Le Creuset Cookbook and Cookware with Review, Recipe & Giveaway

November 16, 2017 by
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Created in Le Creuset's very own test kitchen, Le Creuset: A Collection of Recipes from Our French Table is a cookbook that is as stunning as the French icon's beautiful cookware. With over eighty inspiring French recipes designed to empower home cooks to explore the timeless pleasures of the French table, this title will release your inner Jacques Pépin. Pommes… read more

David Lebovitz on the evolution of blogs

November 15, 2017 by
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You might call David Lebovitz the godfather of bloggers. He launched his website in 1999, years before Facebook or blogging platforms like Wordpress even existed. Since then, the former pastry chef of Chez Panisse and Zuni Cafe has garnered a devoted following. Lebovitz has just released a cookbook/memoir titled L'Appart, in which he uses his experiences in purchasing and renovating… read more

InStyle Parties – Review, recipes and giveaway

November 14, 2017 by
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Here in the US, November through New Years Day is peak party season. Even those  who don't like to entertain will gather together friends and family to celebrate the holidays. No matter how confident or organized we are in the kitchen, we all can use advice and tips from the experts when it comes to entertaining, and in this case… read more

Cookbooks get another (premature) eulogy

November 14, 2017 by
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Over the past few years, we've reported on several people who have proclaimed the death of cookbooks. As we know, not only are cookbooks not dead, they are doing a smashing business. Yet there are those who continue to proclaim that cookbooks are dead. The latest to do so is Delia Smith, who recently announced that she won't be writing… read more

Thanksgiving dinner at 400 degrees

November 13, 2017 by
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  The Thanksgiving holiday is arguably the biggest food holiday in the United States. After all, it is the only official holiday created specifically to celebrate food, in the form of the fall harvest. It's a mere ten days away, which means that cooks across the nation are making meal plans, stocking up on ingredients, sharpening knives, and polishing silver.… read more

Hazana – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 13, 2017 by
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Cookbooks are beginning to transcend beyond a collection of bound recipes. Great cookbooks take us back to another time or deliver up an unfamiliar culture sharing traditions, cuisine and at times even profiles of the beautiful people of different countries. With great cookbooks, I get to travel and experience a whole new world without leaving my home. Hazana: Jewish Vegetarian… read more

The Epicurean – The Classic 1893 Cookbook

November 13, 2017 by
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The Epicurean: The Classic 1893 Cookbook (Calla Editions) by Charles Ranhofer is a nearly 1200 page tome on the art of cooking. Ranhofer was a master chef who worked for decades at America's most celebrated restaurant of the Gilded Age. Ranhofer was already famous when he was hired by the legendary Delmonico's of New York, and under his supervision, the… read more

David Tanis Market Cooking – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 12, 2017 by
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David Tanis has always been a favorite. His work is elegant, yet approachable, and his dishes rely on ingredients that are readily available. One Good Dish, Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys and A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes are all on my bookshelf. Corn: A Country Garden Cookbook was just ordered (how did I not know about this… read more

Blog ‘Great British Chefs’ is publishing a cookbook

November 12, 2017 by
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  Indexed blog Great British Chefs has only been around for a few years, but it has made a big impact. Now the popular website is putting together cookbook featuring recipes from the blog as well as new recipes. There is one catch - it is only available via Kickstarter, and the campaign ends in just 21 days.  The website… read more

The Perfect Cookie Cookbook and Silpat Promotion

November 11, 2017 by
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No other time of the year feels as right for cookie baking than the months that usher in the holidays (at least for me). The colder days of October and November cry out for the oven to be set at 350 degrees and the blending of flour, sugar, butter. America's Test Kitchen's The Perfect Cookie: Your Ultimate Guide to Foolproof Cookies,… read more

Food writer Molly O’Neill starts a GoFundMe to help with her medical bills

November 11, 2017 by
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Cookbook author and food writer Molly O'Neill's books reside on hundreds of EYB Members' bookshelves. Molly's work includes writing a food column for the New York Times, writing several cookbooks, including the best-selling New York Cookbook and A Well-Seasoned Appetite. In addition, she hosted the PBS series Great Food and is the editor of the critically-acclaimed "American Food Writing". Twice nominated… read more

Featured Cookbooks and Recipes

November 11, 2017 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

An A-Z culinary dictionary

November 10, 2017 by
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  Even experienced cooks often run across culinary terms that are unfamiliar to them, whether a type of food, an uncommon spice mixture, or a technique that they haven't seen before. While a quick Google search usually clears up any confusion, it's nice to have a handy reference that contains many definitions in one place. Australian Gourmet Traveller is here… read more

