Cookbook literacy

February 4, 2017 by
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  Whenever someone asks me if I've read any good books lately, I always hesitate slightly before responding "Well, I've been reading some great cookbooks." I'm afraid that the person might not think that cookbooks count toward the activity of reading. But when I think about it more, I wonder 'why shouldn't they'? Cookbooks are so much more than just… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Virtuous Tart

February 4, 2017 by
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The Virtuous Tart: Sinful but Saintly Recipes for Sweets, Treats, and Snacks by Susan Jane White is a fun title that eliminates gluten, dairy and refined sugar from our treats. The author's charm and spirit fill the pages along with beautiful photographs and tempting recipes. Susan Jane White will be in New York on February 13th, check out our author… read more

The Virtuous Tart – Susan Jane White

February 4, 2017 by
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The Virtuous Tart: Sinful but Saintly Recipes for Sweets, Treats, and Snacks by Susan Jane White delivers crave-worthy desserts without gluten, dairy or refined sugar. A decade ago the author sought out ways to reduce the amount of mindless eating she consumed in an effort to improve her health. What she discovered was that by eliminating gluten, dairy and refined… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

February 3, 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

USA tops the Bocuse d’Or

February 3, 2017 by
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A little over a week ago the Bocuse d'Or, the most prestigious worldwide culinary competition, was held in Lyon, France. For the first time in the competition's 30-year history, a team from the United States - helmed by Chef Mathew Peters - won the event. You can read a diary that Peters kept for The Daily Beast that tracked the… read more

Get ready for Super Bowl Sunday

February 2, 2017 by
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  According to the United States Department of Agriculture, food consumed on Super Bowl Sunday is second only to food eaten on Thanksgiving for US consumers. Over 1.3 billion chicken wings will be devoured, along with other party foods like pizza, nachos, chili, and potato chips. For those who don't understand what all the fuss is about, The Daily Meal features a rundown… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Soup Nights

February 2, 2017 by
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Soup Nights: Satisfying Soups and Sides for Delicious Meals All Year by Betty Rosbottom is the second book the author has penned dedicated to soup. Her first title Sunday Soup: A Year's Worth of Mouth-Watering, Easy-to-Make Recipes is indexed for Eat Your Book members. For more information on this title, please see our review post which shares a recipe for Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Chorizo, Lime & Cilantro.… read more

Soup Nights – Betty Rosbottom

February 2, 2017 by
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Soup Nights: Satisfying Soups and Sides for Delicious Meals All Year by Betty Rosbottom is the second title the author has penned dedicated to soup. She knows the world has a fondness for a warm comforting bowl of soup - as soup is universal. Her first title Sunday Soup: A Year's Worth of Mouth-Watering, Easy-to-Make Recipes is indexed for Eat Your Book members. Soup… read more

Preview of February Cookbooks

February 1, 2017 by
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There are some delicious cookbooks being released in February and today I'll share a few that I'm excited about with more previews coming throughout the month. Happy reading. Dulce de Leche: Recipes, Stories, & Sweet Traditions by Josephine Caminos Oria is a cookbook and memoir rolled into one. The Buenos Aires born author and founder of La Dorita, a small-batch,… read more

Food52 creates a cookbook club

February 1, 2017 by
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Just a couple of weeks ago we discussed the rise of cookbook clubs here on the EYB blog. Today indexed blog Food52 added to the trend by announcing its inaugural community cookbook club. Those who were paying close attention may recall that the site hinted at starting a club last fall, and now they are following through on that. The first… read more

The Baker in Me – Daphna Rabinovitch

January 31, 2017 by
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The Baker in Me by Daphna Rabinovitch is a collection of over 250 delights for the baker in all of us. Daphna, a trained pastry chef, is a home baker at heart. These are not recipes that were tested in a professional bakery - they were created in a kitchen just like our own.   The author begins with a chapter… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – The Baker in Me

January 31, 2017 by
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The Baker in Me by Daphna Rabinovitch is a collection of over 250 delights for the baker in all of us. A truly beautiful baking bible that will satisfy any level of experience. For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post. We are pleased to offer three copies of The Baker in Me to our EYB Members in… read more

