tubby

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Member Photo of the Week

Raspberry no-churn ice cream with chocolate from The Vanilla Bean Baking Book: Recipes for Irresistible Everyday Favorites and Reinvented Classics (page 280) by Sarah Kieffer submitted by member cookingbychapter

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Featured Online Recipe

Aubergines with yogurt, chilli and honey from Sainsbury’s Magazine, Aug 2019 by Genevieve Taylor

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently, we uploaded our 1,379th 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 recipes Batch Baking: Get-ahead Recipes for Cookies, Cakes, Breads and More by Cynthia Barcomi Friedman – pub date Aug 8th, 2022
• A selection of pages and 5 recipes from Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak – pub date Aug 18th, 2022
• A selection of pages and 6 recipes from Spice: A Cook’s Companion by Mark Diacono – pub date Sep 15th, 2022
• 4 recipes from Simply Vegan Baking by Freya Cox – pub date Sep 29th, 2022

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Cookbook Giveaways
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• Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Jeremy Pang’s School of Wok: Delicious Asian Food in Minutes by Jeremy Pang Contest expires July 24th, 2022.
• Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of The Nutmeg Trail by Eleanor Ford Contest expires July 25th, 2022.

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

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