Pasta Grannies & Ruffoni copper cookware – a beautiful pair

November 4, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Pasta Grannies: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks by Vicky Bennison with one grand prize winner receiving a 5.25 quart Opus Cupra covered braiser from Ruffoni. Don't forget to leave a blog comment on our October New Cookbook Review to win a surprise package of cookbooks open worldwide. Pasta Grannies: The Secrets of Italy's… read more

Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Recap: The Finale Week 10

November 2, 2019 by
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It's the final week, girls and boys. Three bakers are left to battle it out for the coveted glass cakestand. For a breakdown of what has happened in this contentious season, please see my earlier recaps Weeks 1 and 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8 and Week 9. Signature bake: Ultimate chocolate cake, decorated in 2 hours The task was… read more

This week at Eat Your Books!

November 2, 2019 by
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Since our last roundup, Darcie has written about a number of interesting topics: rekindling childhood food loves, the launching of a Food Network app, her latest spice support covered curry leaves (#spicesupport will bring up all these articles) and filled us in on Rocco Dispirito’s rollercoaster career. Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday (#foodnews brings up these information-packed posts). Our… read more

Living Bread – Daniel Leader – Giveaway

October 31, 2019 by
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Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Daniel Leader's Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making. The author has been touring and we have his remaining dates shared on our calendar. Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making is a masterpiece devoted to bread. Leader, the pioneer behind Bread Alone, revolutionized American artisan bread baking. Professional bakers… read more

Focaccia di Recco (Melted Cheese Flatbread)

October 30, 2019 by
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My obsession with focaccia di Recco began several months ago while watching The Cooking Channel. One of the hosts was describing a divine crispy flatbread dish filled with stracchino cheese. I did some research and found a special copper pan from Italy just like the chef used in the spot. It is gorgeous. There a number of recipes here on… read more

Home Made in the Oven & Cookware Giveaway

October 29, 2019 by
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Enter our contest to win a copy of Home Made in the Oven: Truly Easy, Comforting Recipes for Baking, Broiling, and Roasting by Yvette van Boven with one grand prize winner in the US winning a 10-inch saute pan from M2B Art Metals. Yvette van Boven's books are magic. They are filled with her lovely illustrations as well as her husband's… read more

Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Recap: Semi-Finals – Patisserie Week 9

October 27, 2019 by
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Four bakers, one tent. Semi-finals. For a breakdown of what has happened in the big white tent, please see my earlier recaps Weeks 1 and 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8. It is the semi-finals kids. And while I'll never stop watching The Great British Bake Off (I just can't quit it), each week it loses more charm. It's… read more

October 2019 New Cookbook Review

October 25, 2019 by
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October is the cookbook lover's dream month. With hundreds of releases in a 31-day span, it is impossible to buy them all. For this new cookbook review, I have taken extra time to give you as much information as possible in the hopes that it will help you make your choices easier. I'm sure many will go on in our… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

October 25, 2019 by
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Since our last roundup, Darcie has written about a number of interesting topics: your fall dessert based on your zodiac sign, fun ideas for a spook-tacular Halloween, a new Julia Child documentary, bergamot and how did it found its way into tea, and Ex-MasterChef stars to host a new Australian cooking show. Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday. As… read more

October 2019 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

October 25, 2019 by
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We have an incredible community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club and Sweet Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, places where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. This month we’ve been cooking from the following titles: Main Selection: Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals or 5 IngredientsOnline option: Jamie OliverBaking: When Pies Fly by… read more

365 by Meike Peters Giveaway

October 24, 2019 by
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Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Meike Peters' 365: A Year of Everyday Cooking and Baking open to the US and UK. 365: A Year of Everyday Cooking and Baking is filled with a year's worth of recipes and stunning photography. Meike's goal is to take the pressure off cooks and bakers with seasonal recipes that are approachable… read more

Houston Cooks – Cookbook Giveaway

October 24, 2019 by
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Enter our contest to win a copy of Francine Spiering's Houston Cooks: Recipes from the City’s Favorite Restaurants and Chefs. For more information on Figure 1's Cooks & Eats series see our giveaway posts on Calgary Eats , East Bay Cooks, and the #cooksandeats tag will bring up all titles in this series that we have written about. The Cooks… read more

Lateral Cooking – Niki Segnit Giveaway

October 23, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Niki Segnit's Lateral Cooking: One Dish Leads to Another. Please check out the calendar for Niki's author events. Lateral Cooking: One Dish Leads to Another by Niki Segnit was released in the UK last autumn and now has made it to the US. This title is a companion to Niki's best selling The Flavor… read more

