The Cook and the Gardener – Cookbook Giveaway

March 9, 2025 by
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Twenty-five years ago Amanda Hesser's The Cook and the Gardener: A Year of Recipes and Writings for the French Countryside was published. This year the book is being republished on April 22nd as a special 25th anniversary edition. At just 22 years old, Amanda Hesser worked as a live-in cook for Anne Willan's prestigious Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne. This… read more

Loss of bees is causing a buzz

March 8, 2025 by
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Honeybees do a lot more than make delicious honey - they are responsible for pollinating crops for about a third of the food eaten in the US. Beekeepers truck entire colonies around the country to be there at the exact time crops need, but this year when they checked on the hives before readying for the almond crop, they received… read more

14,000 books indexed, cookbook trends, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

March 7, 2025 by
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We are pleased to announce that over 14,000 books have been indexed. Our Library has a great mix of new releases, classic cookbooks and even Member Indexed non-English titles! In addition to these titles, we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of over 960 great… read more

Rum’s dark and stormy history

March 6, 2025 by
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In modern society, rum is associated with parties, revelry, and generally good times. However, the spirit has a dark past, as Douglas Blyde of The Standard explains. Rum didn't start out with daiquiris, mojitos, and pina coladas. Instead, its history involves slavery, the British navy, colonization, and profiteering. Blyde's recounting of the sugar cane spirit is lively and gets right… read more

This problem stinks (literally)

March 5, 2025 by
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For the first time in my adult life, I have long(ish) hair, down past my shoulders. A couple of years ago I abandoned short cuts like pixies and French bobs, allowing my mane to grow with abandon. Part of the reason for this transformation is that since I entered menopause, my formerly stick-straight hair has developed into gorgeous (according to… read more

Meatsmith – Review and Promotion

March 5, 2025 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Meatsmith - Home Cooking For Friends And Family by Andrew McConnell and Troy Wheeler. Andrew McConnell's culinary odyssey began in Melbourne, where he first donned a chef's whites as an apprentice at the prestigious Grand Hyatt Melbourne. This early experience would set the stage for an extraordinary career that… read more

How king cake inspires community

March 4, 2025 by
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Today Mardi Gras ended in New Orleans with the Fat Tuesday parade. One of the parade's most well-known features is that participants throw items to the crowds along the parade route. These range from strings of purple, gold, and green beads to stuffed animals to (inexplicably) toilet plungers, and this year, a new item: a cookbook. A dance group called… read more

Food news antipasto

March 3, 2025 by
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stack of three pancakes topped with slices of banana and syrup on a white plate
It's been a while since I shared a post from Vittles, which is hosting some of the best short- and medium-form food writing around. This week a post caught my eye about the intersection of autism and cooking. Charlie Benjamin writes about the struggles he had with chopping onions, and how the seemingly simple task would sometimes drive him to… read more

Making bread the star of dessert

March 1, 2025 by
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Using stale bread in desserts is nothing new; bread pudding is centuries old. Different cultures have put their own spins on it, from France's pain perdu to India's shahi tukra. Today, pastry chefs are finding creative new ways to use leftover bread, using it as a critical ingredient in sweet treats like ice cream (gift link to NYT article). Bread… read more
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