Family Meal – Digital Cookbook to Benefit Restaurant Workers

April 19, 2020 by
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On May 5, Penguin Random House will publish Family Meal: Recipes from Our Community, a digital-only collection featuring more than 40 recipes from our roster of chefs and home cooks. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Restaurant Workers’ Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund, which supports on-the-ground efforts in the restaurant community during this challenging time. From Ligurian Focaccia to Shrimp… read more

This week: Banana bread and other quick bread recipes, Mother’s Day gift ideas, cookbook previews and giveaways

April 17, 2020 by
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When the pandemic took a foothold, bread was kneaded by home bakers that had never kneaded before. This week seems to indicate that we have entered the phase of all things banana bread. In our EYB Cookbook Club, members are sharing photos of Shauna Sever's The only banana bread you'll ever need (photo below) from her title Midwest Made. The… read more

Beautiful things that bring me joy, Part II (Gift guide)

April 16, 2020 by
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On March 29th I shared Canelés, friands, baking cookbooks and things that bring me joy – Part I and today I will bring you part two. These two posts are perfect places to find inspiration for Mother's Day. I adore Ruffoni. Once a year I treat myself to a piece and for Valentine's Day I gifted myself the Ruffoni Historia… read more

The Outdoor Kitchen Cookbook Giveaway

April 14, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of The Outdoor Kitchen: Live-Fire Cooking from the Grill by Eric Werner and Nils Bernstein. The Outdoor Kitchen: Live-Fire Cooking from the Grill by Eric Werner is the long-awaited second title from the chef behind Hartwood. To learn more about Hartwood, the restaurant and the cookbook, please see this review.… read more

Hartwood by Eric Werner & Mya Henry

April 14, 2020 by
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As I was preparing a promotion for The Outdoor Kitchen: Live-Fire Cooking from the Grill by Eric Werner. I pulled my review written in 2015 for Werner's debut cookbook, Hartwood: Bright, Wild Recipes from the Restaurant at the Edge of the Yucatan and wanted to record it here. Hartwood is such a gorgeous book that its praises warrant repeating. Learn… read more

DoubleTree Hotel’s Chocolate Chip Cookie – Is it worthy of the hype?

April 11, 2020 by
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Unless you are truly isolating on top of a mountain with no connection to the outside world, you have most likely noticed a parade of chocolate chip cookies in your social media feed. Why have loaves of bread been replaced by trending chocolate chip cookies? Because there is a God and he/she is wonderful. DoubleTree Hotels shared their chocolate chip… read more

Online cooking experiences, author events and more.

April 11, 2020 by
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Random House is throwing virtual parties featuring their authors. Up today is Joe Yonan on Random House's Instagram page at 4 pm EST. The full schedule for Random House virtual events can be found here. A few highlights include Hugh Acheson on April 13th at 4 pm EST, David Lebovitz on April 16th at 4 pm EST, and Tiehan Gerard… read more

This week: Best macaroni & cheese, cheesecake recipes, cookbook news and more

April 10, 2020 by
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Two of my most requested recipes while living in New York were macaroni and cheese and cheesecake. Do you see a theme? I have made both of these dishes hundreds of times in many variations over the years. Every Easter I would be assigned these dishes and would often bring something new I came across just to shake up things… read more

Procrastibaking – Anolon Bakeware Set

April 9, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of Procrastibaking: 100 Recipes for Getting Nothing Done in the Most Delicious Way Possible by Erin Gardner. One grand prize winner will receive the following baking items from Anolon: Advanced Muffin Pan with Silicone Grips and Lid, Eminence Mini Loaf Pan and Teak Prep Set Pastry Wheel Cutter, Pastry Brush,… read more

The Pastry School – Cookbook Giveaway

April 7, 2020 by
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Enter our giveaway (2 copies US provided by the publisher and one copy worldwide provided by Eat Your Books) for a chance to win The Pastry School: Master Sweet and Savoury Pies, Tarts and Pastries at Home by Julie Jones. This title made my best books of Spring 2020. Julie Jones is a pastry artist. Her first cookbook Soulful Baker:… read more

Plants-Only Kitchen – Gaz Oakley

April 6, 2020 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Plants-Only Kitchen: Over 70 Delicious, Super-Simple, Powerful and Protein-Packed Recipes for Busy People by Gaz Oakley. Plants-Only Kitchen offers an explosion of flavor, with more than 70 vegan recipes that work around your lifestyle. With symbols flagging recipes that are high-protein, take less than 15 minutes, or are suitable… read more

We will always need cookbooks

April 4, 2020 by
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More now than ever, the cooking community is coming out in full force. Everyone is live-streaming a dish, recipe and offering their advice on all things cooking. For those of us who know how to make a sourdough starter or transform a can of beans into a feast, it is our time to shine. Over the years, people have asked… read more

