The last two weeks: Basque cheesecake, recipes, Spring cookbook highlights, EYBD previews and more!

Last week we held our roundup as the timing fell close to the monthly newsletter. We prefer to space out our mailings as a courtesy to our members. Nothing drives me bonkers more than getting several emails in the span of a week from the same party. "Yes, Sur la Table, I know I left something in my shopping cart.… read more

Simply Julia – Cookbook Giveaway

Happy Publication Day to Julia Turshen! Enter our US/worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen (two copies US from the publisher and EYB will provide one copy worldwide). Be sure to check out our Calendar - Julia has a full schedule of virtual events planned. Julia… read more

The Shortcut Cook – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of The Shortcut Cook: Classic Recipes and the Ingenious Hacks that Make them Faster, Simpler and Tastier by Rosie Reynolds. The Shortcut Cook: 75 Classic Recipes and the Ingenious Hacks that Make them Faster, Simpler and Tastier by Rosie Reynolds shares the chef’s extensive experience to deliver over 60 much-loved classic… read more

Food, times are changing and the importance of our words

For me, and many others like me, food and cooking has been the great equalizer. Bringing folks of all ethnicities and beliefs around the table to share experiences and build a bridge to better understanding and acceptance of our differences. In doing so, we may learn that we aren't so very different after all. But it seems, especially in the… read more

February 2021 New Cookbook Review

As I began my review of February cookbooks, I found that many titles were moved to March or April - perhaps in an effort to allow time for books to make it to warehouses due to COVID related slow downs. I keep my 2021 preview post updated to show these monthly releases and I have also prepared a Spring preview post. The… read more

Preorder Cookbook Perks: Spring 2021

Earlier this month, I shared some highlights of the cookbooks being released this Spring. I noticed a few cookbook perks that you may want to jump on. I will be updating this post as I learn of more offers. As always, please email me at jenny@eatyourbooks.com if you have information about a cookbook preorder perk, author event or something cookbook… read more

February 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we’ve been cooking from the following titles: Main Option: Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple by Jacques PépinBaking Selection: Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Yossy ArefiOnline Option: Any Donna Hay online recipePlant-based Option: Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen For past EYB Cookbook Club summaries, #EYBCookbookClub will pull up an archive of… read more

This week: Celebrating Black cookbook authors releasing titles in 2021 and a look at BEM Books & More; along with recipes, cookbook previews and more.

This week in celebration of Black History Month, I have highlighted upcoming 2021 cookbooks written by Black authors along with some information about a recently launched Black-owned cookbook shop. These are titles that have been on my 2021 cookbook preview post which I continually update because I am obsessed with cookbooks just like you! Expect more in-depth reviews of many… read more

How Wild Things Are – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of How Wild Things Are: Cooking, Fishing and Hunting at the Bottom of the World by Analiese Gregory. How Wild Things Are: Cooking, Fishing and Hunting at the Bottom of the World by Analiese Gregory celebrates nature and the slow-food life on the island of Tasmania. When chef Gregory relocated after… read more

March 2021 Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup

As our members know, each month we offer at least four 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… read more

Sheet Pan Chicken Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Sheet Pan Chicken: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner by Cathy Erway and The Editors of Taste provided by the publisher and EYB providing one additional copy worldwide. Sheet Pan Chicken is a cookbook of 50 recipes that combines everyone's favorite protein with the ease of cooking the meal… read more

Chaat and World Food: Mexico City – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India by Maneet Chauhan and Jody Eddy and a copy of World Food: Mexico City: Heritage Recipes for Classic Cooking by James Oseland. Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India by Maneet Chauhan and Jody Eddy explores India's most… read more

In Bibi’s Kitchen, Eating Out Loud Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen and Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day by Eden Grinshpan. In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from… read more

This week: Online cooking and baking classes, Spring cookbooks, recipes, EYBD previews, giveaways and more.

February is nearly half over and we are entering the second busiest time of the year for cookbook releases. This week, I spent a great deal of time editing our EYB Library and reviewing the Spring books that I have been fortunate enough to have received a galley. I am also linking ebook versions of the new books as we… read more

The Double Happiness Cookbook – Review & Giveaway

Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of two copies of The Double Happiness Cookbook: 88 Feel-Good Recipes and Food Stories by Trevor Lui. Authentic is the buzz word right now - the "it" girl of the culinary world. I understand the need to embrace authentic, traditional cuisines and honor them. However, I feel as a cookbook junkie extraordinaire that… read more

Spring 2021 Cookbook Highlights

As most of you are aware, I continually update the 2021 Cookbook Preview post with additions each week. Working on the EYB Library and adding new cookbooks is one of my favorite jobs. Adding these soon-to-be released titles to our preview post gives me the same feeling of excitement as Christmas morning to a child. Today, I'm going to share… read more

The last two weeks: Game day food, recipes, cookbook giveaways, EYBD Previews and more!

The Super Bowl is this Sunday in the US. Millions of Americans will be glued to their television screens for the football action and the commercials. Usually, every year, I make wings and other finger food but I am doing something different this weekend*. Beer cheese dip I bought a spiral ham which I will warm and glaze, two racks… read more

Chasing Flavor – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Chasing Flavor: Techniques and Recipes to Cook Fearlessly by Dan Kluger. Dan Kluger has had an impressive career in his forty something years. He honed his craft working for greats such as Floyd Cardoz, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Tom Colicchio. In 2014 he was nominated for a James Beard Award for Best… read more

Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple by Jacques Pépin. Just like the rest of us master chef Jacques Pépin doesn't always have as much time or energy as he'd like to put together a satisfying meal. So he came up with Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple, 250 recipes for surprisingly achievable,… read more

Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food: Deliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens, Tofu, and Other Plant-Based Ingredients by Hsiao-Ching Chou provided by the publisher. EYB is providing one additional copy worldwide. In January of 2018 Hsiao-Ching's Chinese Soul Food was published. We covered this title in our EYB Cookbook Club in April of… read more

Always Add Lemon – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Always Add Lemon: Recipes You Want to Cook, Food You Want to Eat by Danielle Alvarez. My chefs joke that 'did you add the lemon' should be inscribed on my tombstone. It is the question I consistently ask as plates leave the kitchen. Sometimes, a few drops is all… read more

Valentine’s Gift Guide for the Cookbook Lover

I'm a bit of a practical person - if practical is defined as owning 5,000 cookbooks, never saying no to a piece of cookware and having more baking tins/gadgets than a full fledged bakery. Yes, my practicality runs in the form of enjoying practical things - I am not a flowers, chocolate or expensive dinner out type of person. Yes,… read more

Cocktail Cookbook Bundle – Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a set of the following cocktail/drink books: Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You're Not Drinking for Whatever Reason by Julia Bainbridge, The New Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Think Like a Master Mixologist, with 500 Recipes by Dale Degroff, Fizz: 80 Joyful Cocktails and Mocktails for Every Occasion… read more

Baking Day with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bake Together Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/CA giveaway to win a copy of Baking Day with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bake Together by Anna Olson. Anna Olson is Canada’s baking sweetheart, and with her positive and common sense approach in the kitchen, she has become one of the country’s most recognizable television chefs. Anna was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but grew up in Toronto,… read more

Scandinavian Green – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Scandinavian Green: Simple Ways to Eat Vegetarian, Every Day by Trine Hahnemann. Trine Hahnemann is a Danish food writer and chef. As the owner and CEO of Hahnemanns Køkken she provides about 3,000 daily lunches with her team in private and public companies in the Copenhagen area. The company… read more
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