Enhance your cooking with video recipes

January 31, 2017 by
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  Did you know there are over 4,300 video recipes in the EYB Library? They are from a variety of sources including blogs like 101 Cookbooks and Serious Eats, newspapers and magazines like The New York Times, Bon Appetit, and Food Network Magazine;  from favorite authors like Annabel Langbein and Yotam Ottolenghi. Some of these recipes are specific "how-to" instructions,… read more

The intersection of food and politics

January 30, 2017 by
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  In order to find interesting food news to share with EYB Members, I spend considerable time on social media (tough job, I know). I follow hundreds of food writers, publications, chefs, and bloggers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As I am sure that Members in the US can verify, our feeds as of late are peppered with political posts… read more

The Year of the Rooster

January 29, 2017 by
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  Billions of people the world over are ringing in the Chinese New Year with celebrations, fireworks, and of course, food. Many of us will opt for takeaway, but others of us will likely make our own meals to ring in the Year of the Rooster. If you're among the latter, TV chef Ching-He Huang has a few pointers to help… read more

Cookbooks of the Middle East and the World

January 29, 2017 by
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Omnivore Books posted a photo in their San Francisco store window this weekend in an attempt to spread the love of not only international cookbooks but also different cultures and the people behind those traditions and cuisines. I borrowed a portion of their photo (above) for this post. I've been a fan (hoarder) of all things international - not only cookbooks… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Bowls of Plenty

January 28, 2017 by
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Bowls of Plenty: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Whole-Grain Meals by Carolynn Carreño is not your typical grain book. It is chock full of international recipes, American favorites and desserts. Carolynn makes grain bowls cool, tempting and delicious. You will be bowled over (as I was by this title). (I'm here all night tip your servers.) For more information on… read more

Bowls of Plenty: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Whole-Grain Meals by Carolynn Carreño

January 28, 2017 by
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Bowls of Plenty: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Whole-Grain Meals by Carolynn Carreño dishes up (is bowled up a thing?) over 75 delicious recipes for hearty meals in the humble bowl. Does the cookbook collector need another book for bowl food? Yes, when it is as great and unique as this one.   I admit - I'm the first to… read more

Food serves as a bridge to cultures

January 28, 2017 by
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  Food has served as a bridge between cultures dating back to ancient times. Emissaries carrying gifts always brought some type of food from their homeland like fruits, vegetables or baked goods that were novel to the country they were visiting. The gifts served more than one purpose: beyond a mere gesture of goodwill, the foods provided insight into the… read more

The trouble with minimal-ingredient recipes

January 27, 2017 by
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One of the most frequently clicked recipe subcategory for many food websites is the "5 ingredients or fewer" section. Cooks looking for simple meals flock to those minimalist recipes. Bonnie Berwick investigates this phenomenon in a recent Washington Post article, wondering why these recipes often leave out a few essential ingredients - and why they frequently disappoint.     Most of… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

January 27, 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

Food in fiction

January 26, 2017 by
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We've reviewed books in which food plays a major part on this blog before, writing about which great meals in literature, and the top kitchens in literature, among others. Over at the website bookriot.com, writer Sarah Nicolas is really diving into the topic. She's got a list of her favorite 100 works of food fiction.  Nicolas has divvied up her… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Vij’s Indian

January 26, 2017 by
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Vij's Indian: Our Stories, Spices and Cherished Recipes by Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij is a beautiful book packed with 80 recipes, stories, background and more that will equally please the beginner to experienced cook.  For more information on this title, please see our review and recipe post. We are pleased to offer three copies of Vij's Indian to our EYB… read more

Vij’s Indian Our Stories, Spices and Cherished Recipes

January 26, 2017 by
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Vij's Indian: Our Stories, Spices and Cherished Recipes by Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij opens with these words "Cooking is the doorway to caring about where our food comes from, taking care of our families and taking care of our health. It connects our hands to our senses and to everyone's hearts." Such a simple statement that carries so much… read more

Vancouver cookbook store to close

January 25, 2017 by
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  I'm afraid we have some sad news to report in the world of cookbook stores. After a 20 year run, Barbara Jo's Books to Cooks, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is shutting its doors. In her letter, owner Barbara Jo says that she will keep the website and will report there on her future plans at a later date. … read more
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