Jamie Oliver’s controversies over the years

October 5, 2016 by
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Jamie Oliver recently landed in hot water with Spaniards  when he put chorizo into a paella recipe. The outspoken chef is not afraid to say what's on his mind, and that often makes people angry. Food Republic has compiled a listing of all the times that Oliver has stirred up controversy. Most of the dustups that the chef has gotten… read more

Flavour – Ruby Tandoh

October 5, 2016 by
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Ruby Tandoh is back with her second cookbook Flavour: Eat What You Love. I am a huge fan of Ruby's recipes and her first title Crumb: The Baking Book is brilliant (a little on that title below). In Flavour, Ruby has divided the book into five chapters by ingredient: Vegetables and Herbs, Fruit, Eggs and Dairy, Meat and Fish, and Storecupboard. These… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Flavour

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Ruby Tandoh, one of my favorites from the Great British Bake-Off show, has written a second book, Flavour: Eat What You Love. There is much to love about Ruby's books - her enthusiam and fresh approach to combining ingredients shines through in her recipe writing and her overall "eat what you love" philosophy is refreshing. Her recipes instill an air… read more

It’s not the humidity, it’s the heat

October 4, 2016 by
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  As the weather turns cool and damp, articles suggesting that you need to adjust the amount of flour in your baking recipes start popping up on newsfeeds. Usually the author suggests that you may need to add more flour to a recipe to account for the extra humidity. However, the science of humidity and flour doesn't mesh with this… read more

October releases deserving of our attention

October 4, 2016 by
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September delivered some truly wonderful titles and the fun isn't over yet. October promises to be an exciting time in the world of cookbooks. Join me as I touch on a few titles to enjoy this Fall and be prepared to spend plenty of time in the kitchen. Darcie shared some of the best of Fall compilations yesterday in her… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Samarkand

October 3, 2016 by
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Samarkand: Recipes & Stories from Central Asia & The Caucasus by Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford is a love letter to the city of Samarkand. A magical place with "sky-blue mosques, sand-colored minarets and fluted domes, ceramic tiles and mosaic surfaces dazzling with floral motifs and geometric patterns" that make you long to wander and find yourself lost in this compelling… read more

What others are saying about the 2016 fall cookbooks

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  I think you'll all agree that Jenny has been doing a fantastic job of doing in-depth reviews of many new cookbooks for EYB. However, no one person - no matter how energetic and enthusiastic - can cover every new release, especially in the fall when the books really start coming. To keep you in the loop on other new… read more

Interview with the authors of Samarkand

October 3, 2016 by
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The fascination with cookbooks that tell a tale of faraway lands, cultures and cuisines continues to gain momentum and I, for one, am thrilled with this growth.  Samarkand: Recipes and Stories from Central Asia & The Caucasus is such a cookbook. The authors Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford  share their love of this magical place in the pages of this title.… read more

Dinner at the Long Table – Andrew Tarlow & Anna Dunn

October 2, 2016 by
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In Dinner at the Long Table, rambling poetry-like prose, story-telling and delicious food gather together and produce a book that will blow your cookbook-loving minds. Andrew Tarlow, is a rock-star chef in Brooklyn with six restaurants, a hotel, a bar and a bakery, that comprise his empire.  The authors deliver a year's worth of menus in this title that range from… read more

Dominique Ansel takes Cronut 2.0 to London

October 2, 2016 by
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  Londoners who want a Cronut now have a much shorter distance to travel to find one. Dominique Ansel has just opened a new London bakery featuring a retooled Cronut plus several new menu items. Queues are expected to be quite long for the new bakery, located in the West London neighborhood of Belgravia.  Ansel is excited about his new space,… read more

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

October 1, 2016 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

Tips for getting the most out of your cookbooks

October 1, 2016 by
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  We all have our go-to cookbooks with grease-splattered, dog-eared pages that we return to time and again. Other books on our shelves are used far less often, and there may be a few that we've never cooked from at all. At the end of a long day it's just easier to return to a familiar friend rather than take… read more

Diana Henry works hard to make recipes effortless for us

September 30, 2016 by
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Looking at the most popular authors in the EYB Library you'll see plenty of restaurant chefs like Yotam Ottolenghi and television stars like Ina Garten. Their celebrity helps them reach a wide audience when they release a cookbook. A few authors, however, are popular with Members despite not having such a visible platform to promote their work. Diana Henry is… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Danielle Walker’s Against all Grain Celebrations

