Everyday Seafood Nathan Outlaw

August 9, 2017 by
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Everyday Seafood: From the Simplest Fish to a Seafood Feast, 100 Recipes for Home Cooking by Nathan Outlaw offers 100 brand-new recipes for all kinds of fish and shellfish. Economical and healthy, good-quality fresh seafood is also fast and easy to cook. Outlaw believes it is the world's convenience food as it takes so little time to cook. This title… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Everyday Seafood

August 9, 2017 by
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Everyday Seafood: From the Simplest Fish to a Seafood Feast, 100 Recipes for Home Cooking by Nathan Outlaw offers 100 brand-new recipes for all kinds of fish and shellfish. Economical and healthy, good-quality fresh seafood is also fast and easy to cook. Outlaw believes it is the world's convenience food as it takes so little time to cook. For more… read more

Cooking up history

August 8, 2017 by
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If you live near Washington, DC, or are planning a visit there and love food, one "can't miss" attraction is the National Museum of American History. The museum features an entire exhibition on food, plus a monthly class called "Cooking up History". The classes take place in museum's demonstration kitchen on the Coulter Performance Plaza and each showcases a guest chef, along… read more

Red, White, and ‘Que Cookbook Review and Recipe

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Red, White, and 'Que: Farm-Fresh Foods for the American Grill by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig is the new title from the authors of The Gardener and the Grill. The team is backyard grilling like never before, with an emphasis on the fruits and vegetables usually neglected in favor of steak or barbecued chicken. Each recipe makes the most of… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Red, White, and ‘Que

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Red, White, and 'Que: Farm-Fresh Foods for the American Grill by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig is the new title from the authors of The Gardener and the Grill. The team is backyard grilling like never before, with an emphasis on the fruits and vegetables usually neglected in favor of steak or barbecued chicken. Each recipe makes the most of… read more

Is harissa going to be the next Sriracha?

August 7, 2017 by
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  As food trends go, the rise and continued popularity of Sriracha has outlasted many flash-in-the-pan foods that have since lost their luster. The spicy condiment continues to find new devotees, and it has even found its way into other condiments (Sriracha ketchup, anyone?). So what is the poised to be the next Sriracha, taking the world by storm? The Washington… read more

Spice support: the differences between Mexican and Mediterranean oregano

August 6, 2017 by
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  The Latin name for Mediterranean oregano (on the right, above) provides a clue as to how ubiquitous it has become in kitchens all over the world. Origanum vulgare -vulgare coming from the Latin word vulgus, meaning 'the common people' or 'the masses' - is a pungent herb related to mint that is used extensively in Mediterranean cooking, particularly in Italian… read more

No-Bake Desserts – Addie Gundry, Food Network Star Contestant

August 6, 2017 by
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The dog days of summer are a perfect time to dig into and enjoy the treats in Addie Gundry's No-Bake Desserts: 103 Easy Recipes for No-Bake Cookies, Bars, and Treats. In this book, the Cutthroat Kitchen winner teaches us how to combine favorite flavors, from fruit and chocolate to nuts and caramel, into over one hundred easy no-bake cheesecakes, pies,… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – No-Bake Desserts – Addie Gundry

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The dog days of summer are a perfect time to dig into and enjoy the treats in Addie Gundry's No-Bake Desserts: 103 Easy Recipes for No-Bake Cookies, Bars, and Treats. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post which shares a recipe for a Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake (you can add this to your recipe by clicking on the… read more

What’s the difference between baking soda and baking powder?

August 5, 2017 by
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  Even if you are not an avid baker, there's a good chance you have baking soda in your kitchen because it is used in a variety of other applications. Baking powder might not be in your cupboard unless you do a lot of baking. If you were inspired to bake and didn't have baking powder on hand, you might… read more

Preparing for the new GBBO, and what’s next for Mary Berry

August 4, 2017 by
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Channel 4 Productions has just released its first trailer for the upcoming season of The Great British Bake Off, the first season that the show is not airing on the BBC. The advertisement features a variety food items, whimsically animated and singing along to Paul McCartney's song 'We All Stand Together'. What we can see in the clip does not substantially… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

August 4, 2017 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

Friday Flashback – Rose Water & Orange Blossoms

August 4, 2017 by
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The subject of today's flashback is a beautiful cookbook by Maureen Abood entitled Rose Water & Orange Blossoms: Fresh & Classic Recipes from My Lebanese Kitchen. In the opening pages of this book, the author shares her journey to building her family story by tracking down and interviewing relatives. She also brings her exciting inaugural visit to Lebanon to the opening… read more

Are these the best cookbooks of the 21st century?

