The man behind the Meyer lemon

March 10, 2018 by
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  When citrus season hits the US, one item you will find at supermarkets in most major cities (and even plenty of smaller ones) is the Meyer lemon. Sweeter than the common Eureka lemon, the Meyer lemon also contains a much thinner skin and a flowery aroma. The fruit is nearly synonymous with California, where the bulk of the US… read more

This month’s exciting cookbook titles – March 2018

March 10, 2018 by
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Are you ready for another fantastic year of cookbook releases? Surrender and order additional bookcases because 2018 is gearing up to be as exciting, if not more so, than 2017. My preview-palooza post contains a breakdown by month of cookbook titles and is updated frequently. I added exciting titles this week including: The Art of Home Cooking: Recipes for Everyday… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 9, 2018 by
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At Eat Your Books we want to bring you the best recipes - our dedicated team searches out and finds online recipes excerpted from newly indexed cookbooks and magazines. New recipes from the best blogs are indexed daily and members index their favorite online recipes using  the Bookmarklet all the time. Below you'll find this week's recommendations from the EYB team.… read more

Fascinating list of the “100 most Jewish” foods

March 9, 2018 by
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  It's always a gamble to make a list of the "best" or "most popular" or even "most representative" foods for a particular country, culture, or group. Undoubtedly someone will feel that you included a food that didn't belong, that you overlooked an essential item, or find another to quibble about. Lucky for us, this didn't stop Tablet Magazine, which… read more

Wild Honey & Rye by Ren Behan

March 8, 2018 by
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Last September, Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes by Ren Behan was published in the UK (by Pavilion) and I absolutely fell in love with it. I've been biting my nails waiting for its March 2018 release here in the US (by Interlink Publishing) so that we could do a joint promotion and finally the time has arrived! Ren… read more

How to use the other side of your chef’s knife

March 7, 2018 by
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  We're all familiar with how to use the business-end of our chef's knives. But did you know that the back of the blade, also known as the spine, is also very useful? Joe Sevier at Epicurious does, and he tells us six ways to use the other side of a chef's knife. The blunt side of your knife is… read more

Healthyish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt

March 7, 2018 by
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Over the last five years, a monumental shift in the quality of healthy-centric cookbooks has taken place. The days of dowdy, picture deprived, textbook-like tomes are numbered. Stunning photographs and flavorful dishes using real food are far more inspiring to cooks and those desiring to make a change in how they eat. We want to  provide wholesome meals for ourselves… read more

Dorie Greenspan’s ‘must read’ cookbooks

March 6, 2018 by
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  Other than Julia Child, probably no one has translated French cooking and baking better than Dorie Greenspan. Her cookbooks have legions of fans worldwide. This fall, she will be releasing Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook. We can't wait to dive into the latest from Dorie, but until October, we'll have to make do with her list of 'must… read more

Better Baking by Genevieve Ko

March 5, 2018 by
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Genevieve Ko updates our favorite classic baked goods using flavorful whole grains, nuts, flours, fruits, vegetables, and fats in Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts. Genevieve has co-authored numerous cookbooks, but this title is her first solo effort. After more than a dozen years developing recipes for food and health magazines and collaborating with noted pastry chefs, the author was determined to create… read more

Roast by Louise Franc, Ruffoni Copper Covered Roaster and Boos’ Prep Master Cutting Board Promotion

March 4, 2018 by
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There are days when the complexity of a multi-component dish is a zen experience for me in the kitchen. Spending hours with ingredients and the author's words is as rewarding as sitting down to enjoy the meal. The resultant countertop splattered with the day's work, the pile of dishes and soiled utensils further serve as evidence of my dedication to… read more

Toss the toothpick with smart bakeware

March 4, 2018 by
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  Anyone who has baked a cake has probably used a toothpick or cake tester to determine when the cake was ready. Doing so requires you to hover over the oven, checking the cake every few minutes until it's finally done. One company wants to make this hovering a thing of the past, by creating smart cookware that aims to take… read more

Argan oil is the new darling of chefs

March 3, 2018 by
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One of the biggest beauty trends of the last several years has been argan oil-infused products. Now the Middle Eastern oil is finding its way into the culinary world. Chefs like Michael Solomonov have embraced the nutty oil, produced mainly in Morocco.  The historic method of retrieving the nuts - by pulling them out of goat droppings - has been… read more