September 30, 2016 by
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Danielle Walker's Against all Grain Celebrations is the newest title from this popular blogger who specializes in gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo recipes. With recipes for Proscuitto-Wrapped Glazed Shrimp, Thai Chicken Meatballs with Tamarind Chile Sauce and Cabernet-Braised Short Ribs with Parsnip-Turnip Puree any meal can be a celebration.  You can learn more about this book in our recipe post featuring two dishes… read more

Danielle Walker’s Against all Grain Celebrations

September 30, 2016 by
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Danielle Walker's Against all Grain: Celebrations is the popular blogger's third cookbook. Walker has built an impressive following delivering gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo recipes to her readers. Against all Grain:  Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well and Feel Great and Against all Grain: Meals Made Simple were both New York Times best sellers and we're sure Against all Grain: Celebrations will make that best… read more

Add your own photos to recipes on your Bookshelf

September 29, 2016 by
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Have you ever made a recipe on your Bookshelf that turned out so well that you thought your version should be the image that represents the dish? Or perhaps you have searched for a recipe and found one in a book with no images and you wished that you had a photo of the finished dish for reference. If either… read more

September 2016 Cookbook Roundup

September 29, 2016 by
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This month I had the pleasure of wading through hundreds of cookbooks, selecting and reviewing all the best new releases of U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand cookbooks. The baton has been passed and I will try to do Jane and Fiona proud. The only thing left for you to do is to add them to your Bookshelf… read more

Pairing whisky with food

September 28, 2016 by
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We've long been familiar with wine pairings on menus, and in recent years beer pairings have become commonplace as well. Now chef Marcus Samuelsson is adding another category: pairing food with Scotch whisky. Working with iconic distiller Glenmorangie, Samuelsson brings his knack of blending different cultures and cuisines to bear on pairing foods with spirits. In his year-long partnership with… read more

Learning to love eBooks

September 27, 2016 by
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  Hello, my name is Darcie and I'm a cookbookaholic. My friends contemplate the rows of cookbooks lining my bookshelves in stunned silence, yet I don't think I have enough! Few things make me as happy as curling up with a cup of coffee and a cookbook filled with possibilities. My favorite books have receipts, Post-It notes, and torn envelope… read more

ATK’s post-Kimball plans are all wet

September 26, 2016 by
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  When news broke that Chris Kimball was leaving America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated, which he founded more than 20 years ago, people wondered how the brand would change and what the bow-tied star would do. While Kimball has moved on to a new venture ( Milk Street Kitchen), it looks like ATK has opted to sail the high… read more

BBC may launch a rival show to GBBO

September 25, 2016 by
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Fans who were disappointed that Mary Berry wasn't going to stay with The Great British Bake Off as it moves to a new channel will be happy to hear that the BBC is planning a new cookery competition starring Berry along with former GBBO co-hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. Sources state that the BBC have told Berry "that she will… read more

Cookbook Giveaway – Sweet Potato Love

September 25, 2016 by
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Jackie Garvin's newest title Sweet Potato Love shares sixty recipes for this vibrant root vegetable. Recipes for Lentil, Sweet Potato, and Chipotle Pepper Chili; Strawberry Sweet Potato Bread with Glaze; and Pulled Pork Tacos with Spicy Sweet Potato Slaw are examples of the creative dishes that fill this book. The book is seasonally organized with lovely photographs and 'sweet tips' sprinkled… read more

Recipes from Sweet Potato Love

September 25, 2016 by
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Jackie Garvin, the author of Biscuits, a title that I reviewed last year, is back with her second single-focus cookbook, Sweet Potato Love. Sixty recipes for every season are featured in this book so that we may enjoy this delicious root vegetable from Spring through Winter.   For obvious reasons, we think of cooking with sweet potatoes in the Fall. Many a holiday… read more

The Great New Zealand Baking Book

September 24, 2016 by
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What is it about baking books from the UK, New Zealand and Australia that make us covet them? I credit this fascination partly on the Great British Bake Off show which delivered baking from the UK to the world and now has us all in a snit about its future.  When the opportunity arose to review,  The Great New Zealand… read more

Dumplings pack flavor in a small package

September 24, 2016 by
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  It seems that almost every culture enjoys dumplings, whether filled or just pillowy clouds of deliciousness. What's not to love? Today we'll focus on the filled variety; petite packages containing a variety of savory (and even a few sweet) fillings that liven up a meal, whether you find them in a soup or on your dinner or dessert plate.… read more
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