This week: British biscuit/cookie recipes, cookbook previews and giveaways

June 20, 2020 by
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Last week's roundup focused on all things biscuits (North American biscuits, that is), and as promised it's time to highlight British biscuits/cookies. When I read the following sentence when researching biscuits, it gave me a slight headache. "A British biscuit is an American cookie and an American cookie is a British cookie and an American biscuit is a British scone… read more

This week: Biscuit recipes, Pride month supporting LGBTQ authors, cookbook previews and giveaways

June 13, 2020 by
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Biscuits in North America are made with flour, a fat (shortening or butter), a leavening agent, and often buttermilk. They are flaky, tender delights. Outside of North America, biscuits are what North Americans refer to as cookies. This post will focus on the North American biscuit (check back next week for biscuits/cookies). Lately, I've been on a biscuit kick -… read more

This week: Elevating black food writers, cookbook previews and giveaways

June 6, 2020 by
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The year 2020 has dealt us a difficult hand. We keep asking for new cards but many of us feel like folding. From the bushfires in Australia, the pandemic, to the protests across the United States after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that are often met with hate and brutality, it seems suffering and pain grows daily. These… read more

This week: Lasagna recipes, James Beard cookbook winners, cookbook previews and more

May 30, 2020 by
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For inspiration for this week's roundup, I googled "most searched recipes". Near the top of the search, an article at Food & Wine caught my attention entitled the ten most googled recipes since the stay at home orders began. Ironically, we've covered six of those most sought out recipes in past roundups except for meatloaf, crepes, French toast, and lasagna.… read more

This week: Cinnamon roll, Chelsea bun and cinnamon scroll recipes, cookbook news and previews and more

May 23, 2020 by
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As I stated in our last weekly roundup, I am clinging to comfort recipes. This week is all things cinnamon rolls. According to my social media feed, cinnamon rolls are made for holiday mornings and special occasions. To this I say nay, nay. Cinnamon rolls are not to be tucked away and brought out like the good china. They deserve… read more

This week: Best pancake and waffle recipes, fall/autumn cookbook previews, and more

May 16, 2020 by
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Soon in the northern hemisphere, many will begin the search for grilling and other warm weather-related recipes. For me, at least for a few more weeks, I am indulging myself and our members in comfort food. I am so not a summer person, give me the crisp cool days of autumn or the blistery winds of winter and I'm content.… read more

This week: Recipes for one bowl baking, a preview of 2020 baking cookbooks, EYBD previews, and cookbook giveaways.

May 9, 2020 by
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This week, my cousin posted on social media that she had a cake mix fail. It appears that the cake mix she used expired in 2015. I came to the rescue too late with some links sharing one-bowl cake recipes and thought our members would like to add a few quick recipes to their arsenal. One-bowl vanilla cake We have… read more

This week: The best scone recipes, free downloadable cookbook, EYBD previews and giveaways

May 2, 2020 by
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This year Mother's Day will undoubtedly be different from most. Since many will not be able to celebrate traditionally with a meal out, how about baking something up for mom? A basket of scones, mom's favorite tea, and a baking cookbook (recommendations below) can be dropped off while maintaining the social distancing rules. Scones can be a baker's nemesis. Over… read more

This week: Crumbles, crisps, cobblers, Brown Betty and buckles, recipes, Ottolenghi virtual event 4/26, cookbook previews and giveaways

April 24, 2020 by
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This week's Spring Baking Championship (Food Network) episode covered crumbles, crisps, cobblers, Brown Bettys, and buckles oh my! I may think I'm savvy enough to know the difference between these desserts but I'd be wrong. Thinking our members might be in the same denial about what makes a crisp a crisp or a buckle a buckle, I did some research.… read more

This week: Banana bread and other quick bread recipes, Mother’s Day gift ideas, cookbook previews and giveaways

April 17, 2020 by
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When the pandemic took a foothold, bread was kneaded by home bakers that had never kneaded before. This week seems to indicate that we have entered the phase of all things banana bread. In our EYB Cookbook Club, members are sharing photos of Shauna Sever's The only banana bread you'll ever need (photo below) from her title Midwest Made. The… read more

This week: Best macaroni & cheese, cheesecake recipes, cookbook news and more

April 10, 2020 by
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Two of my most requested recipes while living in New York were macaroni and cheese and cheesecake. Do you see a theme? I have made both of these dishes hundreds of times in many variations over the years. Every Easter I would be assigned these dishes and would often bring something new I came across just to shake up things… read more

This week: Pantry recipes, downloadable cookbook sampler, how to make EYB work better for you and more

April 3, 2020 by
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Another week has slipped away and I trust that we are all safe and healthy. Anxiety levels are high for most and in an effort to distract you and ourselves for a bit, we have prepared a post on ideas that might make Eat Your Books work better for you. In this weekly roundup, we are sharing ideas for recipes… read more

