Stories about food and women

January 21, 2017 by
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  Many men love to cook and are well represented in professional kitchens, but for centuries the everyday task of feeding the family has predominantly rested on the shoulders of women. They are the ones who toiled, day in and day out, often in difficult circumstances, to make sure that everyone was fed. Many of us learned to cook at… read more

Taco Tuesday (and Wednesday and Thursday…)

January 19, 2017 by
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  Do you love tacos enough to eat them every day for a year? Food critic Mike Sutter does. For a series he's writing for the San Antonio Express-News, Sutter plans on eating tacos every day in 2017. There's no doubt he can pull off this feat - he did it before, in 2015, when he worked in Austin, Texas. The project is… read more

Eat peppers and live longer?

January 18, 2017 by
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If you are a fan of spicy foods, you're going to like the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Vermont. The study found a reduction in mortality for those who consumed hot red chili peppers, especially for deaths due to heart attack or stroke. Researchers used data from more than 16,000 people in the… read more

How to snap out of a cooking rut

January 16, 2017 by
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  Even the most enthusiastic of cooks runs out of inspiration at some point. Whether it's a busy schedule that leaves you too tired to plan, a healthy eating resolution, dreary weather or just plain boredom, you can find yourself in a dull routine, making the same dishes and not feeling inspired to do anything different. If this describes you,… read more

Do we really need a guide to collecting cookbooks?

January 11, 2017 by
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Is it true? Does he or she who dies with the most cookbooks really win? AbeBooks published A Guide to Collecting Cookbooks recently that triggered something in me - and I had a "come to Julia" talk with myself. While I find the information on the sought after titles and the prices they fetch interesting - I took umbrage at this… read more

Advice for converting recipes from one appliance to another

January 10, 2017 by
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  Slow cooker, Dutch oven, electric pressure cooker: you probably have at least one, if not all three, of these in your kitchen. Each has its own appeal. The slow cooker is a set-and-forget tool that doesn't require attention, Dutch ovens allow you to get a good sear on your meat and vegetables and can be used on the stovetop… read more

Cookbooks clubs are popping up everywhere

January 9, 2017 by
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  With the growth of cookbook sales continuing unabated, it would be logical to assume that cookbook clubs would be gaining in popularity as well. Judging from posts in my news feeds and a bit of Google searching, the assumption appears to be well founded. You may remember that in September, Jenny wrote about online cookbook clubs, where she highlighted… read more

Top Chef’s Tribute to Edna Lewis

January 8, 2017 by
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Top Chef is one of my favorite cooking shows - the chefs' creations are inspirational and I find that I learn something new from most episodes. And then, of course, like any good cookbook slueth, I start stalking Amazon for cookbooks from my favorite contestants. Many Top Chef alums have cookbooks that are on my shelves Naomi Pomeroy's Taste & Technique,… read more

What’s cooking in 2017?

January 5, 2017 by
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  As 2017 begins, you may be reinvigorated to create in the kitchen, especially if you received new cookbooks or kitchen gadgets for the holidays. I've already put together a list of recipes to try from cookbooks that have recently found their way to my Bookshelf, including Classic German Baking, Dorie's Cookies, Art of the Pie, and Marbled, Layered &… read more

Oprah’s new cookbook debuts

January 4, 2017 by
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No one can sell a book quite like Oprah Winfrey. For years she's been helping authors become overnight successes with her Book Club, and now she's doing it again, but this time with a book of her own. Her cookbook, titled Food, Health, and Happiness: 115 On-Point Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life debuted yesterday, and it's already… read more

Tips on self-publishing a cookbook

January 3, 2017 by
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Have you ever flipped through a cookbook and thought "I could better myself"? Or perhaps you've gathered recipes for years and want to memorialize them to pass on to others. Maybe you have a "great idea" for a new and different type of cookbook. Whatever your motivation, if you've considered self-publishing a cookbook, Kendra Aaronson, writing for indexed blog Food52, shares insider tips… read more

Food resolutions for the new year

January 2, 2017 by
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  As the calendar page flipped from December to January, social media news feeds flipped as well, switching from posts about decadent desserts and holiday cocktails to links for clean eating and home organization. If you are the type to make New Year's resolutions, we've gathered a few posts for helpful tips that involve food resolutions.  We'll start off with… read more

