August 2024 New Cookbook Review

We have arrived at the official beginning of "Cookbooktober" season. You can keep track of what is coming this year with our 2024 Cookbook Preview and don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. Our August 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary and September 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary can be found at the links provided. Last May… read more

Over 8,000 indexed EYBD recipes, previews and more

This week we hit another EYB Milestone! We now have 8,023 EYBD Recipe Previews uploaded to our site. As we state below, all Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. The only exception to this is when a book is in the process of being fully indexed and the preview is done after the full index has begun*.… read more

August 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

Each month we previously offered at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This summer we cooked our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option and had a huge increase in participation. We decided to do a poll in the group asking if Members wished to continue with the "anything goes" posting or choose… read more

Recipes from Sicily & Recipes from Venice Cookbook Promotion

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a set of the following books Recipes from Sicily and Recipes from Venice by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi. Three Members will receive a copy of each book. Katie Caldesi and her husband Giancarlo own the Caldesi restaurants and cookery schools based in London's Marylebone, Bray on Thames and Gerrards Cross. Katie is the principal… read more

Cookbooktober and author events, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

We have entered the busiest time of the year for those of us in the cookbook field - Cookbooktober. August through November will bring a plethora of amazing books for us to add to our Wishlist. To check out the titles slated for publication see our 2024 Cookbook Preview Post. This week I updated our Calendar and while many more… read more

September 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

As our members know, each month we offer several 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 can prepare… read more

Cucina del Veneto and a Quick Bites with Ursula Ferrigno

Enter our US/UK/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Cucina del Veneto: Delicious Recipes from Northeastern Italy and the Region's Capital Venice by Ursula Ferrigno. The Veneto is a northern Italian region, lying between the base of the Alps and the Adriatic to the south. It has rich soil, a good climate, and as a result, produces rice,… read more

Tarts Anon Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Tarts Anon: Sweet and Savoury Tart Brilliance by Gareth Whitton and Catherine Way. Gareth Whitton was the head pastry chef at Dinner By Heston Blumenthal before launching Tarts Anon as an online side hustle during Covid lockdowns. It soon snowballed into a hit retail store in inner-city Melbourne, Australia… read more

Good Eggs – Ed Smith

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Good Eggs: 100 Cracking Ways to Cook and Elevate Eggs by Ed Smith. Ed Smith is the author of a number of cookbooks including The Borough Market Cookbook, On the Side: A Sourcebook of Inspiring Side Dishes and Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite.… read more

EYB is 15 years old, Rick Rodgers guided tours to Austria and Budapest, EYBD Previews, recipes and more

Our friend, prolific cookbook author and culinary instructor, Rick Rodgers is adding another notch to his belt - tour guide. Next May 2025, Rick will be leading tours in Austria (May 8-18th) with a Budapest extension (May 18-22nd) featuring his favorite haunts from his stellar cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. Through Global… read more

The growing world of Substack newsletters

As the world continues its shift to digital publishing, new media crop up to replace the old guard, and that is especially true with newspapers and magazines. Long-form online stories reminiscent of the early days of blogging are rapidly replacing printed media (thankfully with the exception of cookbooks!) via newsletter tools like Substack, Ghost, Medium, Buttondown, and Beehiiv. Of these,… read more

Around Our Table – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Around Our Table: Wholesome Recipes to Feed Your Family and Friends by Sara Forte. Around Our Table is Sara Forte’s third and most personal cookbook. It comes from years of work on the Sprouted Kitchen blog (add this indexed blog to your Bookshelf for 355 additional recipes) and Cooking… read more

July 2024 New Cookbook Review

Here we are at the end of July where the number of cookbooks published have dwindled - but have no fear, August through November will more than make up the numbers. You can keep track of what is coming this year with our 2024 Cookbook Preview and don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. Our July 2024… read more

Everything Cookbooks Podcast

Cookbook authors and food aficionados Molly Stevens, Andrea Nguyen, Kate Leahy and Kristin Donnelly are the creators and hosts of Everything Cookbooks, a podcast for curious writers, readers, and cooks. Episodes provide behind-the-scenes information and stories about how cookbooks get made. Recently, Jane and I spent some time talking to Molly and Kate about Eat Your Books and, of course,… read more

July 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we cooked from our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option. We are having a midyear catchup. In September, we will start cooking from new and classic titles. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members discover… read more

1,900 EYBD Previews, The Big Bakeover, recipes and more

This week we hit another EYB Milestone! We now have 1,900 EYBD Previews uploaded to our site. As we state below, all Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not. Any Preview recipe can be added to your Bookshelf. A sampling of some of our EYBD Preview Recipes Just in case you missed it, I recently… read more

August 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

As our members know, each month we offer several 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 can prepare… read more

Vegetables by Mark Diacono – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a copy of Vegetables: Easy and Inventive Vegetarian Suppers by Mark Diacono. Vegetables: Easy and Inventive Vegetarian Suppers showcases almost 100 inventive vegetarian recipes that encourage you to celebrate the seasons, switch up your diet, upgrade your sense of vitality and health and be more kind to the planet. This book makes our most-loved… read more

Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day Giveaway

Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day by Chetna Makan. Chetna's newest book Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day takes inspiration from the incredible vegetarian food that India has to offer. From deliciously spiced Gujarati thepla to indulgently sweet balushahi, Chetna's recipes celebrate the vibrant flavours… read more

Fast Fix Baking, Let’s Eat Cookies, Prime Day, recipes and more

Next month the latest cookbook from the talented team behind Bake From Scratch will be published and features recipes that can be made quickly but are still impressive. Fast Fix Baking: 85 Recipes to Make in 2 Hours or Less by Brian Hart Hoffman shares recipes that include Turtle coffee cake, Sweet potato spice cake with toasted meringue, and Raspberry… read more

My Little Cake Tin – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of My Little Cake Tin: Over 70 Versatile, Beautiful, Flavourful Bakes Using Just One Tin by Sinha Tarunima. Tarunima Sinha's glorious cake and biscuit creations are the stuff of Instagram dreams. And yet her baking journey started only when she came to the UK from northeast India in 2001, repurposing… read more

Verdura: 10 Vegetables, 100 Italian Recipes

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Verdura: 10 Vegetables, 100 Italian Recipes by Theo Randall. In Verdura: 10 Vegetables, 100 Italian Recipes, world-renowned chef Theo Randall shares his 10 favourite vegetables and reveals his preferred ways to cook with them through 100 fabulous recipes. The vegetables that are covered are aubergines, zucchini, asparagus, artichokes, mushrooms,… read more

Le Creuset Factory to Table Sale

The Le Creuset Factory to Table sale is now live both online and instore and there are so many great deals to be had! If it is on your wish list, the Le Creuset piece in probably on sale! Dutch ovens, braisers, stoneware pieces, dishes and more. One of my favorite pieces is the oval skillet - pictured below -… read more

June 2024 New Cookbook Review

Can you believe that we are now halfway through 2024! You can keep track of what is coming this year with our 2024 Cookbook Preview and don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. Our June 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary and July 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary can be found at the links provided. Last May we announced that… read more

Pride Month: How some cookbook stores are celebrating

In the United States and most parts of the world, Pride Month is celebrated in June which is dedicated to the celebration and commemoration of LGBTQIA+ pride. Several of our favorite cookbook stores have events planned this month. Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks is part of the Lower East Side Pride Bookstore Crawl in New York City. This coming Saturday, June 29th,… read more
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