Cooking at the Emmy Awards

September 17, 2017 by
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  Having several friends or relatives over for a holiday meal or dinner party can be extremely stressful. The menu needs to be planned, dietary restrictions or preferences taken into account, shopping, cooking, and finally, serving the meal. If it is that stressful for a small group, try to imagine it on a scale thousands of times greater. That's what… read more

The case for using tweezers in the kitchen

September 16, 2017 by
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  Most cooks have at least one pair of tongs in the kitchen, and if you do a lot of cooking or grillings, you may have several. It's not a secret that many chefs abhor tongs (David Chang blasted tongs in The New Yorker and Australian chef Greg Malouf banned them from his kitchen). But what else would you use for… read more

Ball Canning Back to Basics

September 16, 2017 by
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The household name for canning in the US is Ball. At some point in our lives we have all come in contact with the familiar glass jars - either finding them in our grandmother or mother's pantries or having bought them for craft or canning projects ourselves. Ball Canning Back to Basics: A Foolproof Guide to Canning Jams, Jellies, Pickles,… read more

How cooking has changed since the 1980s

September 15, 2017 by
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In keeping with Jenny's Friday Flashback theme, today we are going to step into the time machine and head back thirty-odd years, courtesy of food writer John Kessler. Writing for Tasting Table, he reminisces about his early days as a culinary student and novice chef in the mid-1980s.  For those of us who had front-row seats to the experience, the… read more

Gabriele Corcos’ Cookbook Collection

September 15, 2017 by
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Earlier this month, I shared a post on how our cookbook collections stack up sharing some friends' photos and other information. Today, Gabriele Corcos was the subject of my Friday Flashback featuring his books Extra Virgin and Super Tuscan written with his actress wife, Debi Mazar.  Below is a photo of Gabriele's office/cookbook library which he is graciously sharing with us today.   … read more

Friday Flashback – Extra Virgin

September 15, 2017 by
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When I saw the previews for the cooking show Extra Virgin I thought, I admit it,  "For Julia Child's sake, another celebrity cooking show?" - I was judgy and I was wrong. I fell in love with this show and watched it with my son who would sing the opening credits with me - even my husband loved watching the… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

September 15, 2017 by
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Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest finds. Every day recipes are added from the best blogs and websites. As a member, you can also add your… read more

Take the pasta shapes quiz

September 14, 2017 by
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  The Italians may not have invented pasta (there's debate on whether it originated in China or Italy), but there's no doubt that they have perfected it. According to the Encyclopedia of Pasta, Italians have created over 1,300 different shapes of pasta. If you are passionate about pasta, you may want to take the quiz offered by indexed magazine Saveur… read more

Fruit and Corn – Savor the South Cookbooks

September 14, 2017 by
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Savor the South® is a collection of little cookbooks that celebrate the food and tradition of the American South. They are written by well-known cooks and food lovers - full of personality with fifty recipes each. I only have three of these amazing books - but I want them all. Today, we are featuring two of the latest. First up we… read more

Cookbook podcast spotlight

September 13, 2017 by
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Almost one year ago, we reported the exciting news that Susie Chang, who has written for EYB, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and many other publications, started a cookbook podcast. After 15 episodes, Susie put the podcast on hold at the end of 2016. We're happy to announce that her podcast called Level Teaspoon is back with a new season… read more

Recovering from baking mistakes

September 12, 2017 by
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Last weekend I made desserts for the wedding reception. The bride (the daughter of one of my best friends) wanted a dessert bar but allowed me free rein in what I made, which turned out to be a blessing. I had the entire spread planned out when I hit a snag. Disaster struck as I was turning out a spice… read more

Toronto Eats – Review, Recipe and Giveaway

September 12, 2017 by
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Toronto Eats: 100 Signature Recipes from the City's Best Restaurants by Amy Rosen is the latest addition to the Figure1 series that shares restaurant and chef profiles along with a recipe or two from their respective menus. The Cooks and Eats series have become some of my all time favorite cookbooks. With one book, I have access to Canada's best… read more

Barry Callebaut announces a new kind of chocolate

September 11, 2017 by
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  Move over dark, milk, and white chocolates, there's a new kid in town: ruby chocolate. Last week chocolate giant Barry Callebaut announced that after 10 years of research and development, it is releasing a new type of chocolate that boasts a naturally reddish hue. This new variety of chocolate - the first since the development of white chocolate 80… read more

