Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Recipes and Perspectives from the Legendary Pitmaster by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie. Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie celebrates the James Beard award-winning chef’s incredible culinary legacy through his life story, family traditions,… read more

The Honeysuckle Cookbook – Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of The Honeysuckle Cookbook: 100 Healthy, Feel-Good Recipes to Live Deliciously by Dzung Lewis with EYB providing one additional copy worldwide. The Honeysuckle Cookbook has been collecting my ohhs and ahhs since I first got my hands on it last September. It is my ideal cookbook as it combines all… read more

May 2021 The Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup

As our members know, each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  We want to get this information out to you so you… read more

Mother’s & Father’s Day Gift Guide

It's almost time to celebrate the special people in our lives, mom/mum and dad, and if they are cooks and bakers, I have a few ideas for gifts they will enjoy (and not return). Let's touch on some great new cookbooks this Spring (see my Valentine's gift guide for other ideas and book suggestions) as well as our current promotions… read more

This week: Jachnun the 12 hour delight plus recipes, EYBD Previews, cookbook giveaways and more.

Recently my daughter-in-law forwarded a video on Jachnun to me and I, of course, had to learn more about this "not quite a bread, not quite a pastry" Yemeni dish. Caveat: I am not an expert on any subject, I am taking some time to research this dish and share what I learn. How to cook jachnun and what to… read more

Quick Bites – Virginia Willis and Special Giveaway

Virginia is sharing a giveaway over on her Instagram - be sure to follow Virginia and enter! A winner will receive a copy of Fresh Start: Cooking with Virginia (ebook or print copy) and a one year subscription to Eat Your Books. Georgia-born French-trained Chef Virginia Willis has made chocolate chip cookies with Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson, foraged for berries… read more

Italian Deli – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of The Italian Deli Cookbook: 100 Glorious Recipes Celebrating the Best of Italian Ingredients by Theo Randall. Theo Randall is a British-born chef who specializes in Italian cuisine. He is currently the proprietor of Theo Randall at the InterContinental Hotel London Park Lane which is reopening on May 18th after… read more

Milk Street Tuesday Nights Mediterranean Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Milk Street: Tuesday Nights Mediterranean: 125 Simple Weeknight Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine by Christopher Kimball. From the James Beard award-winning Milk Street team comes Milk Street: Tuesday Nights Mediterranean with 125 easy weeknight dinners that bring the flavors of the Mediterranean into your home. Each dish is… read more

Super Natural Simple – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Super Natural Simple: Whole-Food, Vegetarian Recipes for Real Life by Heidi Swanson. Super Natural Simple shares more than 120 whole-food, vegetarian recipes for quick weeknight meals full of flavor, spice, color, and nutrition from the New York Times bestselling author of Super Natural Cooking. Eat Your Books also indexes Heidi's blog… read more

Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Mister Jiu's in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food by Brandon Jew and Tienlon Ho. Brandon Jew, the acclaimed chef behind the Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's in San Francisco's Chinatown, took a roundabout journey to cooking, but when he found himself inspired by the Chinese food he… read more

This week: New online baking classes, a peek inside Dorie’s upcoming cookbook, EYBD Preview, cookbook giveaways and more!

This week Williams-Sonoma announced their lineup for the next series of Baking School with Brian Hart Hoffman of Bake From Scratch. I have added these dates and particulars to our calendar. I want to take a moment to highlight cookbooks (and upcoming cookbooks) from some of the bakers joining Brian in Baking School. The Cupcake Diaries was written by the… read more

Asian Green – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Asian Green: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes Inspired by the East by Ching-He Huang. EYB is providing one additional copy worldwide. Asian Green: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes Inspired by the East by Ching-He Huang is full of inspiring, quick and simple recipes, perfect for vegetarians, vegans and people looking to reduce the amount… read more

Clodagh’s Weeknight Kitchen Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Clodagh's Weeknight Kitchen: Easy & Exciting Dishes to Liven Up Your Recipe Repertoire by Clodagh McKenna. EYB is providing one additional copy worldwide. Clodagh's Weeknight Kitchen was published in the UK last October and released in the US this February. With 100 interesting, simple recipes from meat-free meals to… read more

Root Stem Leaf Flower: How to Cook with Vegetables and Other Plants – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Root Stem Leaf Flower: How to Cook with Vegetables and Other Plants by Gill Meller. Gill is a chef, food writer, author, food stylist and cookery teacher and has been part of the River Cottage team for 11 years. In 2017, he answered some questions for our members to… read more

The last two weeks: Cookbook libraries, new print feature at EYB, cookbook giveaways, EYBD previews and more!

