This week: Dumplings, dumplings, and more dumplings recipes, baking previews and online classes, EYBD previews and giveaways

January 22, 2021 by
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My mother's version of a dumpling was a canned biscuit tossed on top of a simmering stew. Those same canned biscuits would be fried in hot oil, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and called homemade donuts for a treat on Friday night. And, of course, those versatile machine pressed rounds of dough were turned out as biscuits to go with… read more

All Things Baking: 2021 Baking Titles; Online Baking Classes

January 22, 2021 by
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This week Brian Hart Hoffman from Bake from Scratch announced his new series of baking classes at Williams Sonoma. Brian's classes are great fun and I have attended several in the past and I have registered for the entire upcoming series. The classes have been set up on our calendar. Below I have created an outline showing the topic and… read more

January 2021 New Cookbook Review

January 21, 2021 by
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Welcome to the first month of this new year that we all have hopes will be a great one. There certainly are a number of impressive cookbooks slated for 2021. My 2021 preview post breaks down the releases by month and is continually updated. If you would like to order any of these titles, using our affiliate links below or… read more

Cook with Me & How to Cook Cookbook Giveaway

January 20, 2021 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Cook with Me: More Than 150 Recipes for the Home Cook by Alex Guarnaschelli and a copy of How to Cook: Building Blocks and 100 Simple Recipes for a Lifetime of Meals by Hugh Acheson. In Cook with Me Alex delivers 150 recipes complimented by insightful and heartfelt reflections. She shares… read more

Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love – New Cookbook 2021

January 20, 2021 by
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As I was updating the 2021 cookbook preview, I learned that Ottolenghi will have another cookbook coming out this autumn/fall: Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love (UK 9/30/2021; US 10/19/2021 and CA 10/19/2021). You can preorder the book now and it is something to look forward to for Ottolenghi fans! From Amazon: For the first time, Yotam Ottolenghi teams up with… read more

Great British Chefs Hacks Electronic Cookbook Giveaway

January 19, 2021 by
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Enter our worldwide contest to win one of five electronic copies of Great British Chefs: Hacks: How Chefs Make Dishes Go from Good to Great. In my prior promotions on Great British Chef titles, I shared the following information regarding the Great British Chefs (GBC) website: Search by recipe name or recipe type or find all the recipes of your favorite chef. Our EYB Library has… read more

January 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

January 18, 2021 by
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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 Selection: Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten or The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained: More Than 100 Essential Recipes by Nik SharmaBaking Selection: Pie month: The Book on Pie by Erin McDowell, Pie Camp by Kate McDermott, Pie for Everyone by Petra… read more

This week: 2021 cookbooks, recipes, giveaways, previews and more

January 15, 2021 by
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2021 is looking like another stellar year for cookbook lovers. This year we have books coming from Julia Turshen, Dorie Greenspan, Eric Ripert, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Zoë François, Pepper Teigen (Chrissy’s mom), Carla Lalli Music, Joshua McFadden, Giada De Laurentis, Sybil Kapoor, Rosie Birkett, Mary Berg, Emma Galloway, Ross Joseph Dobson, Tom Parker Bowles, Michael Smith, Chetna Makan, Bobby Flay,… read more

Croatian Desserts – Worldwide Giveaway

January 13, 2021 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a copy of Croatian Desserts: 50 Authentic Recipes To Make At Home by Andrea Pisac. On January 1st, I wrote about a new-to-me dessert cookbook that I found myself enamored with - Croatian Desserts: 50 Authentic Recipes To Make At Home. Over the last two weeks, I have spent a great deal of time… read more

February 2021 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

January 12, 2021 by
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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. Please note the addition of Kitchen Arts & Letters, The Sunday… read more

The Roads to Rome and Old World Italian Cookbook Giveaway

January 11, 2021 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of each of the following titles: The Roads to Rome by Jarrett Wrisley and Paolo Vitaletti and Old World Italian: Recipes and Secrets from Our Travels in Italy by Mimi Thorisson. Take a culinary journey to Italy with these two beautiful cookbooks as your tour guides. We will begin on the road to… read more

Ovenly – Cookbook Giveaway

January 10, 2021 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Ovenly, Updated Edition: Sweet and Salty Recipes from New York's Most Creative Bakery by Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin. The recent publication of an updated edition of Ovenly: Sweet and Salty Recipes from New York's Most Creative Bakery reminded me just how amazing this title is. I volunteered to… read more

