Looking at 2025 cookbooks, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

January 17, 2025 by
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While most of us are still enjoying the fruits of 2024's cookbook releases, I am already looking at those titles we are looking forward to this year. This week I will highlight a few great books to be placed on our wishlists. The last few weeks, I have been working on adding 2025 titles to the preview post and cleaning… read more

Over 100,000 ckbk recipes indexed, EYBD previews and more

January 3, 2025 by
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In May of 2024, we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of 936 great cookbooks, the majority of which are indexed here on EYB (and more will be indexed every week). For all the details, please see Jane’s post. If any of this month’s… read more

Nordic baking, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

December 6, 2024 by
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Please don't hate me because I love baking. Baking, especially at this time of year, is therapy for my soul. To add to my ever-growing list of obsessions, I have now added all things Nordic. Nordic Christmas decorations are coming into the house as fast as I can order them. Recently, I even ordered an Advent Star for my window… read more

Holiday breads, 2,000 EYBD Previews, recipes and more

November 22, 2024 by
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I have written about breads around the world in the past but I wanted to do a bit of a follow-up focusing on holiday breads. Photo credit: Taste Atlas As you know, I love all things baking and especially international baking and wanted to share a few books and articles that might have you making something new and exciting for… read more

Three new cookbook stores, bakers’ gift guide/giveaway, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

November 8, 2024 by
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We are happy to report the addition of three cookbook stores in the United States to our Directory - Anchovy Book Co. in St. Louis, Missouri; Buffalo New York's Read It & Eat Bookshop (their events and classes schedule are added to our Calendar); and Food Temptress Cookbook Store in Virginia Beach, Virginia whose mission is to connect customers to… read more

The Cake Bible, Crumbs and author events, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

October 18, 2024 by
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The temperatures are dropping here in Colorado and there is a crispness to the air that I look forward to every year. Cooler temperatures mean more baking (and roasting, braising and using the oven). Just in time for this season, I want to tell you about a few more amazing baking books that you will need to add to your… read more

Cookies! EYBD Previews, Recipes and More

October 11, 2024 by
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In September 6th's roundup, I covered some great cookie cookbooks/magazines and today I want to cover a few more which just happen to be second editions of two of my absolute favorite cookie books. As you may know, I am a sucker for holiday cookies and especially the recipes shared when newspapers run their best cookie contests. See these related… read more

The Dinner Plan podcast, Prime Day next week, EYBD Previews and more

October 4, 2024 by
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Maggie Hoffman has dropped a new podcast called The Dinner Plan. This podcast offers cooking inspiration for wherever you are in life. It doesn't matter if you're a time-strapped professional, an empty nester, feeding a houseful, or just making sure you actually eat something day after day: figuring out what’s for dinner can be exhausting. She will be talking with cookbook… read more

The Great British Bake Off is back, the 2025 Cookbook Preview, recipes and more

September 20, 2024 by
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This week the new bakers for Season 15 of The Great British Bake Off were announced and we have shared that information with you here. It looks like a wonderful mixture of bakers from all ages and walks of life. As stated, the show airs in the UK on Channel 4 on the 24th of September and on Netflix in… read more

Cookies!, Cookbooks & Convos, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

September 6, 2024 by
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This year we are blessed with a wealth of fantastic cookie cookbooks being published. So hold off finalizing those holiday cookie plans until you take a look at these titles and those to come! Look for more cookie cookbook updates in the next few weeks. First of all the impeccable Zoë François' Zoë Bakes Cookies: Everything You Need to Know… read more

Over 8,000 indexed EYBD recipes, previews and more

August 23, 2024 by
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This week we hit another EYB Milestone! We now have 8,023 EYBD Recipe Previews uploaded to our site. As we state below, all Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. The only exception to this is when a book is in the process of being fully indexed and the preview is done after the full index has begun*.… read more

Cookbooktober and author events, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

August 16, 2024 by
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We have entered the busiest time of the year for those of us in the cookbook field - Cookbooktober. August through November will bring a plethora of amazing books for us to add to our Wishlist. To check out the titles slated for publication see our 2024 Cookbook Preview Post. This week I updated our Calendar and while many more… read more

EYB is 15 years old, Rick Rodgers guided tours to Austria and Budapest, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

August 2, 2024 by
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Our friend, prolific cookbook author and culinary instructor, Rick Rodgers is adding another notch to his belt - tour guide. Next May 2025, Rick will be leading tours in Austria (May 8-18th) with a Budapest extension (May 18-22nd) featuring his favorite haunts from his stellar cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. Through Global… read more

