This week: Too many cookbooks, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

Is there such a thing as too many cookbooks? And is too many cookbooks a good thing or a bad thing? Even before I began working with Eat Your Books seven years ago, I had a cookbook addiction. I love everything about them. The covers, the recipes, the photographs, the history, the culture of other cuisines – everything.

Then Eat Your Books happened, and the addiction grew. When I took over managing the indexing portion here, I came across so many books that I had to have! There are books everywhere and I want them all but I can no longer justify the staggering weight of these thousands and thousands of glorious titles. I even had an avalanche in my office that blocked my office door and my husband had to cut the door in half so I could get in. I joked and said I always wanted a Dutch door.

Over the last few weeks, I have started a serious purge. Purges before were not those of a fully committed nature – yes, I parted with hundreds of titles but this time is different. I am now committed to decreasing my load to under 1,000 books and probably less which means thousands of books are going to friends. It makes me happy that so many of my friends want the books and I know where they live – my friends and the books, too.

My strategy for this massive purge goes something like this: Priority is given to pastry and more complex baking titles. Next books that I have used and will continue to use – RecipeTin Eats, Milk Street titles, Marion Grasby books (I love her and her mom has a new title out Mama Noi: Secrets from an Asian Mama’s Kitchen) and several others. Favor will be given to Asian cuisine and certain Italian cookbooks. After that, if I have room on the five cookbook cases I’m keeping while we’re here in Colorado, I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. I will have another treacherous bridge to cross when we make our move back to the Atlantic coast – I will need to get down to three bookcases. Lord help me – I’m nearly a minimalist.

I do not even want to mention my cookware and baking collection. Like Scarlett O’Hara, I will think about that tomorrow.

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The last weeks on Eat Your Books

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written these articles:

• Voraciously offers a new way to eat more vegetables
• Another management shakeup at Bon Appétit
• MasterChef judge and chef Jock Zonfrillo dies at age 46
• Is pasta primavera poised for a comeback?
• Jay Rayner’s tips on choosing a restaurant
• James Beard Foundation 2023 Media Award Nominees
• Member Notes can save the day
• Celebrating Anzac Day

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:

• Cookbook Giveaway: Cake & Loaf Gatherings (US/CA)
• Cookbook Giveaway: Sweet Enough – Alison Roman (US/CA/AU/NZ)
• May 2023 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary updated
• April 2023 New Cookbook Review
• April 2023 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
• 2023 Cookbook Preview Listing – updated
• Cookbook deals are updated when time permits so check that post for new sales – the publisher links automatically update -the ICYMI post explains the post in detail.
• Calendar – check for updates

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 highlighted titles that were recently indexed. Remember the most current indexed titles – will always show up at the top of the EYB Library and your Bookshelf. Recent indexed magazines can be found here. For information on member indexing, please see this roundup with more details.

• Kung Pao and Beyond: Fried Chicken Recipes from East and Southeast Asia by Susan Jung
• Japan, The Vegetarian Cookbook by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
• Manu, Recipes and Stories from My Brazil by Manoella Buffara
• The Get-Ahead Cookbook by Jane Lovett
• The Great American Burger Book (Expanded and Updated Edition) by George Motz
• Homecooked: Favourite Recipes from Australian Kitchens by Maggie Beer and Valli Little
• Jacques Torres’ A Year in Chocolate by Jacques Torres and Judith Choate
• The Dinner Ladies Fill Your Fridge and Freezer by Sophie Gilliatt and Katherine Westwood
• The Times Cookery Book by Katie Stewart
• The Two Spoons Cookbook: More Than 100 French-Inspired Vegan Recipes by Hannah Sunderani
• The Modern Spice Rack by Rachel Walker and Esther Clark
• Tandoori Home Cooking by Maunika Gowardhan
• Storecupboard One Pound Meals, Meat-Free One Pound Meals, and Fast & Fresh One Pound Meals by Miguel Barclay
• Show Up for Salad by Terry Hope Romero
• Chocolates & Confections by Peter P. Greweling
• Milk Street Noodles by Christopher Kimball
• Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling by Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral
• Ever-Green Vietnamese by Andrea Nguyen
• Love and Lemons: Simple Feel Good Food by Jeanine Donofrio
• Pasta Veloce by Frances Mayes
• The Georgian Feast by Darra Goldstein
• The First American Cookbook by Amelia Simmons
• 150 Delicious Squares (Company’s Coming) by Jean Paré
• Roger Vergé’s Cuisine of the Sun by Roger Vergé
• Beard on Birds, Barbecue with Beard: Outdoor Recipes from a Great Cook and The Complete Book of Outdoor Cookery by James A. Beard
• The Cookbook Library by Anne Willan, Mark Cherniavsky and Kyri Claflin
• Magnolia Table, Volume 3 by Joanna Gaines
• The Hairy Bikers Brilliant Bakes by Si King and Dave Myers
• Bread and How to Eat It by Rick Easton and Melissa McCart
• Dinner’s Done by Sally Obermeder and Maha Corbett

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Member Photo of the Week

Passion fruit roll-up cake from More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and Community (page 97) by Natasha Pickowicz submitted by member Astrid5555

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Featured Online Recipe

How to make the perfect pasta primavera (page 18) from The Guardian Feast supplement, April 29, 2023 by Felicity Cloake

Add The Guardian Feast supplement to your Bookshelf for 4,516 additional online recipes See our Help Section which explains how to add a Magazine to your Bookshelf

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Featured EYBD Preview Recipe

Pineapple kesari from My Thali: A Simple Indian Kitchen by Joe Thottungal

We currently have 6,455 EYBDigital Recipes indexed. All can be added to your Bookshelf.

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently, we uploaded our 1,588th EYBDigital Preview where a selection of full sample pages are available including the titles below.

Learn more about EYBDigital Previews.

Note: All Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. Any Preview recipe can be added to your Bookshelf.

• 3 recipes from Oregon Wine + Food: The Cookbook by Danielle Centoni and Kerry Newberry
• 4 recipes from Cook It Wild: Sensational Prep-Ahead Meals for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors by Chris Nuttall-Smith Pub date May 9th, 2023.
• 5 recipes from Honey: Recipes From a Beekeeper’s Kitchen by Amy Newsome Pub date May 11th, 2023.
• A selection of pages and 1 recipe from Cook It Up: Bold Moves for Family Foods by Alex Guarnaschelli and Ava Clark Pub date September 5th, 2023.

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Cookbook Giveaways
Click on the Blue Link below to enter

• Enter our worldwide contest to win one of two copies of The Kids Book of Challah by Rochie Pinson. Contest expires May 13th, 2023.
• Enter our US contest to win one of three prize packages including a copy of Gesine Bullock-Prado’s newest title My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons. Contest expires May 14th, 2023.

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

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