This week: Pound cakes, recipes, giveaways and previews

January 8, 2021 by
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This week I had planned to feature recipes for a healthy start to the new year. After having a personally difficult week compounded by the happenings in the US in regards to the attack on the Capitol and with COVID still running rampant worldwide, I went for comfort again. Black & white pound cake from Food52 While I love baking… read more

Africola – Cookbook Giveaway

January 5, 2021 by
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Enter our US/CA/UK/AU giveaway to win a copy of Africola: Slow Food Fast Words Cult Chef by Duncan Welgemoed. Duncan Welgemoed's approach to food is fearless, take-no-prisoners, bold and exciting, inspired by his South African heritage. His multi-awarded, South Australian-based restaurant Africola serves food that is cooked on fire, in embers or ashes, in ovens, or cast iron pots -… read more

Australian Food – Cookbook Giveaway

January 4, 2021 by
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Enter our US/CA/UK/AU giveaway to win a copy of Australian Food by Bill Granger. In the 20 years since Bill Granger published his first book of recipes, Sydney Food, the world has fallen in love with the joyfully casual Australian way of eating. As a self-taught cook, straight out of art school, Bill furnished his first street-corner eatery in minimalist… read more

The last two weeks: Global dessert cookbooks, EYBD Previews, giveaways, best books of 2020 and more

January 1, 2021 by
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How the rest of the world "desserts" is totally fascinating to me. You can bet your last dollar if there is a dessert book for a certain ethnicity I have it or I am on my way to finding it because I have a cookbook addiction which is even worse when it comes to baking titles. As I was strolling… read more

Mastering Bread – Shun Bread Knife Giveaway

December 31, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one copy of Mastering Bread: The Art and Practice of Handmade Sourdough, Yeast Bread, and Pastry by Marc Vetri along with a Shun bread knife. The Vetri Cucina Bread Program began over ten years ago in an effort to reclaim high-quality bread as a cornerstone to our food culture. In his latest book, Vetri and… read more

Red Sands by Caroline Eden Cookbook Giveaway

December 29, 2020 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Red Sands: Reportage and Recipes Through Central Asia, from Hinterland to Heartland by Caroline Eden. Wanderlust: noun a strong desire to travel For most of my life, Ive tried to be a glass is half full kind of person with spatterings of why is this glass half empty for… read more

A Good Bake – Cookbook Giveaway

December 21, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of A Good Bake: The Art and Science of Making Perfect Pastries, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Breads at Home by Melissa Weller and Carolynn Carreño. If I would be forced to pick my top four baking books of 2020,  A Good Bake: The Art and Science of Making Perfect Pastries, Cakes, Cookies,… read more

December 2020 New Cookbook Review

December 18, 2020 by
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Welcome to the last month of 2020. The number of releases is even smaller than usual for December as there were about a dozen books moved to 2021. To check out what is coming next year, my 2021 preview post is continually being updated. Some reminders before we discuss this month's titles. Last month, I published my gift guides for the… read more

This week: Kransekake and Baumkuchen cakes, cookbook and product giveaways, EYBD Previews and more!

December 18, 2020 by
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You may have guessed that I have an unhealthy obsession with all things baking. One of this week's (many) bakes that pulled me into its sugary vortex is the Kransekake cake. Its towering magnificence has me making promises to myself to dust off my kransekake molds. Kransekake from Sweet Paul Magazine, Winter 2015 (#23) by Paul Lowe The kransekage which translates to wreath cake… read more

December 2020 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

December 17, 2020 by
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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 Selection: Simply: Easy Everyday Dishes from the Bestselling Author of Persiana by Sabrina GhayourBaking Selection: One Tin Bakes: Sweet and Simple Traybakes, Pies, Bars and Buns by Edd Kimber * online recipes from the book here and share any of your… read more

Toblerone Cookbook: 40 Fabulous Baking Treats

December 17, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Toblerone Cookbook: 40 Fabulous Baking Treats by Kyle Books. Toblerone's legendary almond and honey triangular chocolate bar is loved the world over and sold everywhere, from international airports to local corner shops. This beautifully packaged, fabulously fun cookery book celebrates the versatility of this iconic chocolate bar (which comes… read more

January 2021 Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup

December 16, 2020 by
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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 will try to keep you up-to-date on these clubs’ choices… read more

The Book on Pie and a JK Adams Pastry Board Giveaway

December 16, 2020 by
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Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of The Book on Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies by Erin Jeanne McDowell with one grand prize winner in the US receiving The Ultimate Pastry Board from JK Adams as well! The Book on Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies by Erin Jeanne… read more
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