Paula Wolfert receives the 2018 JBF Lifetime Achievement Award

March 2, 2018 by
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Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced the recipient of its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. This year the honor goes to Paula Wolfert, who has won numerous awards including three  Julia Child Awards, five James Beard Cookbook Awards, The M.F.K. Fisher Award, and The Tastemaker Award. She's also been a finalist for the British Andre Simon Award.  Wolfert's many bestselling cookbooks include The Cooking of the Eastern… read more

Pok Pok The Drinking Food of Thailand

March 2, 2018 by
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Picture it, New York, August of 2011, I was watching an episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate on the Food Network when I paused the show to rewind. "Pok Pok? Did I hear that correctly? Rahm Fama was talking about Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings from this magical place in Portland named Pok Pok. How do I remember this? It's the moment… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

March 2, 2018 by
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Did you know adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to build your personal recipe collection?  You can do this even if you have a free membership!  Try it out now and see how easy it is. Browse the recipes below, choose one that appeals, click on the link, and add it to your Bookshelf.… read more

All You Can Watch Weekend at Craftsy!

March 2, 2018 by
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Craftsy, for this weekend only, is allowing free access to every class and video in their All You Can Watch Weekend. That's 1,300 plus classes! Find out more here (no credit card required). Recently, I shared that Katie Workman and Robin Miller launched a new cooking show through Craftsy entitled Real Life Cooking. There are many cooking and baking classes are available from our favorite chefs and authors including Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Rick Rodgers, Gesine Prado,… read more

Around the world in a cake

March 1, 2018 by
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  What's the go-to baked item to celebrate life's big events like birthdays, graduations, and weddings? Cake, of course! For centuries, cakes have provided the backdrop to celebrations of every sort around the world. According to the Food Timeline, the root of the word 'cake' can be traced  to the 13th century, although it took until the mid-17th century for… read more

Mary Berry’s back with a new show

February 28, 2018 by
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  Mary Berry, the beloved former host of The Great British Bake Off, is returning to television this year with a new BBC One show called  Classic Mary Berry. The program will follow Berry as she travels throughout the British countryside. After she visits home and farms to learn about different foods from various guests, she will return to her… read more

Fundraiser to save the Kitchen Witch

February 28, 2018 by
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Kitchen Witch Cook Book Shop has been serving cookbook lovers for over 18 years in New Orleans. Their shop located in the historic Bayou Road/Broad Street corridor is struggling to keep their doors open. The good news is that in the next year many high profile businesses and entertainment venues are set to open. The bad news is that with… read more

IACP Cookbook of the Year award rescinded

February 27, 2018 by
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No sooner had the IACP Cookbook Awards been announced than controversy began swirling around Six Seasons, which won the General Category and was named Cookbook of the Year. As it turns out, Martha Holmberg - who shares writing credits for the book alongside chef Joshua McFadden - is the CEO of the IACP. Soon after the announcement was made, people… read more

IACP 40 An exhausting, exciting weekend

February 27, 2018 by
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If you follow Eat Your Books (see right sidebar on home page for links) or myself on social media, you may have scrolled through a few of our photos documenting our trip to New York for the 40th anniversary of IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals). Documenting is probably not the correct word because we spent so much time connecting,… read more

Prince inspired cookbook being published

February 26, 2018 by
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The late musician Prince is still mourned by millions of fans worldwide. His untimely death in 2016 sent shock waves through the music community, followed by an outpouring of musical tributes from his collaborators and other artists who he inspired. Now a new tribute to his Purple Highness is in the works: a cookbook titled Little Red Velvette. The collection of… read more

IACP Cookbook Award winners

February 25, 2018 by
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  Jenny and Jane attended the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) annual meeting in New York City. That means they were able to see the winners of the 2018 IACP Cookbook Awards  in person! The rest of us had to follow along on Twitter - and now we know the winners. We've updated our IACP 2018 community page to note… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

February 25, 2018 by
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Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest finds. Every day recipes are added from the best blogs and websites. As a member, you can also add your… read more

What’s it like to audition for Masterchef?

February 24, 2018 by
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  If you have ever watched any competitive reality television cooking show like Masterchef or The Next Food Network Star, at some point you probably think "how did they come up with these people?" or "I know I could do better than that!" Since the competitiors for these programs are chosen from people from all walks of life, in theory… read more
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