What Makes a Good Cookbook

December 31, 2016 by
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Recently, there was a discussion in The Cookbook Junkies about the marks a cookbook must hit to be defined as "good" or in other words "what do we look for in a cookbook". This discussion has been rehashed several dozen times and I feel, at times, as if my life was the inspiration for the movie, Groundhog's Day. To be… read more

Best online food writing of 2016

December 30, 2016 by
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  If you like reading cookbooks, it's probably not a stretch to assume that you also enjoy food literature. With the myriad number of online food writing pieces that have come out in the last year, a few good nuggets may have slipped under your radar. That's okay, because indexed blog Food52 has put together a list of some of… read more

Looking back at 2016 in food

December 28, 2016 by
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  As the year draws to a close, people have a tendency to become introspective. While 2016 may not be anyone's favorite year for a number of reasons, instead of dwelling on the negative let's reflect on the positive when it comes to food online. In a minute we'll list EYB Members' top picks for cookbook sample recipe collection, but… read more

The difficulties of predicting food trends

December 27, 2016 by
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  As the year draws to a close, many organizations have made their predictions for food trends for 2017 (and we've shared a few with EYB Members). The accuracy of such forecasts is spotty, as The New York Times discusses in their recent article about the "dark (and often dubious) art" concerning food trend predictions. If you take these forecasts… read more

A gingerbread dream house

December 23, 2016 by
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 One endearing holiday tradition is the making of gingerbread houses. They represent some of the best parts of the season: gathering friends and family, making things together with your children, and (my favorite part) filling your kitchen with the smell of gingerbread. Most of us construct basic little houses, decorating them with candy canes, gumdrops, and powdered sugar snow. Then made… read more

An idea whose time has come

December 21, 2016 by
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  Themed cafés are not a new concept. There are internet cafés, cat cafés, rock and roll cafés, and more. But one we hadn't heard of before sounds like the best one yet. A library in Austin, Texas, is getting ready to launch a cookbook café.  The city library solicited ideas from restaurateurs and others in the city, and a local restaurant group came… read more

Ten kitchen habits to try for 2017

December 20, 2016 by
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  As 2016 draws to a close, many of us will look back and assess the year, perhaps making resolutions for 2017. If you are inclined to do so, and if any of your resolutions involve cooking, you may want to check out The Kitchn's 10 small kitchen habits to try in 2017.  Even though it's touted as a list… read more

Choosing the right chocolate

December 14, 2016 by
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  Not that long ago, when a recipe called for chocolate, your options at the supermarket were limited to just one or two brands, with a likewise limited range within them (usually the choices were only one type each of milk and dark chocolate). Now, the choices can be overwhelming: white, milk, and dark chocolates from many different brands, with various cocoa… read more

Quick and easy dinners for the hectic holiday season

December 5, 2016 by
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  Between the parties, cookie baking, shopping, candy making, musical events, family gatherings, and gift wrapping, the year-end holidays make for one of the busiest times of the year. It can be exasperating to fit in home-cooked meals when you are scurrying about at breakneck pace. To help keep you sane yet well-fed, we've gathered a few resources so you… read more

There’s a cookbook for every personality

December 4, 2016 by
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It's sometimes all too tempting to purchase a gift for someone based on what you would like to receive. We've all been guilty of it at one time or another - or have been the recipient of a gift that left us scratching our heads, until we realized that it was exactly what the sender wanted. For cookbook lovers, this… read more

Cooking and baking are good for your mental health

December 2, 2016 by
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At the end of a stressful week, I look forward to the weekend so that I can relax in the kitchen with a baking project. To paraphrase a popular saying, a bad day in the kitchen is better than a good day at work. Baking and cooking are forms of therapy for me, and I'm sure most EYB Members would agree.… read more

All about black cocoa powder

November 30, 2016 by
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  Don't you love it when you learn something about an ingredient that you have been thinking about trying? That happened to me today, when I followed a link posted by David Lebovitz on Facebook. The link was to an article on the website bakingsociety.com (the blog by the authors of Baked) about black cocoa powder. As an avid baker, I have… read more

Getting to know Fernet-Branca

November 29, 2016 by
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The Italian amaro Fernet-Branca is riding the wave of increased interest in bitter liqueurs. Introduced in 1845 in Milan, Fernet-Branca has been made by the same family ever since. You can learn more about the popular libation in an article that profiles both the liqueur and the sixth-generation family member who represents the brand.  Edoardo Branca joined the family business following a… read more
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