Many editions of joy

May 16, 2017 by
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  Of the tens of thousands of cookbooks published in the US in the last century, only a handful have attained icon status. Foremost among these is Joy of Cooking. The book, in its various forms, has taught generations of cooks everything from how to make souffles to how to skin a squirrel. Older versions, including the rare 1931 self-published edition,… read more

Are chefs getting too much adoration?

May 15, 2017 by
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  In the last decade or so, chefs have achieved rock-star status. We've profiled a fair number of these chefs (at least the ones who became cookbook authors) on the EYB blog, reporting on their new dining ventures like pop-up restaurants in far-flung locations, noting the lists of the "world's best" restaurants, and so on. Some folks, like Drew Magary, think… read more

Give a Girl a Knife – Review, Tour Dates and Book Giveaway

May 15, 2017 by
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While baking one Saturday in 2013, I had Food Network on in the background and heard a preview for a show called Heartland Table starring Amy Thielen. I went to the remote and rewound the promo. I was thrilled - a real cooking show and from someone in the Midwest! Before the promo was over, I scheduled the recording of… read more

Spice support: nigella sativa

May 14, 2017 by
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If spices were classified by Alton Brown as 'unitaskers' or multi-taskers', nigella sativa would definitely fall into the latter camp. Also known as black caraway, nigella seed, onion seed, kalonji, and charnuska, nigella sativa hails from the Indian subcontinent. The most common name in the EYB Library is nigella seed, so that is how we will refer to the spice in this… read more

May Cookbook Preview, Part 2

May 13, 2017 by
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Hello, I'm back like a pesky telemarketer with another look at cookbooks being released this month. Last week, I covered a dozen titles in my first preview article and today's list is pretty exciting itself - from Texas Steakhouse cuisine to recipes from Croatia's Mediterranean coast.  If you wish to buy any of these titles, using our BUY BOOK button helps support our… read more

The financial challenges of cookbook writing

May 13, 2017 by
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We have posted many stories about people who have written (or ghostwritten) cookbooks. The tales include sneak peeks into the worlds of recipe testing, design, the long back-and-forth of editing, finding a voice, and so on. One thing rarely discussed in these stories: the finances. Food52 takes us behind the curtain to explore the 'harsh financials' of cookbook publishing.  There… read more

This week’s featured cookbooks and recipes

May 12, 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

Celebrating another milestone

May 12, 2017 by
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  We are pleased to announce that we have reached 7,000 indexed books in the EYB Library! Combined, the number of recipes inside these books exceeds 1.2 million - a mind-boggling number. To save you from doing the math, that is an average of 175 recipes per book. Some weighty tomes have more than 1,000 recipes.  Among these large volumes,… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Mountain Berries & Desert Spice

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Mountain Berries and Desert Spice: Sweet Inspiration from the Hunza Valley to the Arabian Sea by Sumayya Usmani is the eagerly awaited follow up to the award winning Summers Under the Tamarind Tree which I reviewed in detail last year. The talented food writer and cookery teacher takes a sweet detour while continuing her journey of discovery through the exotic… read more

Mountain Berries & Desert Spice

May 12, 2017 by
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Mountain Berries and Desert Spice: Sweet Inspiration from the Hunza Valley to the Arabian Sea by Sumayya Usmani is the eagerly awaited follow up to the award winning Summers Under the Tamarind Tree which I reviewed in detail last year. The talented food writer and cookery teacher takes a sweet detour while continuing her journey of discovery through the exotic… read more

Tips for better search results

May 11, 2017 by
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The number of recipes in the EYB Library is impressive and continues to grow. The only thing better than having such a fantastic repository of recipes is the ability to find just the one you are looking for. To that end, we are providing a brief tutorial on different ways to search for recipes in the Library. Remember, you can… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – My Modern Indian Kitchen

May 11, 2017 by
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My Modern Indian Kitchen: Over 60 Recipes for Home-Cooked Indian Food by Nitisha Patel is a collection of foolproof Indian recipes offering ideas for everything from street food through desserts. For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post. We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members - two winners in the… read more

My Modern Indian Kitchen

May 11, 2017 by
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My Modern Indian Kitchen: Over 60 Recipes for Home-Cooked Indian Food by Nitisha Patel is a collection of foolproof Indian recipes offering ideas for everything from street food through desserts. Nitisha's interest in food began early - her parents would give her a large bag of peas to pod in return for a treat. After high school, she attended the… read more