1,900 EYBD Previews, The Big Bakeover, recipes and more

July 19, 2024 by
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This week we hit another EYB Milestone! We now have 1,900 EYBD Previews uploaded to our site. As we state below, all Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. Any Preview recipe can be added to your Bookshelf. A sampling of some of our EYBD Preview Recipes Just in case you missed it, I recently… read more

Fast Fix Baking, Let’s Eat Cookies, Prime Day, recipes and more

July 12, 2024 by
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Next month the latest cookbook from the talented team behind Bake From Scratch will be published and features recipes that can be made quickly but are still impressive. Fast Fix Baking: 85 Recipes to Make in 2 Hours or Less by Brian Hart Hoffman shares recipes that include Turtle coffee cake, Sweet potato spice cake with toasted meringue, and Raspberry… read more

A look at Dolci!, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

June 14, 2024 by
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Before we get into the roundup, I wanted to share a little with you about a book that will be published this month: Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent by Renato Poliafito and Casey Elsass. Co-founder and former co-owner of Red Hook’s Baked and co-author of the Baked titles, Renato Poliafito is getting back in touch with his roots… read more

Cookbook Fest, British Library Food Season, EYBD Previews, grilling and BBQ recipes and more

May 24, 2024 by
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The first Cookbook Fest will be held in Napa, California from June 21st to the 23rd. Situated in the heart of Napa Wine Country at the whimsical Feast It Forward, Cookbook Fest is the premiere festival where every recipe, story, and ingredient takes center stage. The festival is presented by Salt + Spine, Feast it Forward and Feed Your People.… read more

Taste Canada Awards long list; UK Guild of Food Writer’s short list, new blogs indexed and more

May 10, 2024 by
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Mark your calendars - the new season of The Great American Baking Show begins airing on Roku on May 24th. Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith both return as judges with Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry returning as hosts. While we are thinking baking, I want to tell our Members more about Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lambs.… read more

Food52 Ask Me Anything; recipes, EYBD Previews and more

April 19, 2024 by
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Last week, our friends at Food52 asked Jane and I to participate in an Ask Me Anything hour in the Food52 Cookbook Club on Facebook. There were some great questions and I thought Members here might like to scroll through that post. Jane provided some helpful tips on using Eat Your Books and I shared a few of my favorite… read more

2024 JBF Restaurant/Chef nominees, Humanitarian of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award announced, EYBD Previews, and more

April 5, 2024 by
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On April 3rd, James Beard announced the 2024 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees and the honorees of the Leadership Awards, Humanitarian of the Year Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award. Please see the James Beard link to see the nominees for each region. Humanitarian of the Year Award goes to The LEE Initiative, an organization that promotes diversity, equity, and empowerment… read more

Almond croissant cookies that went viral, ingredient vendors, Q&A Livestream, and more

March 15, 2024 by
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This week an article from The Kitchn popped up on my radar entitled: I Tried the Viral “Almond Croissant Cookies” and They’ll Transport You Straight to Paris (I Can’t Stop Baking Them!). I am all for being transported to Paris so I bookmarked the recipe to try (and featured the cookie in our online recipe section below). The Almond croissant… read more

New books from Nigel Slater, Rick Stein and more; EYB and ckbk livestream Q & A

March 8, 2024 by
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This roundup will be short and sweet as our monthly newsletter just went out last week. I have to share more exciting titles that have been added to our 2024 Cookbook Preview: Dinner: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes for the Most Important Meal of the Day by Meera Soodha; Return of the Aubergine by Sophie Grigson; What to Cook When… read more

Modernist Bread at Home, Ottolenghi’s new book and tour, Ina Garten memoir, 2024 book news, and 1,800 EYBD Previews

February 9, 2024 by
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I have been updating our 2024 Cookbook Preview and am excited to point out a few upcoming books recently added: Milk Street Bakes by Christopher Kimball; Zahav Home by Michael Solomonov; Sunlight and Breadcrumbs by Renee Erickson; Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes by Jessie Sheehan; Chinese Enough by Kristina Cho; Easy Wins by Anna Jones; The Big Book of Bread by James… read more

EYB is now accessible and translatable, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

January 19, 2024 by
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We have been busy, busy, busy here at Eat Your Books. I have been helping Jane gather the data for the Best of the Best lists (which will be posted shortly), gathering PDFs for new 2024 titles, setting up Previews and other tasks. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to do a promo since the new year, but have… read more

Helpful features and tips for using EYB including adding books to the Library; recipes and more

January 5, 2024 by
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Happy New Year! Since we have new Members joining, I'd like to go over a few helpful features in this new year. First, please bookmark this article which is updated each time a new feature is added to Eat Your Books. It can be found on the Home Page as well. A member in the EYB Cookbook Club recently asked… read more
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