Friday Flashback – Cocolat – Alice Medrich and Worldwide Giveaway

November 10, 2017 by
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Alice Medrich is one of those authors that demand attention. Her books are as impressive as the first lady of chocolate herself. Since 1976, when her renowned shop Cocolat opened and her first dessert feature appeared in a national publication, Alice's innovative ideas and recipes and her insistence on quality ingredients have influenced a generation of confectioners, pastry chefs, and home… read more

Imagine new ‘pastabilities’

November 9, 2017 by
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  There are hundreds of different pasta shapes, each with its own special attributes that make it the perfect companion to a particular style of sauce. Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, isn't content to limit itself to this large world of pasta. For the past few years, the company has been experimenting with intricate 3D pasta shapes. Barilla hosts… read more

My Rice Bowl – review, recipe and giveaway

November 9, 2017 by
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As soon as I opened My Rice Bowl: Korean Cooking Outside the Lines by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson, I was smitten. A two page photo spread of perfect half-moon dumplings in all their imperfectness with a few cracks in the dough, a little filling slipping out, greeted me. It was then that I knew this book was all about having… read more

Beloved Italian cookery writer Antonio Carluccio has died

November 8, 2017 by
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We have sad news to report today, as the much-loved and respected Antonio Carluccio has died at the age of 80. Known as a master of Italian food, Carluccio cooked, ate, and championed the cuisine for over 50 years. Born on the Amalfi Coast in the South and raised in the wooded North-West, Carluccio moved to London in 1957. In… read more

The Dinner Plan – Review, recipe and giveaway!

November 8, 2017 by
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If you ask home cooks, weeknight meals can be their Achilles' heel. Homework, late nights at the office and shuttling kids back and forth can crush our best intentions to provide a nutritious dinner for our families and ourselves.  To the rescue, The Dinner Plan: Simple Weeknight Recipes and Strategies for Every Schedule by Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion offers five meal… read more

The Redpath Canadian Bake Book – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 7, 2017 by
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In 1854 in Montreal, John Redpath began crafting sugar on the bank of the Lachine Canal. His company was the first of its kind in Canada, using sugar cane imported from the British West Indies. In 1857, Peter Redpath became a partner and his brother-in-law, George Alexander Drummond joined the firm in 1861. Under his guidance, the company's success allowed… read more

Dessert anthropology

November 7, 2017 by
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I just discovered my dream job, and baker and cookbook author Valerie Gordon has it: dessert anthropologist. Gordon's enviable position involves researching and recreating popular items from bakeries, stores, and other places that are no longer in business, where the recipes for iconic dishes have been lost to time. When I was majoring in anthropology years ago, I never imagined… read more

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen

November 6, 2017 by
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The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley is a title unlike any other that I have been fortunate to review.  Chef Sherman was born in 1974 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He soaked up everything he could about Native American cuisine through elders, cookbooks and magazines and has been cooking for 27 years.  His… read more

2018’s food trends according to Waitrose

November 6, 2017 by
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  Each fall, Waitrose publishes an annual report on food and drink. In it, they predict what the next year's big trends will be. Often, they are right on the mark - last year, they correctly predicted trends like gourmet meal kits and botanical cocktails. Last week, Waitrose published their report for 2018, providing us with clues as to what… read more

Spice support: galangal

November 5, 2017 by
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Some spices so much resemble another spice that the more common of the two is usually substituted for the lesser known one. Such is the case for galangal, a tropical plant in the ginger family. There are two main types of galangal used in Southeast Asian, and to a lesser extent, Chinese cooking: greater galangal and lesser galangal. There is… read more

The meaning behind food memoirs

November 4, 2017 by
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If cookbook lovers aren't devouring the latest offering from Yotam Ottolenghi, Ina Garten, or their favorite blogger, they are probably reading another food-related book such as a food memoir. That genre has exploded in recent years, with bloggers, chefs, and other food writers sharing their stories. Although some critics complain that the books are too similar, Ruby Tandoh thinks that… read more

Elizabeth Street Cafe – Review, recipe and giveaway

November 4, 2017 by
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Elizabeth Street Cafe by Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire with Julia Turshen shares recipes from the French-inspired Vietnamese restaurant located in the cultural hub of Austin, Texas. This must visit cafe is recommended by everyone from locals to Bon Appetit to The New York Times.   Elizabeth Street Cafe opened in December 2011 and boasts sunny dining rooms and a shady garden… read more
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