New books from Nigel Slater, Rick Stein and more; EYB and ckbk livestream Q & A

This roundup will be short and sweet as our monthly newsletter just went out last week. I have to share more exciting titles that have been added to our 2024 Cookbook Preview: Dinner: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes for the Most Important Meal of the Day by Meera Soodha; Return of the Aubergine by Sophie Grigson; What to Cook When… read more

The great pickle controversy

Somehow I missed this article when it was first published last fall, but Food & Wine posted about how pickle manufacturers in the US are omitting the word 'pickle' on their jar labels. All of the big names like Vlasic, Mt. Olive, and B&G have named their products things like 'Hamburg chips' or 'Kosher Dill Spears' - anything other than… read more

Give ’em an inch…

Have you ever encountered measurements in a recipe that just don't add up? I am not talking about volume or weights (although they can be problematic as well), but rather about size - thickness, diameter, length or width, etc. Sometimes I think recipe writers (or cookbook editors) are not very good at math. This has happened to me a lot… read more

Treats from the Den – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Treats from the Den by Nickol Hayden-Cady. Nickol Hayden-Cady has been working in the culinary industry for over twenty five years. After settling in Bend, Oregon, Foxtail Bakeshop came to life. Her son's nickname while he was in the womb was baby Foxtail and was the start of her dream to… read more

Food news antipasto

File this under everything old is new again: deviled eggs are the latest trendy menu item for restaurants. Of course, chefs are all putting their own spin on the classic, but the basic recipe still provides the underpinning. A few factors are driving the surge including affordability and customer interest in retro dishes. Bistro Freddie’s head chef, Anna Sorgaard says… read more

How long do you keep looking for the ‘best’ recipe?

Go to almost any food website and you are sure to encounter several "best" recipes, whether for hummus, macaroni and cheese, burgers, lasagna (like this recent Eater article), you name it, there's a "best" version out there. The folks at Cook's Illustrated made an entire series of books filled with the "best" recipes of their kind, whether it be soups… read more
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