800th indexed cookbook added to EYB
December 14, 2009 by Jane
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We have just added our 800th indexed book to EYB. It was How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking by Michael Psilakis which has been getting great reviews and appearing in some of the Best Cookbooks of 2009 lists. read more
Best cookbooks of the decade?
December 11, 2009 by Jane
In addition to their best of the year cookbook list, Eat Me Daily has produced a Best Cookbooks of the Decade list. I'm not sure that I agree with all their choices - too many restaurant chefs in my opinion. They are all indexed on EYB though, with the exception of The Big Fat Duck Cookbook (that $250 price tag is putting… read more
NPR stories worth catching
December 7, 2009 by Jane
Susie was featured on NPR yesterday talking about her selection of the best cookbooks of 2009 - you can hear her discussion with Lianne Hansen on Weekend Edition. Another interesting piece on NPR recently was a discussion between Adam Gopnik of the New Yorker and Monica Bhide, author of Modern Spice, with Rebecca Roberts on Talk of the Nation. This is a fascinating analysis,… read more
Best cookbook of 2009 Lists
December 5, 2009 by Jane
It's that time of year when all the Best Cookbooks of the Year lists are popping up - ours is up on the Community page now. Our own Susie's list for NPR has been attracting lots of attention. Here are some other best of lists you might like to take a look at. It's interesting how little overlap there is… read more
Changes to EYB
November 24, 2009 by Jane
We've been listening to the suggestions you have made since we launched the site and you will see lots of improvements over the next few months. Initially, we have increased the font size and revamped the Community and My EYB pages. There are lots more enhancements to come - but please keep the feedback coming. read more
Anyone interested in indexing books?
November 6, 2009 by Jane
We are getting so many index requests from members that we need to take on more data inputters (a paid job). If you, or anyone you know, might be interested get them to contact us at info@eatyourbooks.com. They should have good knowledge of recipes and food terms and be careful about spelling and accuracy. read more
21 New Ingredients in Under Pressure
October 23, 2009 by Jane
I just added Thomas Keller's Under Pressure as an indexed book and was surprised that I had to add another 21 new ingredients, even with 5,936 already in our database. How many of you have these in your store-cupboard (or even in your grocery store)? Duck tongues, mustard flowers, transglutaminase RM, calcium gluconate, sea urchin tongues, green apple mustard? I'd… read more
First EYB Press
October 21, 2009 by Jane
Very exciting - we had our first piece of press today in the Vermont newspaper Seven Days. The article is available on their online edition. There was also a terrific article about EYB on Suite 101 which explains really well how the site helps cookbook lovers. read more
Heaviest and best cookbooks
October 14, 2009 by Jane
Funny piece today on Eat Me Daily about the heaviest cookbooks out there and their cost per pound. As expected, The Big Fat Duck Cookbook was the heaviest and most expensive per pound at $13.57. Take a look and see how the other monster books compare. Another cookbook list you may not have seen was the Village Voice's Top 10… read more
Now indexed 700 books – that’s 172,801 recipes!
September 30, 2009 by Jane
I've just imported our 700th indexed book - The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook by Patricia Tanumihardja. This is a fascinating book - though I was surprised that I had to add 30 new ingredients to our list for this book. You would think that with more than 5,800 ingredients now in our list that there would be few new ones but… read more
No more dry honey cakes
September 19, 2009 by Jane
Every Rosh Hashanah I try a different honey cake recipe hoping that this one will not be dry. Although I'm not Jewish (is my second name Kelly a giveaway there?), my husband is, so we get to celebrate (and cook for) double the amount of festivals every year. Finally yesterday, after 17 years of experiments, I found a moist honey… read more
Loads of new cookbooks
September 13, 2009 by Jane
We've added another 400 or so cookbooks and now have almost 16,000 in the EYB Library. In addition, we are adding newly indexed books all the time and now have more than 700. Don't forget you can request any of your favorites that haven't yet been indexed - just click on the RI button. read more
Welcome to Library Thing members!
September 6, 2009 by Jane
I just posted about Eat Your Books today on the Cookbookers group at one of my favorite websites, Library Thing. For those of you who don't know LT, it is a great place to catalog your books and engage in a friendly book-loving community. If you are finding EYB for the first time because of that post, welcome to this… read more
Sheila Lukins
September 1, 2009 by Jane
Sad to hear today that Sheila Lukins has died of brain cancer. I've loved the Silver Palate books for years and own a few of her other books. We have ten of her books here at EYB and most are indexed. To view Sheila's books Click Here read more
Julie & Julia
August 12, 2009 by Jane
Saw 'Julie & Julia' last night and loved it. Based on the books My Life in France by Julia Child and Julie & Julia by Julie Powell, this juxtapositions the two stories. Julia is finding herself through French cooking (then relatively unknown in US home kitchens) and Julie is finding herself by cooking her way through Julia's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and then blogging about it. I've… read more
I’m loving this website!
August 7, 2009 by Jane
Well I know I am biased but I am really getting pleasure out of using EYB. The last two nights I have cooked completely new dinners as a result of using Recipe searches. Last night I did a really quick Salmon and Couscous recipe from Jamie's Dinners (searched on salmon as ingredient and rice, grains & polenta as ingredient type)… read more
Vietnamese “vegetarian” dishes
August 3, 2009 by Jane
I was amused when looking through The Foods of Vietnam by Nicole Routhier to find in the chapter titled Vegetarian dishes, recipes that contained ground pork, shrimp, bacon, oyster sauce and fish sauce. There must be a completely different concept of what a vegetarian is. read more
Welcome to Eat Your Books
August 1, 2009 by Jane
After a lot of planning, EatYourBooks.com is finally live. The idea for the website grew from a desire I had to make better use of my large collection of cookbooks. I wanted to find new recipes quickly and to be able to search by several criteria such as main ingredients, ethnicity, type of dish, occasions, etc. I also wanted to… read more
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