Cookbook Giveaway – Breaking Breads

December 3, 2016 by
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Uri Scheft's Breaking Breads is magic. It is tied for the number one spot on my best cookbooks of 2016 (coming soon). You can read more about this title on our review post which includes a recipe for Jerusalem Bagels and Chocolate Babka that you can bake now! We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members… read more

Breaking Breads by Uri Scheft

December 3, 2016 by
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Uri Scheft is the bread whisperer. His Breads Bakery in New York and Lehamim Bakery in Tel Aviv are all the rage and rightfully so. Breaking Breads, his debut title, is one of the most beautifully done bread books I've come across. I must be honest, I'm not one to crave bread - bagels - yes - a hollowed out, well toasted… read more

Gifts for cookbook lovers

December 3, 2016 by
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These gifts would be a delight for any food or cookbook lover to unwrap. If you know of any sites that we've missed, let us know in the comments and we'll add them to the post.  UK Yotam Ottolenghi - Gift hampers and kits (more items on the main page) Nigella Lawson - Stationery and gift wrap Fuchsia Dunlop - Authentic Chinese Cooking Set… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

December 2, 2016 by
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Do you find other people's comments on recipes helpful? Have you written your own recipe Notes? It's a great way to remind yourself how a dish turned out and share your experience with the EYB community. On each Recipe Details page you'll find a Notes tab. Adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to expand… read more

Cooking and baking are good for your mental health

December 2, 2016 by
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At the end of a stressful week, I look forward to the weekend so that I can relax in the kitchen with a baking project. To paraphrase a popular saying, a bad day in the kitchen is better than a good day at work. Baking and cooking are forms of therapy for me, and I'm sure most EYB Members would agree.… read more

A cookbook ‘starter library’

December 1, 2016 by
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  Cookbook lovers not only read, collect, and cook from cookbooks, they also love to share their passion with others by giving cookbook gifts. Whether the gift is for a holiday, wedding, graduation, or other important life event, a cookbook is not only useful and thoughtful, it can become a cherished reminder of someone's love. Over at indexed blog The… read more

Ingredient – Ali Bouzari

December 1, 2016 by
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In Ali Bouzari's debut book, Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food, each of the fundamental building blocks of food are fully explored to allow cooks a way to visualize and respond to what's really happening in the pan. An ingredient is a tomato, a tortilla, or some tarragon. An Ingredient (with a capital "I") is a recurring theme (or fundamental… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Ingredient by Ali Bouzari

December 1, 2016 by
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Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food by Ali Bouzari is a "how cooking works manual" that any serious cook should devour. You can read more about this title in our review post.   We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.   One of the entry options… read more

All about black cocoa powder

November 30, 2016 by
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  Don't you love it when you learn something about an ingredient that you have been thinking about trying? That happened to me today, when I followed a link posted by David Lebovitz on Facebook. The link was to an article on the website bakingsociety.com (the blog by the authors of Baked) about black cocoa powder. As an avid baker, I have… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Marbled, Swirled, and Layered

November 30, 2016 by
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Marbled, Swirled, and Layered: 150 Recipes and Variations for Artful Bars, Cookies, Pies, Cakes, and More by Irvin Lin is the debut offering from the blogger behind, Eat The Love (which is indexed for our members - add the blog's recipes to your bookshelf in one click!) Bakers of all levels will rejoice in the recipes that travel the spectrum from simple… read more

Marbled, Swirled, and Layered – Irvin Lin – Author Article

November 30, 2016 by
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Marbled, Swirled, and Layered: 150 Recipes and Variations for Artful Bars, Cookies, Pies, Cakes, and More by Irvin Lin is the debut offering from the blogger behind, Eat The Love (which is indexed for our members -add the blog's recipes to your bookshelf in one click!) I've covered this book for Sunday Supper Movement (see end of post) as well as… read more

Getting to know Fernet-Branca

November 29, 2016 by
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The Italian amaro Fernet-Branca is riding the wave of increased interest in bitter liqueurs. Introduced in 1845 in Milan, Fernet-Branca has been made by the same family ever since. You can learn more about the popular libation in an article that profiles both the liqueur and the sixth-generation family member who represents the brand.  Edoardo Branca joined the family business following a… read more

Cookbook Gift Guide for the Art & Music Lover

November 29, 2016 by
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Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist and His Kitchen Garden at Giverny by Aileen Bordman and Derek Fell is brimming with stunning photos of both Monet's beloved kitchen gardens and the many finished dishes that are set out in the book. Dishes that include Camembert Fritters with Apple and Raisin Chutney, Roasted Carrot Soup with Ginger, Cumin, Coriander and Toasted Almonds, Boeuf… read more

Is the demise of restaurant guide books imminent?

