Ruby chocolate

September 9, 2019 by
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What is ruby chocolate? Find out here. In last week's Biscuit episode of The Great British Bake-Off/Baking Show, Priya used ruby chocolate in her Ruby Barfi Biscuit Bars (pictured below). Prue stated it was her first time trying the new confection. Barfi is a dense milk based sweet, a type of mithai, originating from India. I am familiar with barfi… read more

Great British Bake Off – Week One and Two Recaps

September 8, 2019 by
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The Great British Bake Off is off to a great start. As you know, Netflix is airing the series in the USA three days after the original episode airs in the UK. Last week, I highlighted a few of my favorite pans which were purchased after a sighting on the show. This week I will share a recap of the… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

September 6, 2019 by
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The first week of September begins the rush of cookbook releases: Cook Like a Local, Sababa, Two Peas & Their Pod Cookbook, Bigger Bolder Baking, Umami Bomb, Sour, and The Cookie Collection have hit the shelves. We are working on indexing these titles and will have promotions up soon! Samin Nosrat has had a busy year, including editing this year's… read more

Ethiopia Cookbook Giveaway

September 5, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa by Yohanis Gebreyesus and Jeff Koehler If you are in search of a cookbook filled with beautiful photographs of the landscape, cuisine, and people of Ethiopia, look no farther, Ethiopia is it. Here Ethiopian cuisine is brought into today's kitchen with approachable recipes and a… read more

Coconut Lagoon

September 4, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Coconut Lagoon: Recipes from a South Indian Kitchen by Joe Thottungal Joe Thottungal was born in the State of Kerala in South India and in 1998 immigrated to Canada. He is now the chef/owner of Coconut Lagoon and Thali Coconut Lagoon in Ottawa where he displays his talents and showcases the exclusive cuisine of Kerala with… read more

How to outfit your pantry like a GBBO baker

August 31, 2019 by
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As Darcie reminded us last week, Netflix here in the US is broadcasting The Great British Bake Off three days after the original episode airs in the UK. Raise your hand if you have already watched Cake Week (raise both hands if you have watched it twice like me). Every series has me amazed at how fast I fall for… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

August 31, 2019 by
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It's been an exciting week for baking fans as GBBO returns to the tent and our televisions. UK fans can watch the show on Tuesdays on C4 and for the first time ever, Netflix subscribers in the USA can watch the show only three days later on Fridays. We couldn't find details of whether the show is being shown elsewhere… read more

Ruffoni Cookware Giveaway

August 30, 2019 by
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Here we are at the end of August wrapping up our month-long 10th birthday celebration with another beautiful giveaway. The Ruffoni Opus Prima Stainless-Steel Chef Pan pictured above is one of the Italian cookware company's latest pieces, adorned with an olive finial. It is stunning and I have a serious finial addiction. I've been known to purchase a piece of… read more

500 EYB Digital Previews

August 28, 2019 by
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Late March 2018, Eat Your Books launched our EYB Digital Preview program which allows our members to view a selection of pages from a title – including photographs, illustrations, and complete recipes – with just a click.  This week we uploaded preview number 500! Below is a screenshot from our EYBD Preview for Bakeland, just one of the beautiful books… read more

Fried Rice Cookbook Giveaway

August 28, 2019 by
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Enter to win a copy of Fried Rice: 50 Ways to Stir Up the World's Favorite Grain by Danielle Centoni. Danielle Centoni's new book delivers fifty recipes to bring variety to your fried rice dishes. From Vietnamese pork meatball banh mi fried rice to Thai fried coconut rice with pork satay and spinach to Korean, Indian, Burmese, Polish and Greek… read more

Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus Breadmaker

August 28, 2019 by
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Our 10th birthday celebration is winding down but before returning to our regular programming of cookbook giveaways, we have two special promotions to share this week. Today's giveaway is for a Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso and later this week we will finish off the month with a Ruffoni cookware giveaway. One of the most used machines in my kitchen is… read more

August 2019 New Cookbook Review

August 26, 2019 by
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My favorite months are just around the corner ready to make their entrance with cooler temperatures and a whirlwind of cookbook releases. The fall and winter months here in the US are my favorite. The arrival of the months ending with "ber" signifies more baking and hours spent by the fireplace reading cookbooks. In preparation, I've spent a few hours… read more

August 2019 EYB Cookbook Club

August 25, 2019 by
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Check out what's been cooking in our clubs and what our October through January options are! 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… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