In the Kitchen with Joanna Gaines

April 4, 2020 by
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As I was scrolling through the cable guide, I came across a new show airing tomorrow. In the Kitchen with Joanna Gaines is a one-hour special on the Food Network that will also provide a preview of the HGTV star's cooking show soon to debut on Magnolia Network. Check your local guides to see when the special will air in… read more

This week: Pantry recipes, downloadable cookbook sampler, how to make EYB work better for you and more

April 3, 2020 by
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Another week has slipped away and I trust that we are all safe and healthy. Anxiety levels are high for most and in an effort to distract you and ourselves for a bit, we have prepared a post on ideas that might make Eat Your Books work better for you. In this weekly roundup, we are sharing ideas for recipes… read more

Ideas on how to make EYB work better for you with links to new features and helpful posts

April 2, 2020 by
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This article shares links to posts that can help answer questions about using EYB and that can help you make the most out of your Membership. To learn more about EYB see our help section. (EYB was one of Food & Wine's picks. Find out more.) Finish getting your Bookshelf set up – we are sure there are members who have… read more

Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill & Schmidt Bro. Chef Knife Giveaway

April 1, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill: Classic Recipes for Seafood and Meats Cooked Over Charcoal by Leela Punyaratabandhu with one grand prize winner receiving a stunning Schmidt Bros. Cutlery chef's knife. Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill: Classic Recipes for Seafood and Meats Cooked Over Charcoal by Leela Punyaratabandhu delivers… read more

Le Creuset Factory to Table Online Sale

March 31, 2020 by
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Yesterday, I shared our promotion to win a lovely 5.5-quart Dutch oven in Le Creuset’s newest color artichaut. Today, my friend Robin shared a link to Le Creuset's first-ever online Factory to Table sale. There are some incredible deals to be had! For instance, the 9-quart Dutch oven above is only $261 during this sale! In addition, there are four pages of… read more

Le Creuset Dutch Oven and Melissa Clark’s Dinner in French – Giveaway

March 30, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one copy of Melissa Clark's Dinner in French: My Recipes by Way of France (provided by Eat Your Books) and one 5.5 quart Dutch oven in Le Creuset's newest color artichaut provided by the French cookware manufacturer. Melissa Clark recently took time out of her packed schedule to answer a few questions in our… read more

Canelés, friands, baking cookbooks and things that bring me joy – Part I

March 29, 2020 by
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As you can ascertain from the photo below, I had intended to do a post on canelés and all things baking before Valentine's Day. It was right about then that things went haywire and shortly thereafter the pandemic took over. Many people are baking and trying new things and I wanted to share a few things that bring me baking… read more

This week: Pizza crust and two-ingredient dough recipes, cooking tips, cookbook previews and more

March 28, 2020 by
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This week I thought I would feature Hot cross bun recipes (online recipes) but with the scarcity of yeast and other baking supplies and with Darcie just featuring Easter and Passover recipes in our monthly newsletter (check your inboxes) or find the newsletter archive here, I rose to the occasion and switched gears. (Forgive the puns, I'm getting a little… read more

March 2020 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

March 24, 2020 by
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We have a helpful community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. This month we’ve been cooking from the following titles: Main Selection: Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains or Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than… read more

March 2020 New Cookbook Review

March 23, 2020 by
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With the world in a state of flux, I have been able to distract myself (as much as possible) in the world of cookbooks. Recently I prepared my Best Cookbooks of Spring and I am always scouring the internet for new cookbook releases. The looking forward to 2020 cookbooks post provides an outline of what this year has in store for… read more

Weighing the options, is this recipe egg worthy?

March 21, 2020 by
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As we shared in our weekly roundup, many folks are looking to bake during this pandemic. In that article, we shared ideas for cultivating your own yeast, sourdough and other ideas for bread. I am fortunate and have a larder filled with flours, sugars, yeast and every baking ingredient known to man. I have been able to find eggs and… read more

This week: Bread recipes, how to cultivate your own yeast, sourdough starter and more

March 20, 2020 by
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Certainly, we can all agree that the past weeks have been taxing. Fear of what the future holds and social distancing is a difficult pill to swallow in 2020. I posted recently on social media that this will be the time when everyone learns to bake bread. Twenty or thirty of my friends shared photos of their bread-related baking on… read more

Quick Bites: Melissa Clark

March 18, 2020 by
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While I finish up a special giveaway celebrating Melissa Clark's new title Dinner in French: My Recipes by Way of France along with a Dutch oven from LeCreuset (see below), I thought it would be the perfect time to share our latest Quite Bites featuring Melissa. Melissa Clark is a food columnist for the New York Times Food Section, where… read more
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