July Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

June 15, 2022 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several 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 want to get this information out to you so you can prepare… read more

The Miller’s Daughter Quick Bites & Cookbook Giveaway

June 15, 2022 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of The Miller's Daughter: Unusual Flours & Heritage Grains: Stories and Recipes from Hayden Flour Mills by Emma Zimmerman. The Miller’s Daughter: Unusual Flours & Heritage Grains: Stories and Recipes from Hayden Flour Mills by Emma Zimmerman is a cookbook of 80 recipes along with a beautiful narrative that celebrates community, agriculture,… read more

Food news antipasto

June 13, 2022 by
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Jane and I have returned home following a whirlwind weekend in Chicago, where we attended the James Beard Media Awards ceremony. Today the JBF announces the winners of its Restaurant and Chef Awards and yesterday they honored recipients of the 2022 Leadership Awards. I was a little star struck when the elevator doors opened and standing right in front of… read more

James Beard Cookbook Award winners

June 11, 2022 by
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The James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its 2022 Cookbook Awards tonight in a ceremony held in Chicago which Jane and Darcie attended (Jenny had to cancel at the last minute and is here working on this post that Darcie set up for her). EYB is proud to say that Jenny was selected to be on the James Beard… read more

This week: James Beard Awards weekend in Chicago; recipes; EYBD Previews and more

June 10, 2022 by
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As you are reading this week's roundup, Jane, Darcie and I are headed to Chicago for the James Beard Media Awards ceremony on Saturday night at Columbia College Chicago. We are looking forward to some great food, seeing familiar and new faces, and lots of cookbook love. We'll be tweeting results live and doing our usual awards post. (Update: Friday… read more

Favorite road foods

June 10, 2022 by
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Jane, Jenny, and I will be attending the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Awards ceremony this Saturday in Chicago. This will be my first major trip in two years, and I am looking forward to it - not only because I will be seeing two of my favorite people and attending the JBF ceremony, but because I will be able to… read more

The fascinating career of Freida DeKnight

June 8, 2022 by
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Freida DeKnight holds the distinction of being the first food editor at Ebony Magazine, but the journey that brought DeKnight from Topeka, Kansas to this prestigious career is a fantastic story in itself. You can learn about it, and about DeKnight's influence on cooking that extends to this day, in a short podcast by The Sporkful. The episode is the… read more

The Last Bite Cookbook Giveaway

June 7, 2022 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of The Last Bite: A Whole New Approach to Making Desserts Through the Year by Anna Higham. Anna Higham is an award-winning pastry chef who is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. After learning her trade at the Gordon Ramsay Group, Anna took roles at Gramercy Tavern (New… read more

The Nutmeg Trail – Cookbook Giveaway

June 6, 2022 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of The Nutmeg Trail by Eleanor Ford. See the UK cover below to the left and the US cover to the right and note the subtitle differences. The Nutmeg Trail is everything I've come to expect and treasure from Eleanor Ford. Through 80 spice-infused recipes, spectacular images, and a mouthwatering… read more

2022 Gourmand Cookbook Awards

June 6, 2022 by
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This year marks the 27th Anniversary of the Gourmand Cookbook Awards. The awards are split into Food Culture Awards and Drink Culture Awards. Each category contains four winners, considered the “Best in the World” for their respective topics or regions. The list is sprawling and contains worldwide submissions for various cities, countries, and subjects, including Food Books Fighting Covid 19,… read more

Food news antipasto

June 5, 2022 by
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If you are over 50 and lived in the United States from the 1960s to 1980s, chances are good that you ate at a Howard Johnson's restaurant or stayed in a Howard Johnson's motel. The orange-roofed buildings are part of Americana - or at least they were, since the sole remaining Howard Johnson's restaurants has closed its doors for good.… read more

The foods that inspired chefs

June 5, 2022 by
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Many chefs tell stories about the foods that led them to become interested in a culinary career. Sometimes it involves cooking with their mother or grandmother, while other times the inspiration came from outside the home. CNN recently profiled four chefs - two famous and two relative newcomers - about the foods that made them embark on their culinary journey.… read more

The last two weeks: New Feature: Adding a book; identifying eBooks on EYB; cookbook previews and giveaways

June 3, 2022 by
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It has been a busy week at EYB! Jane announced our latest new feature: Adding a book to the EYB Library (our post shares details and instructions.) So far things have been going great, but a few notes/reminders: Please follow our format for Title and Subtitle using caps e.g Noodle Worship: Easy Recipes for All the Dishes You Crave from… read more

