The Pioneer Woman Cooks – Come and Get It! – Book Tour

October 11, 2017 by
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Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives by Ree Drummond will be released on the 24th of this month by William Morrow. I believe that Ree must have a clone of herself or a huge staff because I have no idea how she does it all. I would chalk it up to the… read more

Cakes by Melissa – Recipe and Giveaway

October 10, 2017 by
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A chapter entitled "You're Amazing and You Can Do Anything" is how Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It: 120+ Recipes for Cakes, Icings, Fillings, and Toppings for Endless Flavor Combinations by Melissa Ben-Ishay opens. Every morning when Melissa's father took her to school, he told her "You're amazing and you can do anything that you set your mind to.… read more

Now that’s a sweet hamper

October 10, 2017 by
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Sweet, the cookbook from Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh, is already a sensation. If you have been on the fence about ordering the book, there is something that might push you over the edge: The SWEET Hamper, offered through the Ottolenghi website.  In addition to a signed copy (UK edition) of the cookbook, the hamper includes several ingredients to help… read more

Dinner & Party – Rose Prince

October 9, 2017 by
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Rose Prince is a UK food writer, cooking teacher and cookbook author who has been bestowed this praise by Nigel Slater: "Every kitchen needs a Rose." I am in agreement after reviewing her latest book, Dinner & Party Gatherings Suppers Feasts. In Dinner & Party, the author shares a collection of practical recipes that are ideal for entertaining along with concrete advice… read more

Singing the praises of vodka sauce

October 9, 2017 by
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  With all of the negative news that streams across our news feeds on a daily basis (the latest is a series of devastating fires in the Napa and Sonoma regions of California), some of us find comfort in cooking and baking. A few dishes reign supreme when it comes to comfort food, few things fit the bill better than… read more

Preserving on Paper

October 8, 2017 by
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Cookbook enthusiasts often read vintage cookbooks for entertainment, using them to imagine past ways of cooking and eating. Kristine Kowalchuk also enjoys digging into old cookbooks, although she approaches them from a very different perspective. As part of her Ph.D. thesis at the University of Toronto, Kowalchuk wrote Preserving on Paper, a critical edition of three seventeenth-century 'receipt books'. These handwritten manuals… read more

Christopher Kimball talks recipes and more

October 7, 2017 by
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Last month, Christopher Kimball released his first cookbook post America's Test Kitchen titled Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Kitchen. We've reported before on his acrimonious split with ATK, where litigation is still pending on breach of contract claims. Kimball recently gave an interview to a somewhat unlikely publication, The Washington Free Beacon, known more for its political writing than its food reporting. In the… read more

A Grandfather’s Lessons – Recipe and giveaway

October 7, 2017 by
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In my conversation with Jacques Pépin last month, one of our topics was A Grandfather's Lessons and the joy he experienced creating this book with Shorey. The recipes or lessons contained in this book range from fast but elegant, easy to sophisticated that young and old can both appreciate. The recipe for Arctic Char that we are sharing with our members today takes a… read more

Modernist Bread aims to change the way we think about baking

October 6, 2017 by
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Dr. Nathan Myhrvold is known as one of the world's foremost authorities on modernist cooking. The former Microsoft chief technology officer studied cooking under renowned chef Anne Willan at the Ecole De La Varenne. He has con­tributed orig­i­nal research on cook­ing sous vide to online culi­nary forums, and his sous vide tech­niques have been cov­ered in magazines and on television. Myhrvold's… read more

Friday Flashback – A Well Seasoned Kitchen

October 6, 2017 by
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A Well-Seasoned Kitchen: Classic Recipes for Contemporary Living by Sally Clayton and Lee Clayton Roper was written because Lee wanted to find a way to preserve her mother Sally's recipes. The cookbook kicked off with Sally's participation but sadly, Sally passed away before the book was finished. Lee finished this beautiful tribute to her mother's memory on her own but… read more

Featured Cookbooks and Recipes

October 6, 2017 by
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Do you find other people's comments on recipes helpful? Have you written your own recipe Notes? It's a great way to remind yourself how a dish turned out and share your experience with the EYB community. On each Recipe Details page you'll find a Notes tab. Adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to expand… read more

Unforgettable – Emily Kaiser Thelin – Recipe & Giveaway

October 5, 2017 by
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Grand Central Life & Style will be releasing Unforgettable: The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert's Renegade Life on October 17. Now is the time to preorder this fascinating work if you missed the first printing. Back in March, I spoke with Emily Kaiser Thelin, the author, about her experience working with Paula Wolfert and shared the interview before the Kickstarter-funded release.  Everyone must… read more