Since my last roundup, we've been busy! There have been many cookbooks indexed and a new member added to our team. But before we cover those things, I thought it would be nice to talk a bit about cookbook libraries or libraries with a heavy cookbook collection for today's topic. April 4th begins National Library Week so this is a… read more

The Kitchen Without Borders – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of two copies of The Kitchen Without Borders: Recipes and Stories from Refugee and Immigrant Chefs by Eat Offbeat Chefs. This special book began as a Kickstarter campaign which then found a publisher: Workman. As an early backer of this project, I was fortunate to receive the book in June of 2020 instead of on publication… read more

Torta della Nonna: A Collection of the Best Homemade Italian Desserts

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Torta della Nonna: A Collection of the Best Homemade Italian Desserts by Emiko Davies. Torta della Nonna: The Best Italian Sweet Recipes is a collection of Emiko Davies' desserts culled from her beautiful books Florentine (review), Acquacotta (one of my best books of 2017) and Tortellini at Midnight (review), plus five brand… read more

My new obsession – June Xie and accepting that I am less than perfect

I am always on the cutting edge of all culinary news - not. You can ask me about Diana Henry's cookbook that is slated for 2022 and I'm there with the scoop - by the way it is titled North. But when it comes to YouTube, Instagram or other internet sensations well let's put it this way "I am still… read more

ICYMI – Australian & New Zealand news, calendar updates, cookbook deals and featured posts

This week there will not be a weekly roundup as we just finished up and sent out the monthly newsletter which you can view here in our archive. I wanted to take a few moments to hit on a few important items for our members and didn't wish to wait until next Friday. On Tuesday, Roberta Muir joined our EYB… read more

Food Between Friends Cookbook and a Jesse Tyler Ferguson Spatula Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a copy of Food Between Friends by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous along with a Jesse Tyler Ferguson spatula from the No Kid Hungry line at Williams Sonoma. Food Between Friends by Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("JTF") and Julie Tanous ("Julie") is a gorgeous book filled with yumminess. Most of us know JTF from his role… read more

So you think you want to write a cookbook? You need a cookbook proposal and Dianne Jacob can help.

As cookbook lovers and creatives, we all at some point may have felt that we have a cookbook waiting to be written inside of us. In the past, I am on record of stating that I wasn't worthy of writing a cookbook, but when the publisher Gibbs Smith approached me about writing 101 Things to Do with a Bundt® Pan,… read more

March 2021 New Cookbook Review

March roars in like a lion with a big gust of releases to usher in another cookbook season. As it seems to be the new normal, a handful of titles had their publishing dates moved to another month in the near future. COVID is wreaking havoc with printing and shipping in the publishing world. I keep my 2021 preview post updated to… read more

My Big Fat Cookbook Purge of 2021

I am, and will always be, a lover of cookbooks. There are several thousand (estimated) - that I will not part with and hundreds that I am sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for their release. That being said, this last month I've had to do the unthinkable (again) purge my collection. There comes a point where I… read more

March 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we’ve been cooking from the following titles: Main Option: This Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking by Vivian HowardBaking Selection: Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire SaffitzOnline Option: Great British Chefs online recipesPlant-based Option: Vegan Richa’s Everyday Kitchen: Epic… read more

This week: So many cookbooks, our week in review, new recipes, giveaways, EYBD Previews and more

This week I have been happily buried in reviewing new cookbooks as well as continuing to update our 2021 preview post and our Library. Did you know you could sort the library by the date the books were added? Doing so brings up recent additions by members and new 2021 titles added by myself or our team. A few recent… read more
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