November Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

October 12, 2022 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  We want to get this information out to you so you can prepare… read more

New European Baking – Cookbook & Emile Henry Bread Cloche Giveaway and Quick Bites

October 10, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of New European Baking: 99 Recipes for Breads, Brioches and Pastries by Laurel Kratochvila with one US winner also receiving an Emile Henry modern bread cloche. Be sure to check Laurel's events to see if she will be near you! New European Baking: 99 Recipes for Breads, Brioches and Pastries by… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 4 – Mexican Week

October 9, 2022 by
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We're back in the tent with all the bakers for Mexican week. You will recall last week, bread week, that no one was sent home due to Rebs and Abdul both being ill. This episode was a missed opportunity to teach viewers about Mexican desserts/bakes but instead an hour riddled with insensitive comments/props which demonstrated a clear lack of knowledge… read more

The last two weeks: Open call for James Beard entries, who is Linda Skeens, cookbook news, recipes and more

October 7, 2022 by
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The entry period has begun for James Beard submissions. Please see this post for more detailed information. If you are an author or publisher and have any questions about this process, please email me at jenny@eatyourbooks.com. Who is Linda Skeens? In June the memes were flying all over social media regarding the prize winning champion of the Virginia State Fair.… read more

Open call for James Beard Media Awards

October 5, 2022 by
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On October 4th, the Media Awards (Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism) announced its Open Call for Entries. Each entry requires an entry fee of $75. At any time during the entire call for entry, Media Awards entrants who state a financial need may have the fee waived. This year there are some additional categories available in Book Awards: The Writing category… read more

Pierogi by Zuza Zak – Cookbook Giveaway

October 5, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak. Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak is divided into ten chapters across 50 recipes. In North, South, East, West and Central we delve deep into the regions of Poland, along with the dumplings, traditions… read more

The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook Giveaway

October 4, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Over 200 Takeout Favorites to Make at Home by Kwoklyn Wan. I cannot tell you how much I love The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Over 200 Favorite Chinese Recipes to Make at Home by Kwoklyn Wan. It will be my go-to for easy Chinese “takeout”… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 3 – Bread Week

October 1, 2022 by
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It was the oft-dreaded bread week which is always accompanied by the baker's fear of the Paul Hollywood's finger poke. You know how he likes to poke his finger into loaves of under/over proofed bread. Find out who was poked and who wasn't below. We learned at the beginning of the episode that Rebs and Abdul were under the weather… read more

September 2022 New Cookbook Review

September 25, 2022 by
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Once again there have been changes on the release dates of many cookbooks - October is going to be overwhelming unless, of course, those titles move as well. I have updated my 2022 preview post and continue to update my 2023 preview listing. If you would like to order any of these titles (or preorder/order any other books or items)… read more

September 2022 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

September 24, 2022 by
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Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we have been cooking from indexed blogs on EYB. Blog month – any recipe from the following indexed blogs on EYB: Nigella.comHalf Baked HarvestSmitten KitchenMaggie BeerEat the Love For past EYB Cookbook Club summaries, #EYBCookbookClub will pull up an archive of our club’s activities. Please… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 2 – Biscuit Week

September 24, 2022 by
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During Cake Week, we said fare thee well to Will. This week find out how the biscuit (cookie) crumbled for the bakers. Signature: 18 decorative macarons in 2 hours and they must look like something else. The makers made burgers (Carole and Sandro), watermelons (Janusz), daisies (Maxy), carrots (Maisam), yo-yos (Dawn) and several other designs. Dawn and Maxy received a… read more

This week: A few Feature reminders, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

September 23, 2022 by
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This week we are going to cover a few reminders for our Members. The first one with regard to the Bookmarklet feature here at EYB. Whenever you see a recipe on a food website that you like the look of, you can add it to your Bookshelf using the EYB Bookmarklet. Go to your Home Page. Drag the Bookmarklet and drop it on to… read more

Meat-Free Mexican Cookbook Giveaway

September 20, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/CA giveaway to win one of two copies of Meat-Free Mexican: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes by Thomasina Miers. Meat Free Mexican by Thomasina Miers, owner of award-winning restaurant group Wahaca (with over 25 branches across the UK), is back with her newest cookbook, sharing 100 meat-free Mexican recipes. This title has a little bit of everything from breakfast dishes, sides,… read more