November 28, 2016 by
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In the days of Yelp and instant reviews, printed dining guides are in danger of becoming irrelevant. As John Lethlean points out in The Australian, the combination of not including recent restaurants, poor writing, and other errors means the guides are not providing much value. Lethlean pens a scathing review of the 2017 Gault & Millau Australia Restaurant Guide, which… read more

How many kitchen gadgets is too many?

November 27, 2016 by
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  Recently I have gone through kitchen cabinets with ruthless determination to downsize. Not being able to close some of the doors due to the surfeit of gadgets and appliances led me to do a KonMari-style clean out. Some items had been hand-me-downs, some were purchased on a whim, and others had become less useful as I changed the way… read more

Two Weeks of Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

November 26, 2016 by
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At Eat Your Books we want to bring you the best recipes - our dedicated team searches out and finds online recipes excerpted from newly indexed cookbooks and magazines. New recipes from the best blogs are indexed daily and members index their favorite online recipes using the Bookmarklet all the time. Below you'll find this week's recommendations from the EYB… read more

Pears are the royalty of fruit

November 26, 2016 by
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In his book Sweet Simplicity, Jacques Pépin praises pears, noting that in his native France, "pears are the king of fruits." There are thousands of varieties of pears, although supermarkets usually only stock a handful of the most popular. Pears are wonderful in a variety of desserts, and they also enhance everything from roasts to salads. The editors at indexed magazine Saveur… read more

Roasting vegetables wasn’t always popular

November 25, 2016 by
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  With all of the photos of slightly charred, deeply roasted vegetables on Instagram today, it is difficult to imagine that this method of preparing vegetables was seldom used just a generation ago. Slate.com takes a look at this phenomenon and tries to trace the ascendancy of roasted vegetables into today's ubiquitous occurrence.   If you look at older cookbooks,… read more

Post-game analysis

November 24, 2016 by
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The dust is now settling (along with the mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pie) on Thanksgiving 2016 in the US. As we sit in our turkey-induced stupor, we should resist the urge to take a nap and instead do a 'post-game analysis' on what dishes we loved, what was merely average, and what we will never, ever make again. If we… read more

Good food, family and cookbooks

November 24, 2016 by
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Thanksgiving has come and gone so quickly. I hope everyone who celebrated had a wonderful day filled with delicious food shared with family and friends. The day started early for me and is just winding down. Everyone loved the dinner and desserts and I sent leftovers home with all my guests. I am thankful for many things this year -… read more

A new way to make Swiss meringue

November 23, 2016 by
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  Meringue is a pastry kitchen staple. Not only is it good as a topping for pie, it's also the foundation for many other sweets, including pavlova, macarons, and buttercream icing. There are three basic types of meringue: French, Italian, and Swiss. Pastry chef Stella Parks (aka bravetart) explains the difference between them and tells us why we should rethink… read more

The stress of cooking for multiple diets

November 22, 2016 by
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  If you are like me, you obsess over holiday meal planning, attempting to design a delicious menu that will please everyone. That is stressful enough on its own, but throw in a  family member with special dietary needs or restrictions and you raise the anxiety level to new heights. NPR's The Salt takes a look at how stressful special… read more

Get to know nigella seeds

November 21, 2016 by
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  Have you ever purchased a spice for a recipe, then wonder what to do with the remainder of the package? That has happened to me on more than one occasion, most recently with nigella seeds that I purchased for a dish that will not be repeated. Therefore I was happy to find a post on Food Republic that promised… read more

Buy a gift certificate and win a free lifetime membership

November 21, 2016 by
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You know how useful you find Eat Your Books? How about sharing that benefit with all your friends and family who love to cook? Gift certificates are available for one, two and three year memberships. And every gift certificate you buy between now and Dec 31 will enter you into a drawing to win one free lifetime EYB membership -… read more

Author Profile – Monica Bhide

November 21, 2016 by
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Monica Bhide is an award winning, bestselling fiction and internationally renowned cookbook author. She is known for sharing food, culture, mystery, and love in her writing. Having roots and experience in many places, Bhide inspires readers everywhere with present day stories which transcend cultural, chronological, geographical, economical, and religious borders. Bhide's short story collection, The Devil in Us, topped the list… read more
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