Dive into vintage Neighbor Lady cookbooks

June 2, 2022 by
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If you love regional cookbooks from the post-war era, it's your lucky day. I recently stumbled across a trove of vintage pamphlet-style cookbooks that a dedicated fan has recently scanned for free viewing and downloading. The cookbooks are part of a series published by WNAX Radio, based in the small town of Yankton, South Dakota. The AM-radio station broadcast over… read more

When there are too many notes

June 2, 2022 by
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There is a scene in the 1984 movie Amadeus when the Emperor tells Mozart that while his new composition was good, it did suffer from a flaw: there were simply too many notes. My husband feels the same way about recipes. Whenever I rattle off a long recipe title when pitching something I might want to make for dinner, he… read more

Playing Around // xoxoDorie Club

May 31, 2022 by
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Last June we shared the details of a newsletter from one of our favorite people - Dorie Greenspan. Now, Dorie has formed the Playing Around // xoxoDorie Club and she'd love for us to join her. It’s a way for Dorie and her fans to talk and bake together. It’s part of a new, paid tier of the aforementioned newsletter. And yes,… read more

Another warning about self-cleaning ovens

May 30, 2022 by
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A hand in a yellow cleaning glove wipes across the face of an oven
A couple of years ago I wrote about one person's screed against self-cleaning ovens, an article that attracted a lot of comments on the subject. The post I took issue with was filled with hyperbole (“The self-clean button opens a portal to hell”) but lacked substance. I said pish-posh and stated that I would continue to use my self-cleaning oven… read more

Jeremy Pang’s School of Wok Cookbook Giveaway

May 30, 2022 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Delicious Asian Food in Minutes by Jeremy Pang. Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Delicious Asian Food in Minutes delivers 80 recipes for quick and easy Asian cooking from School of Wok founder and chef Jeremy Pang. Bringing together the best Asian flavors from across the… read more

NEW FEATURE: Adding a book to the EYB Library

May 30, 2022 by
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Until now the only way for members to add a missing book to the EYB Library was to import the ISBN number using Import Books, which is available under the My Bookshelf tab (for Premium members only). We then import the book data from Amazon. However this system did not allow for books without an ISBN number or books not… read more

Food news antipasto

May 29, 2022 by
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If you live in the UK or are planning a trip there, The Evening Standard has just published a list of the best food festivals happening this summer. Highlights include the Kew Gardens' Food Forever Event which "is an art exhibition, food festival and sustainability lesson rolled into one," and a picnic social at Lincoln Castle. Jean-Georges Vongerichten's influence on the world… read more

A lazy person’s guide to smoking

May 28, 2022 by
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My husband is one of those old-fashioned "lump-hardwood-charcoal-is-king" kind of barbecue smoking dudes. There is no denying that his old-school methods turn out wonderful smoked chickens, turkey breasts, ribs, briskets, and pork butts. However, the work involved is not insignificant, there is a lot of fussing and fiddling to be done, and that means we do not get to enjoy… read more

Jane and I talk cookbooks with TASTE

May 27, 2022 by
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Recently, Jane and I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Rodbard of TASTE to discuss our favorite topic - cookbooks - on the TASTE podcast. The first portion of this podcast features Ji Hye Kim, one of Food & Wine's new best chefs of 2021 and we bring up the rear of the podcast. We discussed spring titles, cookbook… read more

Debunking myths about cheese

May 26, 2022 by
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Assorted cheeses on a rustic wooden board
As with many foods, there are some "old wives' tales" about cheese that persist despite factual evidence to the contrary. I'm not talking about the myth that the moon is made of cheese, which I hope no one believes (although some people still think the earth is flat so....). Janet Fletcher of Planet Cheese, an expert on all things cheesy,… read more

Comfort food isn’t always enough

May 25, 2022 by
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You have all probably heard the heart-wrenching news out of Texas, where another mass shooting took place at an elementary school. Twenty-one families mourn an unspeakable loss, and a nation again grieves. For those outside the US who are aghast at the frequency with which these events occur, I wish I could explain why we have done nothing to prevent… read more

May 2022 New Cookbook Review

May 23, 2022 by
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I keep longing for the month that I begin the cookbook review and not have to edit at least a dozen book records with new publication dates. I am keeping the 2022 preview post updated. In the next month, I'll prepare my fall/autumn preview post highlighting titles for our members. This month's titles focus on outdoor cooking (barbecue season!) with an emphasis… read more
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