Small Batch Bakes & Nordic Ware Sheet Pan Giveaway

September 19, 2022 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of Small Batch Bakes: Baking Cakes, Cookies, Bars and Buns for One to Six People by Edd Kimber. The publisher will provide 3 copies to US/CA winners and EYB will provide one additional copy to a Member in the UK/AU/NZ. Please note that Edd has a special event on September… read more

October 2022 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

September 17, 2022 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  We want to get this information out to you so you can prepare… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 1 – Cake

September 17, 2022 by
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Last week, Jenny introduced this season's bake-off contestants and this week we were able to see them in action kicking off Cake Week. This year's GBBO news will be tagged #gbbo2022 and the cookbook which will feature recipes from this season is available for preorder The Great British Bake Off: Favourite Flavours (US: .The Great British Baking Show: Favorite Flavors).… read more

Crumble Crate Review and – 3 month subscription giveaway

September 16, 2022 by
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Because I love to bake I read a great deal of baking related articles on the internet and recently came across a baking subscription service - Crumble Crate. What drew my attention to this company was the fact that two or three products are included with the ingredients and I am hoarder of all things baking. What I also loved… read more

This week: Baking, baking, and more baking; recipes; EYBD Previews and more

September 16, 2022 by
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It must be the promise of autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere and the fact that The Great British Bake Off is back, because my mind has been on all things baking. Billionaire’s tart from Jane’s Patisserie I came across this article that features the best 100 baking blogs and websites to follow which also includes links to vegan, eggless, paleo, pie… read more

Around the Table – Cookbook Giveaway

September 14, 2022 by
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Enter our US/AU/NZ giveaway to win a copy of Around the Table: Delicious Food for Every Day by Julia Busuttil Nishimura. The author started her blog Ostro in 2014 and has steadily gained a strong and loyal following for her uncomplicated, seasonal food. As an Australian of Maltese descent and a fluent Italian speaker, who is married to a Japanese man,… read more

Delicious Gatherings: Recipes to Celebrate Together Prize Package

September 12, 2022 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two prize packages each including a copy of Tara Teaspoon's new book Delicious Gatherings: Recipes to Celebrate Together and the items shown in the photo below: a CasaBellaVida bottle of vanilla, an Olio Pura bottle of olive oil, a Silpat baking mat, an Emile Henry creme brulee dish which would be beautiful… read more

This week: Cookie season is nearly upon us; recipes; EYBD Previews; giveaways and more

September 9, 2022 by
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Brian Hart Hoffman recently shared his schedule at Williams-Sonoma for this autumn which we have added to our Calendar. He has planned a number of special guests with loads of baked goodness planned. We have also added book tours for the following authors: Deb Perelman for Smitten Kitchen Keepers; Michael Twitty for KosherSoul; and Laurel Kratochvila for New European Baking… read more

Simply Chinese – Cookbook Giveaway

September 8, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win a copy of Simply Chinese: Recipes from a Chinese Home Kitchen by Suzie Lee. Simply Chinese: Recipes from a Chinese Home Kitchen by Suzie Lee is a sumptuous collection of classic and modern Chinese home-style recipes that can be made, with ease, in our own home kitchens. With traditional dishes prepared in non-traditional ways, and… read more

Meet this season’s new GBBO contestants

September 6, 2022 by
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The Great British Bake Off is scheduled to be back on UK screens on September 13th! Netflix has also confirmed that season 13 (labeled as collection 10) will be airing in North America on the Friday after each new UK episode as they have done the last two years. To prepare for its return, we'd like to take a few… read more

The last two weeks: GBBO start date; Dorie’s new free baking group; Cedric Grolet; EYBD previews and more

September 2, 2022 by
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The Great British Bake Off is scheduled to be back on UK screens on September 13th! Netflix has also confirmed that season 13 (labeled as collection 10) will be airing in North America on the Friday after each new UK episode as they have done the last two years. Credit: Channel 4 Speaking of baking, Rick Rodgers has announced his… read more

2023 Cookbook Preview Listing

August 30, 2022 by
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Right before each September, I begin cataloging the following year’s cookbook releases. I do this for several reasons: 1) so our members know what is waiting down the pipeline and 2) it makes the monthly new cookbook reviews a little easier for me as I keep the original post updated when changes occur. This year I have organized the monthly… read more
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