Even star chefs have things to learn

May 10, 2017 by
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  Working with thin laminated doughs like phyllo can strike fear in the even the most confident cook. But even if your technique isn't perfect, you shouldn't be afraid to jump in and try making something with it, says Yotam Ottolenghi. Even the celebrated chef admits to being intimidated by these types of dough. Even though he was trained as… read more

Cooking with Cocktails

May 10, 2017 by
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In Kristy Gardner's Cooking with Cocktails: 100 Spirited Recipes, recipes based in Italian and French roots are blended with spirits - those of the libation variety. One hundred recipes with alcohol - sign me up! Julia Child said it best "I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food". Myself, I'm not a wine drinker - although I… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Cooking with Cocktails

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In Kristy Gardner's Cooking with Cocktails: 100 Spirited Recipes, recipes based in Italian and French roots are blended with spirits - those of the libation variety. One hundred recipes with alcohol - sign me up! For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post. We are pleased to offer five copies of this title to our EYB Members in… read more

Essential tools for beginning cooks

May 9, 2017 by
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  Every spring as graduation looms near, lists of essentials every young person needs when starting out on their own start popping up on news feeds. The Washington Post recently addressed the issue, with their own catalog of tools and ingredients that everyone should have in their kitchen. The lists seem to get longer and more expensive every year, with more… read more

Casa Marcela by Marcela Valladolid

May 9, 2017 by
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The third cookbook from Food Network personality, Marcela Valladolid, Casa Marcela: Recipes and Food Stories of My Life in the Californias, is by far my favorite of her titles. Her first two books, Fresh Mexico and Mexican Made Easy were both great books but here the author has hit her stride.  Gorgeous photographs are plentiful throughout this book and recipes for Braised Beef Tongue… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Casa Marcela

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The third cookbook from Food Network personality, Marcela Valladolid, Casa Marcela: Recipes and Food Stories of My Life in the Californias, is by far my favorite of her titles. Her first two books, Fresh Mexico and Mexican Made Easy were both great books but here the author has hit her stride. For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post. We… read more

Exploring Sicily’s culinary traditions

May 8, 2017 by
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  While today Sicily is part of Italy, its traditions, architecture, and more have been influenced over the centuries by various North African and Middle Eastern cultures just as much as that of the Italian mainland. In an article that will make you want to book  the next available flight to Sicily, Marisa Raniolo Wilkins (writing for indexed blog Great British Chefs)… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Citrus

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Citrus: Recipes That Celebrate the Sour and the Sweet by Catherine Phipps explores the myriad uses of oranges and lemons, and all things in between. Catherine starts off with a glossary of the types of citrus along with drying and preserving instructions. Once we are educated on the world of sour and sweet, over 150 recipes for vibrant and approachable… read more

Citrus – Catherine Phipps

May 8, 2017 by
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Citrus: Recipes That Celebrate the Sour and the Sweet by Catherine Phipps explores the myriad uses of oranges and lemons, and all things in between. Catherine starts off with a glossary of the types of citrus along with drying and preserving instructions. Once we are educated on the world of sour and sweet, over 150 recipes for vibrant and approachable dishes… read more

A sneak peek at Rose Levy Beranbaum’s upcoming book

May 7, 2017 by
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Fans of Rose Levy Beranbaum have become better bakers thanks to her exquisite and thorough baking books, starting with Romantic and Classic Cakes, the groundbreaking The Cake Bible, and 2014's The Baking Bible. Rose is not content to rest on her laurels, however, and is busy working on another project titled Baking Basics. She recently posted about the photo shoot for… read more

May Cookbook Preview Part 1

May 6, 2017 by
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The cookbooks keep coming and kudos to the publishing houses and authors because they are pumping out one gorgeous title after another. I can't help but think we are supporting the economy - book sellers, delivery services, the post office, book case manufacturers, home builders to build new homes for us to store our books, divorce attorneys...oops I went too… read more

Spice support: fenugreek

May 6, 2017 by
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Many plants perform culinary double-duty: their leaves and their seeds are both used for various culinary purposes. That is the case with today's selection, fenugreek. The Latin name for the herb is quite a mouthful - Trigonella foenum-graecum - and comes from the Latin "Greek hay", according to Harold McGee in On Food and Cooking. It is also known as… read more
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