March 2019 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

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 (April through June selections are shared at the… read more

Cocktail Codex Promotion

Cocktail Codex: Origins, Fundamentals, Formulas by Alex Day, David Kaplan and Nick Fauchald, authors of the best-selling and genre-defining cocktail book Death & Co, is a comprehensive primer on the craft of mixing drinks that employs the authors' unique "cocktail families" approach to give drink-makers of every level the tools to understand, execute, and improvise both classic and original cocktails. The… read more

Red Hot Kitchen by Diana Kuan

It's no secret I love Asian cookbooks. I could cook and eat Asian food every day. Diana Kuan's The Chinese Takeout Cookbook has a spot in my kitchen bookcase. The kitchen bookcase consists of three shelves for those books I use frequently, and the space is limited. Space there is comparable to a New York rent controlled apartment in a… read more

The New Pie – Promotion

On February 1st, I shared a preview and interview with the authors of The New Pie: Modern Techniques for the Classic American Dessert.  As you will learn from the interview, Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin are pie gods. Today we are thrilled to share an EYBDigital Preview and giveaway for this amazing book! Please note, The New Pie is our baking selection for May… read more

Dishing with Darina Allen

On Sunday (St. Patrick's Day) I shared a giveaway and special promotion for Darina Allen's latest cookbook, Simply Delicious: The Classic Collection: 100 Timeless Tried & Tested Recipes. Darina runs the world-renowned cooking school at Ballymaloe in County Cork, Ireland. She founded the school with her brother, Rory O'Connell in 1983 and since then has authored many cookery books. Besides running the school with her… read more

The Flexible Pescatarian

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Tokyo Stories – EYBD Promotion

We are pleased to share a promotion for Tokyo Stories: A Japanese Food Tour by Tim Anderson.  Tim Anderson is my Japanese guru. His first two books Nanban (review) and JapanEasy (review) changed my whole view of Japanese cuisine.  Two of my favorite dishes from Nanban are Chicken patties (Tsukune) and  Fried marinated chicken with vinegar sauce and tartar sauce (Chicken Nanban) that I… read more

Tortellini at Midnight – EYBD Promotion

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

The Little Island Bake Shop – EYBD Promotion

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Special St. Patrick’s Day Promotion

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Whether you celebrate this Irish holiday or not, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful meal today with family and friends. Today, we have a special promotion featuring two of Ireland's culinary stars, Darina Allen and Clodagh McKenna. I had prepared interviews for both of these authors and between their hectic schedules and travel, we haven't… read more

The Plantiful Plate by Christine Wong

The Plantiful Plate: Vegan Recipes from the Yommme Kitchen by Christine Wong, creator of yommme.com, has made it her mission to help others discover how delicious mindful eating can be. In this her debut title, she demonstrates how easy it is to prepare hearty, satisfying vegan (and gluten-free) dishes bursting with color and flavor.   With a mix-and-match approach, these recipes… read more

Battle of the Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie

Levain Bakery, hands down, creates the best chocolate chip cookie I have ever tasted. Yes, I make that statement without fear of backlash and differing opinions. When we lived in New York, we would venture into the city or out to the island to get our Levain fix. And now when I travel back to New York, if I do… read more

From the Land of Nightingales & Roses

Obviously, I am in a Persian state of mind today, earlier I published a promotion for Bottom of the Pot and this afternoon I have From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen by Maryam Sinaiee to share with you. Perhaps my escaping to Persian cuisine has to do with the bomb cycle blizzard we experienced… read more

Bottom of the Pot

Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories by Naz Deravian, author of the award-winning culinary blog, Bottom of the Pot, made my best books of 2018 list. Naz was born in Iran, has lived in Italy and Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children with an acting career as well. Bottom of the Pot is a triumph. The author's narrative… read more

Salsas and Tacos – EYBD Worldwide Promotion

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

French Appetizers – EYBD Worldwide Promotion

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Low Carb Express, Active, Well Being and Beat Your Bloat Promotion

If your new year resolutions are a distant memory, I have a set of titles that will help you regain your momentum (and not additional pounds)! Low Carb Express: Cut the Carbs with 130 Deliciously Healthy Recipes by Annie Bell serves up satisfying low-carb recipes that use seasonal ingredients and can be made in 30 minutes or less. Annie has… read more

March 2019 Cookbook Previews

The calm between Cookbooktober (that period that starts late August and ends in November) and Spring releases (February through May) has abruptly ended. March ushers in a selection of titles that I am excited to share details about today with additional information in my end of the month new cookbook review. Back in December when I started my 2019 Preview post, these… read more

A Common Table and CrateChef Box Promotion

A Common Table: 80 Recipes and Stories from My Shared Cultures by Cynthia Chen McTernan made my best cookbooks of 2018 list and is one of our May selections in The Eat Your Books Cookbook Club.  This book is one of those sleepers that slipped in with all the major titles of Cookbooktober and because of that did not get the attention… read more

Pleesecakes – EYBD Promotion

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Flavors of California

Flavors of California: Cooking with Tommy Bahama is the third book Rick Rodgers has written for the island lifestyle brand. Two earlier titles, Flavors of Aloha and Flavors of the Southern Coast: Cooking with Tommy Bahama proudly reside on my bookshelf. These books are my to-go for tasty island fare whether it be Hawaii, the Southern Coast or California cuisine - Rick and Tommy have… read more

February 2019 New Cookbook Review

A few nights a week, I can be found searching for new cookbook releases and adding those nuggets of inspiration to the EYB library (and to my 2019 Cookbook Preview Post). Recently, I spoke with Maggie Green on her Cookbook Love podcast about a few highly anticipated titles. In our excitement, we veered off track and in one hour it… read more

February 2019 Eat Your Book Cookbook Club Summary

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: Nik Sharma's Season Alternative: The Slanted… read more

The Crock Pot Ladies – Big Book of Slow Cooker Dinners

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Carbs – EYBD Promotion

Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more
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