Malaysia by Ping Coombes

Malaysia: Recipes from a Family Kitchen by Ping Coombes , winner of MasterChef 2014, brings Malaysian cuisine into the spotlight, from her family table to yours. Drawing inspiration from her mother and from the late-night stalls and street markets in her hometown of Ipoh, Ping has assembled over 100 authentic and approachable recipes that serve as the perfect introduction to the tastes, textures, and… read more

Pairing cookbooks with fiction

Many literary classics have inspired cookbooks, such as The Boxcar Children Cookbook or The Jane Austen Cookbook. Over at the website Book Riot, Dana Staves takes a different tack - she is pairing classic cookbooks with modern fictional tales. The idea is to make something from the cookbook, then enjoy the fruits of your labors while you dig into the… read more

100 Percent Real by Sam Talbot

100% Real: 100 Insanely Good Recipes for Clean Food Made Fresh* by Sam Talbot delivers100 whole-food recipes and down-to-earth advice about clean eating proving that real food is an enjoyable choice you can make every day. The Top Chef alumni's nourishing dishes are overflowing with natural flavor and free of processed ingredients, questionable additives, sweeteners, or preservatives. Sam starts out… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – 100 Percent Real Sam Talbot

100% Real: 100 Insanely Good Recipes for Clean Food Made Fresh by Sam Talbot delivers 100 whole-food recipes and down-to-earth advice about clean eating proving that real food is an enjoyable choice you can make every day. The Top Chef alumni's nourishing dishes are overflowing with natural flavor and free of processed ingredients, questionable additives, sweeteners, or preservatives. For more… read more

A table, food and building a community

We all have one of those friends - that totally together person who can do it all - and even when she writes about what she views as her shortcomings she further cements our total admiration of her. My friend is Kim Foster - gorgeous blonde, sexy husband, beautiful children, words spray magically from her like a fountain, champion to so many… read more

What does your egg preference say about you?

  My husband and I were eating with friends the other day at a restaurant that has a popular weekly brunch menu. As we were placing our orders, one of my friends asked for a poached egg. The waitress looked at him quizzically, and said "That's the same as over easy, right?" After a quick check with the kitchen, we… read more

Why dried pasta is better than fresh

  Fresh pasta has found its way into most major supermarkets, following the trend toward fresher, less processed ingredients. But just because it is fresh doesn't mean it is better than dried pasta, says Evan Kleiman. She explains why in an article in The LA TImes.  Kleiman has been saying this for  years. Back in 1994, she co-authored Pasta Fresca: An Exuberant… read more

Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients – John Whaite

Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients by John Whaite offers innovative, scaled back recipes that are simple to cook yet impressive to serve while still packed with flavor. Usually, I am not a fan of quick and easy type cookbooks (only because I have that covered after cooking for 30 plus years), but when a cookbook is this nicely and written by… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients

Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients by John Whaite offers innovative, scaled back recipes that are simple to cook yet impressive to serve while still packed with flavor. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post, which shares a recipe for an easy one pan supper. We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members in the US.… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

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

June is London Food Month

  Today might be National Doughnut Day in the US but in London, the scope of celebrating is much more expansive. The London Evening Standard is promoting its first London Food Month, featuring hundreds of food-related activities including events by celebrity chefs and over 50 food stalls. In addition, there will be open-air cinema, Dj's, live music, and art installations. The… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart: Best-Ever Cakes, Desserts and Treats from a Modern Sweets Maestro by Darren Purchese delivers dessert classics only recasted with the author's trademark flair. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post, which shares a recipe for Glamingtons! We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members in the US. One of the… read more

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart: Best-Ever Cakes, Desserts and Treats from a Modern Sweets Maestro by Darren Purchese delivers dessert classics only recasted with the author's trademark flair. These recipes are for the home cook who might be ambitious, but also wants to feel that the recipes are within their grasp. Alongside this line-up of classics, the author and pastry chef… read more

