Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

April 17, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
These weekly round-ups mostly highlight cookbook recipes, but we also like to share great recipes from magazines and blogs like the  Rhubarb-Raspberry Cheesecake Squares from Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Did you know EYB has over 1,500 issues from 36 popular publications indexed? 53 issues of BBC GoodFood, 51 issues of Australian Gourmet Traveller, 44 issues of NZ's Cuisine, and 198 issues of Cook's Illustrated -- just… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

April 10, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
With Passover and Easter right around the corner, this week's featured recipes include one for each holiday, but there are plenty more to choose from in the EYB Library for last-minute menu planning. You can browse more than  300 Passover recipes and  900 Easter recipes with online links and add the ones you'd like to try to your personal Bookshelf (if you are a free member,… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

April 3, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
We hope you're enjoying these weekly round-ups and finding some great new recipe ideas from our featured cookbooks, magazines, and blogs. With over 18,000 sample recipes from cookbooks in the EYB library, you can add the ones you want to try to your personal Bookshelf (if you are a free member, this feature will be available to you soon) -- or you just may find… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 27, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
We hope you're enjoying these weekly round-ups and finding some great new recipe ideas from our featured cookbooks, magazines, and blogs.  We want everyone to enjoy these recipes, so we will only ever include ones that have online links. Over 18,000 online recipes in the EYB library are from cookbooks (that's equivalent to 92 cookbooks!) You can add the ones you want to try to your personal… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 20, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
We hope you're enjoying these weekly round-ups and finding some great new recipe ideas from our featured cookbooks, magazines, and blogs.  We want everyone to enjoy these recipes, so we will only ever include ones that have online links. Did you know over 18,000 cookbook recipes (equivalent to 92 cookbooks!) in the EYB library are also available online? These days most publishers give permission for sample recipes from their… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 13, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Did you know over 18,000 cookbook recipes (equivalent to 92 cookbooks!) in the EYB library are also available online? These days most publishers give permission for sample recipes from their cookbooks to be reprinted on news, magazine, and other websites. To save you searching the web, you'll find them all in one place on EYB where you can add the ones you find appealing to your personal Bookshelf -- or you just may find a… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 6, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our latest compilation of recipes and cookbooks we've featured on Facebook, Twitter, & Google+. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. It is our hope there will be a little bit of something here for everyone.… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

February 27, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our latest compilation of recipes and cookbooks we've featured on Facebook, Twitter, & Google+. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. It is our hope there will be a little bit of something here for everyone.… read more

Curds and whey

February 24, 2014 by
 |  4 Comments  |  Leave Comment
It's a good thing I am not lactose intolerant, because I have been on a dairy kick recently. First it was cultured butter, and now it's homemade ricotta cheese. It amazes me that something this simple can produce such fantastic results. Two of my more recent cookbook purchases have been Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Homemade Cheeses by Ricki… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

February 20, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our latest compilation of recipes and cookbooks we've featured on Facebook, Twitter, & Google+. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. There are also recipes from indexed magazines, blogs, and around the web, so it is… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

February 13, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our latest compilation of recipes and cookbooks we've featured on Facebook, Twitter, & Google+. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. There are also recipes from indexed magazines and around the web, so it is our… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

February 6, 2014 by
 |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our latest compilation of recipes and cookbooks we've featured on Facebook, Twitter, & Google+. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. There are also recipes from indexed blogs and online recipes indexed by EYB members,… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

January 23, 2014 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our latest compilation of recipes and cookbooks we've featured on Facebook and Twitter (See our first two posts here and here.) Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. There are also online recipes from indexed magazines, so… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

January 16, 2014 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
Today we're sharing our second weekly post compiling some of the recipes and cookbooks we've recently featured on Facebook and Twitter. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. There are also online recipes from indexed magazines and recently… read more

Aggravating mistakes in printed recipes

January 14, 2014 by
 |  18 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Given the number of cookbooks represented on this site, we thought an Epicurious article about The Biggest Mistakes Recipes Writers Make might hit a familiar note with our Members. So as assurance that you're not alone when you fume over a poorly written recipe, here's a summary of the Epicurious' list of all-too-common recipe mistakes, with our comments, plus a… read more

Are these 21 vintage recipes really “upsetting”?