August 3, 2017 by
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  While almost every 'best-of' cookbook list is dominated by the heavyweights published before the turn of the last century like Mastering the Art of French Cooking, there is no doubt that the 21st century has been good for cookbook lovers. In fact, there is an entire generation of cooks that have never cooked a single recipe from the 20th… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Feeding a Family

August 3, 2017 by
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Keeping with the spirit of yesterday's post, today we have an equally lovely title devoted to feeding families and doing it well. Sarah Waldman's Feeding a Family: A Real-Life Plan for Making Dinner Work, with Healthy Recipes and Tips for Involving the Whole Family delivers 40 seasonal meals, 100 recipes, and loads of tips and strategies to make weeknight dinners work. For… read more

Feeding a Family by Sarah Waldman

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Keeping with the spirit of yesterday's post, today we have an equally lovely title devoted to feeding families and doing it well. Sarah Waldman's Feeding a Family: A Real-Life Plan for Making Dinner Work, with Healthy Recipes and Tips for Involving the Whole Family delivers 40 seasonal meals, 100 recipes, and loads of tips and strategies to make weeknight dinners work. A… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Adriatic Kitchen

August 2, 2017 by
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The Adriatic Kitchen: Recipes Inspired by the Abundance of Seasonal Ingredients Flourishing on the Croatian Island of Korcula by Barbara Unković shares 70 simple yet flavorful dishes as well as the author's memories from this beautiful part of the world. Croatian cuisine is differs from the mountainous regions of the interior to the gorgeous Dalmatian Coast with its myriad islands.… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food

August 2, 2017 by
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Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food: Delicious and Nutritious Meals You'll All Enjoy by Lizzie King is the cookbook every health-conscious parent needs in their life. The nutritional health coach and mum of three knows how tough it can be to feed a family. Parents want to get meals on the table fast but still keep them healthy. Lack of time… read more

Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food

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Lizzie Loves Healthy Family Food: Delicious and Nutritious Meals You'll All Enjoy by Lizzie King is the cookbook every health-conscious parent needs in their life. The nutritional health coach and mum of three knows how tough it can be to feed a family. Parents want to get meals on the table fast but still keep them healthy. Lack of time… read more

Legendary editor Judith Jones has died

August 2, 2017 by
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The culinary world is in mourning today after learning of the death of legendary cookbook editor and author Judith Jones. Jones passed away last evening at her summer home in Walden, Vermont, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 93.  Jones was a long-time senior editor and vice president at Alfred A. Knopf. She was instrumental in the publication of… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Saffron Soul

August 1, 2017 by
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Saffron Soul: Healthy, Vegetarian Heritage Recipes from India by Mira Manek delivers a modern interpretation of Indian classics, creating naturally healthy dishes that are as flavorful as their original counterparts. Mira combines the best of the core elements of Indian cooking with original health-promoting twists. Mira also recreates some perennial favourites, replacing traditionally used grains and sugar with more nutritious… read more

Saffron Soul

August 1, 2017 by
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Saffron Soul: Healthy, Vegetarian Heritage Recipes from India by Mira Manek delivers a modern interpretation of Indian classics, creating naturally healthy dishes that are as flavorful as their original counterparts. Mira combines the best of the core elements of Indian cooking with original health-promoting twists. Mira also recreates some perennial favourites, replacing traditionally used grains and sugar with more nutritious… read more

Mario Batali working on new show

August 1, 2017 by
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  It seems that Mario Batali isn't busy enough being on the daytime talk show The Chew along with running several restaurants and Eataly locations. Eater reports that the chef has started filming on a new television program. We don't know much about the show other than the fact that Batali was shooting on location in northern Michigan.  However, a… read more

Masala Mamas – A Special Cookbook Project

August 1, 2017 by
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Just this weekend I posted an article about our favorite Indian cookbooks and today a friend shared a project that grabbed my heart. If there is one thing I love more than a great cookbook, it is a great cookbook project whose sole benefit is to make the lives of others better. In the Kalwa slum in Mumbai, India, a… read more

The gentrification of food

July 31, 2017 by
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  Grubstreet posted an article today on how the price of chicken wings has drastically increased in recent months. Wings were once little more than throw-away pieces, with low prices to match their low popularity. Then sports bars across the US - and to some extent, around the world - starting making spicy wings a mainstay of their menus, causing… read more
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