Tips for making better fruit ice cream

  Ice cream is one of the easiest and most satisfying make-at-home desserts. Adding fruit flavors makes a good thing even better, but there are some rules you should follow, says Max Falkowitz of indexed magazine Saveur. He provides several handy tips for churning out (groan) smooth, creamy fruit ice cream.  By following these rules, you will avoid the biggest… read more

The Lost Kitchen – Erin French

The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine by Erin French is packed with comforting seasonal recipes, stunning photographs and a feeling of home. The self-taught cook read cookbooks to form her culinary education (I love that). French parlayed small catering jobs into a secret supper series in her apartment. The success of those suppers encouraged her to… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Lost Kitchen

The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine by Erin French is packed with comforting seasonal recipes, stunning photographs and a feeling of home. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post, which shares a recipe for a potato a Maine Shrimp Roll. We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members in the… read more

Where to get free doughnuts on Friday

  In the pantheon of food "holidays", only a few have a long and compelling backstory. One such holiday is National Doughnut Day (US), which has a history that that goes back 100 years. In 1917, The Salvation Army began a mission to provide spiritual and emotional support for U.S. soldiers fighting in France. Several hundred volunteers traveled overseas and… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – South’s Best Butts

The South's Best Butts: Pitmaster Secrets for Southern Barbecue Perfection by Matt Moore is a barbecue lover's dream cookbook with over 150 tried and true recipes from the best of best pitmasters of Southern barbecue. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post, which shares a recipe for a potato salad to wow them at your next outdoor party. We are pleased… read more

The South’s Best Butts by Matt Moore

The South's Best Butts: Pitmaster Secrets for Southern Barbecue Perfection by Matt Moore is a barbecue lover's dream cookbook with over 150 tried and true recipes from the best of best pitmasters of Southern barbecue. Moore has gathered the best 'cue secrets to be had from all parts with recipes for the five mother sauces, sides, mains and even desserts. Rice… read more

How does a food go viral?

  It seems that every other week a food video or Instagram post captivates the world (or at least significant portions of it). Whether it's unicorn frappucinos, rainbow bagels, or another kitschy concoction, people across the globe get swept up in the latest craze. But just how do these creations gather such momentum? Tasting Table explores the many factors that… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – A Year of Beautiful Eating

A Year of Beautiful Eating: Eat Fresh. Eat Seasonal. Glow with Health, All Year Round by Madeleine Shaw, bestselling nutritional health coach, guides you in the right direction to eat for health all year round. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post, which shares a recipe for a potato salad to wow them at your next outdoor party. We are… read more

A Year of Beautiful Eating – Madeleine Shaw

A Year of Beautiful Eating: Eat Fresh. Eat Seasonal. Glow with Health, All Year Round by Madeleine Shaw, bestselling nutritional health coach, guides you in the right direction to eat for health all year round. With over 100 nutritious and wholesome recipes packed with flavour and medicinal benefits, Madeleine focuses on the importance of eating in tune with nature and… read more

Pitmaster – Andy Husbands & Chris Hart

Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques, and Barbecue Wisdom by Andy Husbands and Chris Hart is the definitive guide to becoming a barbecue aficionado and top-shelf cook, whether you're new to the grill or a seasoned vet. Recipes begin with basics, like cooking Memphis-style ribs, and expand to smoking whole hogs North Carolina style. Barbecue lovers are equally inspired by restaurants with a commitment… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Pitmaster

Pitmaster: Recipes, Techniques, and Barbecue Wisdom by Andy Husbands and Chris Hart is the definitive guide to becoming a barbecue aficionado and top-shelf cook, whether you're new to the grill or a seasoned vet. For more information on this cookbook, please see our review post, which shares a recipe for that gorgeous beef rib on the cover. We are pleased to offer three copies of… read more

10 tips every cook should know

  What do you do on your days off? If you are like Felicity Cloake, you spend the day cooking and baking, honing your culinary skills. To help you jump-start the process, Cloake offers 10 cooking tips everyone should know, culled from seven years of preparing dishes for The Guardian.  First and foremost is the adage that "knives don't sharpen… read more
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