Cannelle et Vanille – Cookbook Giveaway

October 22, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood by Aran Goyoaga. The author's events have been shared on our calendar. Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood by Aran Goyoaga is the second cookbook by the blogger behind Cannelle et Vanille. Every cook and baker should have several… read more

Food52 Dynamite Chicken

October 21, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Food52 Dynamite Chicken: 60 Never-Boring Recipes for Your Favorite Bird by Tyler Kord Food52 Dynamite Chicken: 60 Never-Boring Recipes for Your Favorite Bird by Tyler Kord has me excited about chicken again! Kord is the author of A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches and Short Stack Vol 7: Broccoli. He is also the chef… read more

Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Recap: Pastry Week 8

October 19, 2019 by
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Five bakers are left and it is one week before semi-finals. For a breakdown of what has happened in the big white tent, please see my earlier recaps Weeks 1 and 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7. I confess now that there are just two weeks left, I am sad. It is over too soon. I relate these mixed… read more

Calgary Eats – Cookbook Giveaway

October 18, 2019 by
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Enter our giveaway below to win a copy of Calgary Eats: Signature Recipes from the City’s Best Restaurants and Bars by Gail Norton and Karen Ralph. This title, like all such titles in the Cooks and Eats series from Figure 1 (pictured above), captures the culinary scene of a particular locale. Each book in this series profiles the city's chefs… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

October 18, 2019 by
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While I've been busy with October's massive cookbook review, I managed to prepare a recap of Festival Week on The Great British Bake Off. I am obsessed with Tom Hovey's depictions of the bakes and just ordered a print of Kim-Joy's fox cake. I wish they would publish Hovey's illustrations in each cookbook that is released after the series ends -… read more

Baking with Kim-Joy Cookbook Giveaway

October 17, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and Creative Bakes to Make You Smile in our giveaway below. Kim-Joy is guaranteed to bring happiness to our baking. Kim-Joy was a finalist in season 9 (2018) of the Great British Bake Off. Her adorable woodland creatures and space turtles made her bakes something to look forward to and… read more

From the Oven to the Table – Diana Henry Giveaway with Netherton Foundry Cookware

October 14, 2019 by
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Enter below to win a copy of Diana Henry's latest From the Oven to the Table: Simple Dishes That Look After Themselves (two copies US/two copies UK) with one US grand prize winner also receiving a 10-inch covered casserole pan from Netherton Foundry. This title is our November cookbook option in the EYB Cookbook Club. Telling a cookbook lover that they need… read more

Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Recap: Festival Week 7

October 12, 2019 by
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Six bakers are left. Cake week saw the demise of Dan, biscuit week crumbled Jamie’s dreams of baking royalty, bread week sent Amelia packing, dairy week bid adieu to Phil, the Roaring 20’s sent both Michelle and Helena home and desserts scooted Priya out of the tent. (Weeks 1 and 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6). You may notice a… read more

This Week at Eat Your Books

October 11, 2019 by
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The second week of October flew by rapidly. Every day as new cookbooks arrive, I try to spend as much time as possible writing up brief summaries to make this month's new cookbook review less overwhelming. Since our last roundup, Darcie has written about the creation of the Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design cookbook, Tools that the pros can’t… read more

The Silver Spoon Classic – Giveaway

October 9, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of The Silver Spoon Classic by The Silver Spoon Kitchen in our giveaway below open to US, CA, UK, and AU. If you wish to order this book, Eat Your Book members receive 30% off Phaidon titles when using the link provided. First published in 1950, The Silver Spoon cookbook has been revised a number of times… read more

Sababa – Cookbook Giveaway

October 8, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman. Please take note of the author's Events to see if she is in your area. Adeena has co-authored a number of cookbooks and wrote Tahini for Short Stack Editions. In Sababa her enthusiasm for food shines brightly and like Michael Solomonov's Israeli Soul,… read more

Leaf – Cookbook Giveaway

October 7, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Leaf: Lettuce, Greens, Herbs, Weeds: 120 Recipes That Celebrate Varied, Versatile Leaves by Catherine Phipps in our giveaway below. Leaf is not a book about salads. True there are salad recipes shared in this beautifully photographed title but the scope of recipes is far more reaching. From herb jellies and sauces, soups, seafood and… read more
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