Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day Promo with a Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus Breadmaker

December 4, 2018 by
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When I shared promotions for Home Made Christmas (with a Le Creuset Dutch Oven)  and Set for the Holidays (with a Mauviel roaster) last week, I mentioned there was one additional holiday book from this season that blew me away. That book is Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Sweet and Decadent Baking for Every Occasion by Jeff Hertzberg… read more

Leaving a cookbook legacy

December 4, 2018 by
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If you have a significant number of cookbooks, you may have thought about what will happen to your collection when you are no longer around or able to keep it. You might have a plan for some or even all of your books, perhaps bequeathing them to friends, family, or the local library. But what would you do if you… read more

Holiday Cookies!

December 4, 2018 by
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Most of us are in high cookie mode - I'm not, but hope to be. Last year, I shared a post that linked to dozens of cookie collections around the internet and I feel like we can never have enough cookie recipes! We are in the process of indexing Good Morning America's 25 Days of Cookies. So far we have… read more

Startups that are transforming the cookware world

December 3, 2018 by
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If you haven't upgraded your cookware in years because of the sticker shock of brands like Le Creuset, All Clad and Staub, you might want to investigate the cookware startups that have sprung up over the past few years. A bevy of companies are taking aim at the venerated but costly giants in the industry with new lines of cookware… read more

Sweet Street – EYBD Promotion

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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

Love for latkes

December 2, 2018 by
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Latkes are among the many traditional foods that will make an appearance on tables during Hanukkah, which began today. Epicurious offers tips on how to make perfect potato latkes to ensure that each one is light, crispy, and delicious. Follow these steps and your friends and family will be asking for this classic holiday treat year-round. After testing different types of potatoes, Epicurious… read more

North Wild Kitchen by Nevada Berg

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Named by Saveur magazine as the 2016 Blog of the Year and Best New Voice, North Wild Kitchen and its author Nevada Berg have become one of the voices spreading the spirit of Norway around the world. Written from her 17th-century mountain farm in rural Norway, Nevada's blog and Instagram feed offer a cornucopia of gorgeous-and achievable-ideas for home cooking and… read more

A vegetarian holiday table

December 1, 2018 by
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As more and more people choose to eat less meat or no meat at all for health and ethical consideration, planning holiday meals gets increasingly complex. It can be a challenge to find hearty, festive dishes that will be an appropriate substitute for what is often a meat-heavy meal and that will also please everyone including the omnivores. However, recipe… read more

Has food become too pretentious?

November 30, 2018 by
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It's time again for the predictions of trends for the coming year. According one such list, up-and-coming food items for 2019 include calamansi juice, lichen, and seaweed. Those trends, which feature esoteric, rare, and expensive foods, don't sit well with The Guardian's Poppy Noor. She wonders why food has become so pretentious.  Noor laments the trends toward exotic ingredients that… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Books & Previews

November 30, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our new EYBDigital platform allows us to provide EYBDigital Previews (sample pages from cookbooks) and EYBDigital Books (complete… read more

Chef José Andrés nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

November 29, 2018 by
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Chef José Andrés can add another accolade to his storied humanitarian work: he has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that the chef had been nominated for the prize by Democratic congressman John Delaney. It's not the first time Andrés has been recognized for his tireless relief efforts - in February he was named the  Humanitarian… read more

SUQAR by Greg Malouf and Lucy Malouf

November 29, 2018 by
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Greg and Lucy Malouf have co-written eight cookbooks. The once married couple who divorced during the production of their first effort, Arabesque, manage to continue to make beautiful cookbooks together. The Maloufs' books are excursions to the Middle East fueled by words, food and photographs. Each title has earned a spot on my bulging bookshelves. Their latest, SUQAR: Desserts & Sweets from the… read more

Set for the Holidays – Mauviel Roaster

November 29, 2018 by
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Yesterday, I said I would be back with more fantastic holiday cookbooks and this post shares book number two. Set for the Holidays with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bring Comfort and Joy by Anna Olson shares the dishes the author loves to make during the holiday season and beyond.  For Anna Olson, the holidays begin when she bakes her first pumpkin pie… read more

Cookbook sales continue to climb

November 28, 2018 by
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Good news for cookbook lovers - despite concerns that we might have achieved 'peak cookbook', sales of cookbooks are still going strong. Sales are up 25% over last year, with offerings from big names like Ina Garten and Yotam Ottolenghi boosting sales. As popular as those authors are, they are not solely responsible for the uptick in sales. According to Allison… read more

Home Made Christmas and Le Creuset

November 28, 2018 by
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We're just a few days away from December and for some reason this year feels as if the holidays have passed me by. I feel like I've missed something. Perhaps it has to do with the halls being decked right after Halloween, sales happening earlier than ever or being so very busy, but whatever the reason, I am determined to… read more

Cookbook author Patricia Quintana has died

November 27, 2018 by
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We learned today of the passing of cookbook author and Mexican "culinary royalty" Patricia Quintana. She was a renowned international chef and an expert in Mexican gastronomy who studied cooking all around the world. For more than twenty years she was dedicated to rescuing the culinary heritage of the country and her research enabled her to travel throughout the different regions of… read more

Nora Ephron’s cookbook crushes

November 26, 2018 by
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When you make a recipe from a cookbook, do you imagine the book's author speaking to you through the instructions? If so, do you ever ask the author questions in your head? If you've ever had imaginary discussions with an author while cooking, you should definitely read the late Nora Ephron's 2006 article in The New Yorker describing her cookbook… read more

The Nightmare Before Dinner – EYBD Promotion

November 26, 2018 by
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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

Running into a recipe paywall

November 26, 2018 by
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The EYB Library is a wonderful search tool to find a recipe that meets all of your requirements, whether they are for particular ingredients, meeting a dietary restriction, or excluding a certain type of dish. It can be exciting to discover a recipe that is exactly what you are looking for, and you squeal with delight (or is that just… read more

Dominique Ansel is offering his first MasterClass

November 24, 2018 by
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Cookbooks are an excellent medium for transferring knowledge and skills about cooking and baking. From their pages, I've learned how to make a myriad of meats, side dishes, and desserts. Some techniques, however, lend themselves to live demonstration. I was never able to master deboning a chicken until I watched Jacques Pépin  do it on his PBS show (you can… read more

Barcelona Cult Recipes – EYBD Promotion

November 24, 2018 by
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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

How to Bake by Nick Malgieri & Anolon Springform Pan Promotion

November 24, 2018 by
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Dover Publications has reissued Nick Malgieri's James Beard award winning (1995), How to Bake: Complete Guide to Perfect Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Tarts, Breads, Pizzas, Muffins this month.  We are in the midst of comparing and indexing this new edition to prior versions and should have this process completed soon.    How to Bake shares scores of mouth-watering recipes for plain and fancy cakes;… read more

Meet the illustrator for GBBO

November 23, 2018 by
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When The Great British Bake Off made its move from BBC to Channel 4, fans lamented that only one of the show's personalities, Paul Hollywood, was going to remain with the program. Truth is, there was another original cast member that made the switch, although no one ever saw his face. Tom Hovey, the artist who produces all of those… read more

Cornersmith: Salads and Pickles EYBD Promotion

November 23, 2018 by
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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

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Previews

November 23, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our new EYBDigital platform allows us to provide EYBDigital Previews (sample pages from cookbooks) and EYBDigital Books (complete digital… read more
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