Instant Pot Prize Package

December 9, 2018 by
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Today we have a promotion on Ivy Manning's Instant Pot Italian: 100 Irresistible Recipes Made Easier Than Ever and Instant Pot Miracle 6 Ingredients or Less: 100 No-Fuss Recipes for Easy Meals Every Day that includes a giveaway of an Instant Pot DUO Plus 60, 6 Qt 9-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Egg Cooker, Sauté,… read more

If at first you don’t fricasse, fry, fry again

December 8, 2018 by
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My husband and I don't always see eye-to-eye on food, but there is one thing we do agree upon: almost every type of food benefits from being deep fried. While deep frying foods can be daunting - with a bubbling pot of hot oil there are many things that could go wrong - if you follow a few simple rules,… read more

Five Seasons of Jam by Lillie O’Brien

December 8, 2018 by
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Lillie O'Brien began her culinary career as a pastry chef working for Fergus Henderson. After five years at St. John Bread and Wine, she opened her own shop London Borough of Jam in 2011. Lillie's preserves are made in small batches, and cooked for a shorter time rather than generic brands, producing an honest, unadulterated flavour that is fruit-driven, rather than sugar-driven.… read more

Ideas for using Christmas leftovers

December 7, 2018 by
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While many cooks have their Christmas feast planned well in advance, some of us (hand raised over here) haven't even started on the menu. Very few of us have planned beyond the big meal, but that's exactly what they've done over at The Sunday Times. They are already featuring recipes to make use of the inevitable Christmas leftovers.  Even if… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Books & Previews

December 7, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our new EYBDigital platform allows us to provide EYBDigital Previews (sample pages from cookbooks) and EYBDigital Books (complete… read more

An unconventional CEO pens a cookbook

December 6, 2018 by
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Celebrity cookbooks are not new, but one that passed through my newsfeed today was a bit different from the rest. Usually celebrities who pen cookbooks are in the entertainment industry and posses a huge following on social media. Since they are already in the spotlight, they don't mind letting people into their daily lives, which means cooking. Today's news was… read more

Searing Inspiration – Swiss Diamond Braiser & Immersion Blender

December 6, 2018 by
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There are certain tools in my cookware arsenal that I use repeatedly: a chef's pan and my immersion blender. Equally, there are two techniques that I rely on to bring flavor and variety to my meals - a great sear (to quote Anne Burrell "brown food tastes good" and a luscious sauce. Susan Volland's books Mastering Sauces: The Home Cook's… read more

Where there’s smoke, there’s flavor

December 5, 2018 by
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In one of the teaser's for the Netflix series The Final Table, you can catch a glimpse of one of the judges lifting up a glass cloche as a small billow of smoke is released. The world's top chefs have long used smoke in various ways to add flavor to dishes, whether indirectly through a smoking process or by using… read more

Simply Good Food – EYBD Promotion

December 5, 2018 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day Promo with a Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus Breadmaker

December 4, 2018 by
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When I shared promotions for Home Made Christmas (with a Le Creuset Dutch Oven)  and Set for the Holidays (with a Mauviel roaster) last week, I mentioned there was one additional holiday book from this season that blew me away. That book is Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Sweet and Decadent Baking for Every Occasion by Jeff Hertzberg… read more

Leaving a cookbook legacy

December 4, 2018 by
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If you have a significant number of cookbooks, you may have thought about what will happen to your collection when you are no longer around or able to keep it. You might have a plan for some or even all of your books, perhaps bequeathing them to friends, family, or the local library. But what would you do if you… read more

Holiday Cookies!