Bravetart – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 11, 2017 by
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Stella Parks, pastry genius at Serious Eats, delivers a book that has eliminated all the guess work from the baking equation. Honestly, if you can't bake after reading and following the advice and recipes in BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts - you might want to hang up your apron and retire your flour sifter.  These are not just basic recipes - these are the… read more

How to use dairy in cocktails

September 10, 2017 by
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  The first time I experienced dairy in a cocktail was at the marvelous Velvet Tango Room in Cleveland, in 2008. The cocktail renaissance was hitting full stride, although I was just beginning my journey into the world of mixed drinks. I ordered a Ramos gin fizz, not sure what to expect from what seemed like an odd combination of… read more

Erin Bakes Cake – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 10, 2017 by
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Erin Bakes Cake: Make + Bake + Decorate = Your Own Cake Adventure! by Erin Gardner is what happens when the game Twister (rainbow unicorn edition) and pure cake innovation come together. It is a brilliantly done collection of cakey components to mix and match to create stunning, must-make and must-eat cake. Base cake recipes with multiple variations, crunchy, nutty… read more

The Blossom Cookbook – Promotion

September 10, 2017 by
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Ronen Seri and Pamela Elizabeth, the co-founders of the Blossom restaurants in Manhattan, share their favorite recipes in their debut cookbook, The Blossom Cookbook: Classic Favorites from the Restaurant that Pioneered a New Vegan Cuisine. Over eighty recipes from a Tofu Scramble that can be whipped up in minutes or an impressive Autumn Tower which layers tempeh, roasted vegetables, chickpea cakes… read more

At My Table – Nigella Lawson – UK Tour Dates and BBC Six Part Series

September 10, 2017 by
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The domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson's At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking is slated for publication on September 21st in the UK. It seems in our book loving universe, we are always longing or anticipating publication dates. Here in the US, At My Table will be available in the Spring of 2018. Those of us who are not keen on… read more

Classic Koffmann – Review, recipe and giveaway

September 9, 2017 by
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Classic Koffmann: 50 Years a Chef captures the passion of Pierre Koffmann who has dedicated five decades to his love of French cuisine. Gorgeous photos radiate off the pages, testimonials from fellow chefs, as well as conversations with him - all make for one stellar cookbook. The pièce de résistance, for me, is the red satin place marker with a… read more

A Glimpse into Yotam Ottolenghi’s SWEET Home

September 9, 2017 by
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If you were to resurrect my long expired teenaged years, my utter devotion to David Cassidy would be revealed. I hear the clicking of keyboards D a v i d  C a s s i d y being typed into the Google search engine (be sure to look at photos from the 70's - dreamy right?) The memories of my… read more

An interview with Rachel Khong

September 9, 2017 by
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Lucky Peach Magazine has published its final issue, and as part of its last hurrah, also put out a cookbook titled All About Eggs: Everything We Know About the World's Most Important Food,  a joint effort between Rachel Khong and the Lucky Peach editors.  More than a recipe book, All About Eggs explores the cultural significance of the egg - a… read more

An unlikely path to cookbook store ownership

September 8, 2017 by
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Chicago's cookbook store Read It & Eat opened in 2015, bucking a trend of cookbook store closings. It was the first cookbook store in Chicago, and is dedicated to providing food lovers with exceptional culinary experiences through carefully selected books, classes and discussions. The shelves are filled with food and drink books on various topics including cookbooks, travel, biographies, essays… read more

Friday Flashback – Vegetarian Dinner Parties

September 8, 2017 by
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Confession is good for the soul and I have shared a number of them here over the last year. I am admitting today that it was only recently that I've started to enjoy vegetarian books. Most of that enlightment came to me when I first reviewed Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough's Vegetarian Dinner Parties: 150 Meatless Meals Good Enough to Serve to… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

September 8, 2017 by
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Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest finds. Every day recipes are added from the best blogs and websites. As a member, you can also add your… read more

Le Gavroche – Review, recipe and worldwide giveaway

September 7, 2017 by
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Le Gavroche Cookbook by Michel Roux Jr is a slice of culinary history packed into a cookbook. Leading London restaurant, Le Gavroche, created and run by the Roux family, is now in its 50th year. When the restaurant opened its doors in 1967 with Albert and Michel Roux at the helm, it was the only one of its kind in London. Half a… read more
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