August 23, 2019 by
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Check out this week's recipes, giveaways, cookbook previews and more. Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. This month we celebrate ten years of providing our members with the tools to better utilize their cookbook collections and have a number of special promotions… read more

Sunny-Side Up & CrateChef Giveaway

August 22, 2019 by
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Sunny-Side Up: More Than 100 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes from the Essential Egg to the Perfect Pastry by Waylynn Lucas (publication date 8/27/2019) will breathe new life into your brunch/breakfast menu. The author is a judge on Food Network's Cake Wars, and former executive pastry chef of several notable restaurants. She currently lives in Park City Utah, where she has founded… read more

Andaluz by Fiona Dunlop & John Boos Artisan Board

August 20, 2019 by
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Title: Andaluz: A Food Journey Through Southern Spain by Fiona Dunlop, has written a library of books on cuisines from around the world. A seasoned traveler and food-writer, she digs deep beneath the surface of the places she visits. Food has increasingly become her focus, without overlooking art, architecture and design of the regions. Andalucia is the anti-fad foodie region of Spain… read more

101 Things to Do with a Bundt® and Bundt® Pans Giveaway

August 17, 2019 by
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Title:  101 Things to Do with a Bundt® Pan Author: Jenny Hartin About the author: I have always loved words and have written stories, essays and even entire manuscripts. I started up The Cookbook Junkies about twelve years ago and began writing cookbook reviews for Tastebook (now Taste) and other sites. A little over three years ago I approached Jane about joining… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

August 16, 2019 by
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Check out this week's recipes, giveaways, cookbook previews and more. Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. This month we celebrate ten years of providing our members with the tools to better utilize their cookbook collections and have a number of special promotions… read more

Staub Perfect Pan and The Staub Cookbook

August 14, 2019 by
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The Staub Cookbook: Modern Recipes for Classic Cast Iron pays tribute to the enameled cast-iron cookware of Staub, with 100 achievable, modern recipes from top chefs and bloggers from around the country. For more information on this title, see my full review from October 2018 which includes photos of the dishes I have made from this book. Our   provides a look inside The… read more

Mealthy Handblend Giveaway

August 13, 2019 by
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Mealthy is joining our month long celebration of EYB with a giveaway of their Handblend Professional-Grade Immersion Blender with Whisk, Chopper, and Cup. I have an immersion blender that I use for puréeing soups and sauces. However, there are times when I need to pulverize onions, celery and other ingredients that my husband cannot know are in a dish but don't… read more

Emile Henry Rectangular Tart Pan and Pies & Tarts

August 13, 2019 by
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Emile Henry and Quadrille are celebrating with Eat Your Books by offering one member an Emile Henry rectangular tart dish along with a copy of Pies & Tarts. Founded in 1850, and located in Marcigny, a small town in the province of Burgundy, France, Emile Henry has established a worldwide reputation for manufacturing the finest quality ceramic ovenware, gourmet cooking products,… read more

World on a Plate Spice Set from SKORDO and Cookbook Collection

August 12, 2019 by
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This month we are celebrating Eat Your Books' tenth birthday with special promotions! Today's giveaway features five of my favorite books from Hardie Grant and Quadrille publishers (they allowed me to pick!) along with a set of spices from Skordo and two recipe kits. I learned about Skordo when a friend was visiting Maine and happened upon a shop that she… read more

From Freezer to Instant Pot

August 9, 2019 by
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Title:  From Freezer to Instant Pot: The Cookbook: How to Cook No-Prep Meals in Your Instant Pot Straight from Your Freezer Authors: Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the dynamic duo behind countless cooking titles that have become kitchen bibles to their fans.  In yesterday's article on heirloom cooking, I stated that many cooks enjoy the old school methods of creating… read more

This week at EYB – special anniversary promotions and more!

August 9, 2019 by
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Check out this week's recipes, giveaways, cookbook previews and more. Eat Your Books (EYB) is a website for people who love cookbooks and want to make better use of the great recipes from those books. This month we celebrate ten years of providing our members with the tools to better utilize their cookbook collections and have a number of special promotions… read more

Everyone wants to be an Italian nonna

August 8, 2019 by
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In this age of instant gratification with thirty second food videos or turning on lights with a voice command, it is comforting that cooks are drawn to preparing food like our grandmothers and great grandmothers did. There has been a resurgence of cookbooks that deliver such recipes: Heirloom Kitchen, Tortellini at Midnight  and the upcoming release of Pasta Grannies (on the EYB… read more
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