January 10, 2014 by
 |  12 Comments  |  Leave Comment
I've seen a couple of references around the web to a recent Buzz Feed Food feature called 21 Truly Upsetting Vintage Recipes - obviously, these recipes have hit a nerve for many. But I wonder about the use of "upsetting." The youth among us may be able to be objective about these recipes - and, frankly, given the art of… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

January 9, 2014 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
For the new year, we're starting a weekly post here on the blog compiling some of the recipes and cookbooks we've recently featured on Facebook and Twitter. Many of the recipes are samples from recently indexed cookbooks, so even if you don't have the book (yet!), they can give you an idea of what each one has to offer. We… read more

The 20 most popular recipes on Pinterest

December 27, 2013 by
 |  6 Comments  |  Leave Comment
We wanted to print a year-end list generated not from authorities, but from home cooks. And what better source than the ultimate user-friendly website, Pinterest? So without further ado, thanks to BuzzFeed, here are The 20 Recipes That Won Pinterest in 2013 (they have photos and some fun commentary on their article if you'd like to check it out): Cinnamon Toast, from… read more

Jazzing up slice-and-bake cookies without icing

December 10, 2013 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
If you have a favorite plain, refrigerator-style cookie - or bought a package of slice-and-bake cookie dough - and want to jazz the cookies up without resorting to frosting or icing, Lynne Kasper in NPR's The Splendid Table has some excellent ideas in How to make store-bought slice-and-bake cookies more gourmet: "There are two approaches: the before-baking list and the… read more

The recipe for the Zuni Cafe Roast Chicken with Bread Salad

December 8, 2013 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
In my recent tribute to Judy Rodgers, I mentioned that I've dreamt of her roast chicken recipe. At the time, however, I didn't link to the recipe. Since then, Erica over at Northwest Edible Life has printed her own homage to Judy along with a home-easy version of the roast chicken and bread salad. So if any of you are looking… read more

And the $1,000,000 recipe winner is…

November 14, 2013 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
® The annual Pillsbury Bake Off® - which long ago stopped involving just baked goods - just announced its 2013 winners - awarding $1,000,000 to the winning recipe. We always think it's interesting to see what wins. This year, the winner is an appetizer, Loaded Potato Pinwheels: "Loaded Potato Pinwheels are a great, versatile appetizer," said Jann Atkins, Bake-Off Kitchens Manager.… read more

Why microwaving kale, carrots, or other vegies can create sparks

November 8, 2013 by
 |  3 Comments  |  Leave Comment
We're going into the holiday season, so it's nice to have a collection of healthy, quick snacks and appetizers to go along with the more traditional ones. And kale chips definitely fit the bill. However, making kale chips in the oven can be tricky as they either never dry out or can burn - in any event, they take an… read more

Comparing 8 famous roast chickens to determine the tastiest bird

November 7, 2013 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Personally, I would die a happy person if the Zuni Cafe's Roast Chicken was my last meal. However, I do know people who swear by Thomas Keller's and Julia Child's versions. So I was really excited to read about the great roast chicken cookoff that BuzzFeedFood just ran. Essentially, they took 8 famous roast chickens and had them compete in… read more

The Thanksgivvukah face-off: The two final recipes

November 5, 2013 by
 |  One Comment  |  Leave Comment
Last month, we announced that two of our favorite online food sites were entering into a culinary joust to create recipes for the unique holiday of Thanksgivvukah (see our blog description if you're in the dark about this holiday). Food52 challenged Serious Eats  to come up with the ultimate Thanksgivvukah recipe. Both sides responded and the two final recipes have just been announced - they're creative… read more

Converting a recipe to a slow cooker

November 3, 2013 by
 |  2 Comments  |  Leave Comment
Food52 recently published a useful article on how to change a recipe so that it can be made in a slow cooker. Here are some of the areas the article discusses - you can read the entire list and further description at How to Adapt Recipes to a Slow Cooker: Determine size of your slow cooker See if it has… read more
« Older posts
Newer posts »
Seen anything interesting? Let us know & we'll share it!

Categories

Archives