This week: Pizza crust and two-ingredient dough recipes, cooking tips, cookbook previews and more

March 28, 2020 by
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This week I thought I would feature Hot cross bun recipes (online recipes) but with the scarcity of yeast and other baking supplies and with Darcie just featuring Easter and Passover recipes in our monthly newsletter (check your inboxes) or find the newsletter archive here, I rose to the occasion and switched gears. (Forgive the puns, I'm getting a little… read more

This week: Bread recipes, how to cultivate your own yeast, sourdough starter and more

March 20, 2020 by
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Certainly, we can all agree that the past weeks have been taxing. Fear of what the future holds and social distancing is a difficult pill to swallow in 2020. I posted recently on social media that this will be the time when everyone learns to bake bread. Twenty or thirty of my friends shared photos of their bread-related baking on… read more

This week: Hamantaschen, Jewish baking, cookbook previews & giveaways, culinary news

March 13, 2020 by
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The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman’s persecution in ancient Persia. In my social media feed earlier this week, friends celebrating Purim shared tempting photographs of hamentaschen, a symbolic food eaten during this holiday. In Hebrew, hamentaschen means ears of Haman, and are triangular-shaped cookies that represent either Haman’s ears or his three-cornered… read more

This week: The best St. Patrick’s Day eats, cookbook giveaways, previews and more

March 6, 2020 by
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Corned beef, you either love it or hate it. I fall in the latter category but my husband loves it. Every March 17th, you will find me boiling a corned beef (or salt beef in the UK) and sauteing cabbage as any good Irish lass should. But just how did corned beef become the meal for St. Patrick's Day in… read more

This week: Favorite pie cookbooks, best apple pie recipes, cookbook giveaways, and previews

February 29, 2020 by
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Last month, we featured the best recipes for pie crust. As I was updating our EYB cookbook library with new 2020 titles, the myriad baking books (which made me giddy with anticipation) and ten specific books devoted to pie being published this year caught my attention. Pie baking has suddenly become baking's It Girl. I thought it was time to… read more

This week: The best roast chicken recipe; 70,000 cookbook recipes available online and more!

February 21, 2020 by
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What do you think of when you hear Sunday supper? For me, roast chicken ranks high for our family as a meal that we all enjoy. The beauty of this meal is that it is relatively simple to master. My son could eat chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes and popovers every single day. Throw in my simple leftover bread dressing and… read more

This week: King cake and Madri Gras recipes, a preview of upcoming giveaways, cookbook previews and more!

February 14, 2020 by
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This year Mardi Gras falls on the 25th of February, with celebrations happening in the two weeks leading up to the date itself. The largest celebrations occurring on the two weekends before the day itself, which always falls on a Tuesday. Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday is the food-laden fête before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. One of… read more

This week: The best brownie recipes, Valentine’s treats, giveaways, EYBD previews and more

February 7, 2020 by
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While I am not a huge chocolate fan, my husband and son are chocolate fiends. Anything vanilla or citrus-flavored send my way and I will imbibe until my stretchy pants give up the ghost. So, I don't bake the types of treats I adore for two reasons: those desserts are not met with the enthusiasm that chocolate garners and number… read more

This week: The best wings and game-day snacks, giveaways, EYBD previews and more.

January 31, 2020 by
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The Super Bowl is this Sunday in the United States. While football fans are tuning in for the football showdown, there are even more of us that are excited for the anticipated commercials (Super Bowl commercials in the US are a big deal) and the feast that is spread out to snack upon during field goals, touchdowns, flag throwing, and… read more

This week at EYB – The best pie crust recipe, new EYBD previews, giveaways and more.

January 25, 2020 by
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National Pie Day is a celebration of pies that occurs annually in the United States on January 23. Being reminded of this had me pondering all things pie. If there is one thing that most pie lovers can agree upon it is that the crust is just as important, if not more crucial, to the success of a great pie.… read more

This week at Eat Your Books: The best chocolate chip cookie recipe, EYBD previews, cookbook giveaways and more!

January 18, 2020 by
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The search for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe is a journey with no end. Even a mediocre homemade chocolate chip cookie is better than no cookie at all. So the less than perfect experiments in our quest will be met with anticipation (at least in my house). The best cookie recipe is subjective as some love thin and crispy… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

January 10, 2020 by
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Since our last roundup, Darcie has written articles that include a piece on getting the most out of your mortar and pestle, starting the new year off sans meat, praising the unitasker, India’s ‘Pickle Queen’, and cave cooking. Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday (#foodnews brings up these information-packed posts). Our post on looking forward to 2020 cookbooks provides an outline of… read more

This week at Eat Your Books

January 3, 2020 by
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Happy New Year! We had a fantastic year of cookbook releases and the post on looking forward to 2020 cookbooks provides an outline of what the new year has in store for us cookbook lovers. Throughout the year, this post will be frequently updated with new additions, edits to titles and publication dates and more! Since our last roundup, Darcie… read more
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