December 4, 2018 by
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Most of us are in high cookie mode - I'm not, but hope to be. Last year, I shared a post that linked to dozens of cookie collections around the internet and I feel like we can never have enough cookie recipes! We are in the process of indexing Good Morning America's 25 Days of Cookies. So far we have… read more

Startups that are transforming the cookware world

December 3, 2018 by
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If you haven't upgraded your cookware in years because of the sticker shock of brands like Le Creuset, All Clad and Staub, you might want to investigate the cookware startups that have sprung up over the past few years. A bevy of companies are taking aim at the venerated but costly giants in the industry with new lines of cookware… read more

Sweet Street – EYBD Promotion

December 3, 2018 by
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Now with EYBDigital, if you buy a print book within the promotional period, for the first time you will have access to the full EYBD cookbook wherever you can access EYB - on vacation, at work, in the grocery store, etc. In addition to the digital book, all the features of EYB will be included in the access, at no… read more

Love for latkes

December 2, 2018 by
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Latkes are among the many traditional foods that will make an appearance on tables during Hanukkah, which began today. Epicurious offers tips on how to make perfect potato latkes to ensure that each one is light, crispy, and delicious. Follow these steps and your friends and family will be asking for this classic holiday treat year-round. After testing different types of potatoes, Epicurious… read more

North Wild Kitchen by Nevada Berg

December 2, 2018 by
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Named by Saveur magazine as the 2016 Blog of the Year and Best New Voice, North Wild Kitchen and its author Nevada Berg have become one of the voices spreading the spirit of Norway around the world. Written from her 17th-century mountain farm in rural Norway, Nevada's blog and Instagram feed offer a cornucopia of gorgeous-and achievable-ideas for home cooking and… read more

A vegetarian holiday table

December 1, 2018 by
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As more and more people choose to eat less meat or no meat at all for health and ethical consideration, planning holiday meals gets increasingly complex. It can be a challenge to find hearty, festive dishes that will be an appropriate substitute for what is often a meat-heavy meal and that will also please everyone including the omnivores. However, recipe… read more

Has food become too pretentious?

November 30, 2018 by
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It's time again for the predictions of trends for the coming year. According one such list, up-and-coming food items for 2019 include calamansi juice, lichen, and seaweed. Those trends, which feature esoteric, rare, and expensive foods, don't sit well with The Guardian's Poppy Noor. She wonders why food has become so pretentious.  Noor laments the trends toward exotic ingredients that… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Books & Previews

November 30, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our new EYBDigital platform allows us to provide EYBDigital Previews (sample pages from cookbooks) and EYBDigital Books (complete… read more

Chef José Andrés nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

November 29, 2018 by
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Chef José Andrés can add another accolade to his storied humanitarian work: he has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that the chef had been nominated for the prize by Democratic congressman John Delaney. It's not the first time Andrés has been recognized for his tireless relief efforts - in February he was named the  Humanitarian… read more

SUQAR by Greg Malouf and Lucy Malouf

November 29, 2018 by
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Greg and Lucy Malouf have co-written eight cookbooks. The once married couple who divorced during the production of their first effort, Arabesque, manage to continue to make beautiful cookbooks together. The Maloufs' books are excursions to the Middle East fueled by words, food and photographs. Each title has earned a spot on my bulging bookshelves. Their latest, SUQAR: Desserts & Sweets from the… read more

Set for the Holidays – Mauviel Roaster

November 29, 2018 by
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Yesterday, I said I would be back with more fantastic holiday cookbooks and this post shares book number two. Set for the Holidays with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bring Comfort and Joy by Anna Olson shares the dishes the author loves to make during the holiday season and beyond.  For Anna Olson, the holidays begin when she bakes her first pumpkin pie… read more

Cookbook sales continue to climb

November 28, 2018 by
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Good news for cookbook lovers - despite concerns that we might have achieved 'peak cookbook', sales of cookbooks are still going strong. Sales are up 25% over last year, with offerings from big names like Ina Garten and Yotam Ottolenghi boosting sales. As popular as those authors are, they are not solely responsible for the uptick in sales. According to Allison… read more

Home Made Christmas and Le Creuset

November 28, 2018 by
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We're just a few days away from December and for some reason this year feels as if the holidays have passed me by. I feel like I've missed something. Perhaps it has to do with the halls being decked right after Halloween, sales happening earlier than ever or being so very busy, but whatever the reason, I am determined to… read more

Cookbook author Patricia Quintana has died

November 27, 2018 by
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We learned today of the passing of cookbook author and Mexican "culinary royalty" Patricia Quintana. She was a renowned international chef and an expert in Mexican gastronomy who studied cooking all around the world. For more than twenty years she was dedicated to rescuing the culinary heritage of the country and her research enabled her to travel throughout the different regions of… read more
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