A new book by Diana Henry is in the works

October 5, 2017 by
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Diana Henry remains one of the most beloved authors in the EYB Library. Her books reside on thousands of Member Bookshelves, and those who have participated in the "Cooking along with Diana Henry" forum rave about her approachable, exceedingly delicious recipes - and about her stellar writing ability. Her 2015 book A Bird in the Hand  and her most recent Simple:… read more

‘Fixer Upper’ cookbook on the way

October 4, 2017 by
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If you are a fan of HGTV's show 'Fixer Upper' starring Chip and Joanna Gaines, this post is for you. Many viewers were saddened to learn that the show, in which the couple applies their signature style to remodel homes and businesses, was ending after the next season (Season 5). Now fans - and cookbook lovers - have something to… read more

Half Baked Harvest Cookbook – Promotion

October 4, 2017 by
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Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains by Tieghan Gerard shares the popular blogger's fresh take on comfort food, stunning photography, and her charming life in the Colorado mountains near me. (I think I need a barn - if only for my cookbooks.) Tieghan has a knack for punching up the ordinary and transforming it into something… read more

L. A. Mexicano – Review, recipe and giveaway

October 3, 2017 by
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L.A. Mexicano: Recipes, People & Places by Bill Esparza is far more than a cookbook - it is an study of the Mexican culture of Los Angeles - including recipes, profiles of chefs, bakers, cocktail makers and vendors; along with neighborhood guides that point readers to the best markets, taco trucks, restaurants, bars and more. 100 stunning photographs of the people… read more

Saveur Blog Award winners announced

October 3, 2017 by
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  The 8th Annual Saveur Blog Awards were announced last evening in Charleston, South Carolina. In each category, awards were given to the choices made by the editors at Saveur and by readers in the online polling. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted for the EYB blog during the nomination process; your support means the world to us. … read more

The books that shape a career

October 2, 2017 by
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When Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly burst onto the scene seventeen years ago, it ushered in boom times for celebrity chefdom and a golden age for food television. J. Kenji López-Alt is one of many chefs and culinary professionals who credit the book with inspiring their career choice. On Facebook, López-Alt posted a missive about how the book … read more

Orange Appeal by Jamie Schler

October 2, 2017 by
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Orange Appeal: Savory & Sweet by Jamie Schler is a joyful culinary celebration of food. I was a recipe tester for this book even though I came a bit late to the game. The dedication by the author in assuring these recipes were as perfect as they can be was evident during the testing stage and is reflected in the… read more

Magazines to read in October

October 1, 2017 by
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  Jenny provides us all with excellent cookbook reviews each and every month. But what about magazines? While we diligently provide indexes for the major food publications, we haven't yet been able to incorporate magazine reviews into the mix. Lucky for us, The Kitchn has done that (for US magazines) for the month of October.  This review comes to us… read more

Breakfast, lunch, dinner…life by Missy Robbins

September 30, 2017 by
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner... Life!: Recipes and Adventures from My Home Kitchen by Missy Robbins with Carrie King is one of those books that just feels right just by looking at the cover. I have an affection for books from the UK and this title has that feel about it. Beautifully done with full page photographs, the recipes set out perfectly… read more

Featured Cookbooks and Recipes

September 30, 2017 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

Restaurants turn to cookies for dessert

September 30, 2017 by
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  When you think of restaurant desserts, images of carefully composed quenelles of whipped cream placed beside a gorgeous slice of cake may come to mind. Some restaurants are turning their attention toward something a little more humble: cookies. Pastry chefs are giving cookies a makeover, introducing new flavors and making other tweaks, and placing them on their dessert menus.… read more

Friday Flashback – Zahav and Michael Solomonov’s Cookbook Collection

September 29, 2017 by
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Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook brings the highly coveted dishes of the Philadephia hot spot Zahav into our kitchens. Zahav is Hebrew for gold. Chef Mike was born in Israel but grew up mostly in Pittsburgh, where tahini was always on the table, a marker of his Israeli heritage. "Israelis love tehina like… read more

Coconut sugar adds flavor to your baking

September 29, 2017 by
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  Coconut sugar's popularity is surging, thanks in part to its reputation as a healthier substitute to processed cane and beet sugars. While health claims for the product are mostly unsubstantiated, Gourmet Traveller reports that it is more environmentally responsible than granulated cane sugar. The yield for coconut sugar is at least 50 percent more for the same planting area than sugarcane, and… read more
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