Why you should add tahini to your pantry

July 23, 2021 by
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When I was growing up in a tiny town in the midst of the US Great Plains, I was not exposed to a wide variety of foods. It wasn't until I left home to attend college that I first experienced items most people would find ordinary, such as avocados, asparagus, and leeks, much less any foods from Asian, African, or… read more

This week: The best of baking intentions, recently indexed books, recipes, EYBD Previews and giveaways

July 23, 2021 by
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My head is paved with the best of baking intentions. I make plans to tackle a baking project and then the next thing you know "Bazinga!" I am binge watching The Big Bang Theory to avoid said projects. Nine months ago, I traced the circles onto parchment to bake the Honey cake (photo below) from Baking at the 20th Century… read more

July 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

July 22, 2021 by
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Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we have been cooking from: Main option: Milk Street: Tuesday Nights Mediterranean by Christopher KimballBaking option: Zoë Bakes Cakes by Zoë FrançoisOnline option: Christopher Kimball Online Recipes or Diana Henry Online RecipesVeg option: Vegetable Simple by Eric Ripert For past EYB Cookbook Club summaries, #EYBCookbookClub will pull up an archive of our club’s activities.… read more

The “Cookbook Queen” of Mar Vista is selling her collection

July 22, 2021 by
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When you have a large collection of cookbooks, determining what to do with them once you are no longer around can be a difficult decision. Some people opt to pare down to the bare minimum when downsizing a house, others make arrangements with libraries or schools to donate their books. Ellin Palmer of Mar Vista, California, is taking a different… read more

The Secret Ingredient Cookbook Giveaway and Author Quick Bites

July 21, 2021 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of The Secret Ingredient Cookbook: 125 Family-Friendly Recipes with Surprisingly Tasty Twists by Kelly Senyei. The Secret Ingredient Cookbook: 125 Family-Friendly Recipes with Surprisingly Tasty Twists by Kelly Senyei, founder of the food site Just a Taste, has garnered millions of fans with a delicious hook – every one of her recipes… read more

Cooking for Your Kids – Cookbook Giveaway

July 21, 2021 by
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Enter our US/CA/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of two copies of Cooking for Your Kids: At Home with the World's Greatest Chefs by Joshua David Stein. Ever wondered what chefs cook at home for their fussy toddlers and hard-to-please teenagers? Wonder no more, Phaidon’s Cooking For Your Kids: At Home With The World’s Greatest Chefs has the answer. Learn what chefs… read more

Doing the can-can

July 21, 2021 by
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Just as the home gardening trend has continued this year, so has the demand for canning supplies. Last year's shortage of canning jar lids spilled over to 2021, and it is still difficult, if not impossible, to find jar lids in the US - at least if you want to buy US made lids. In late 2020, I scoured the… read more

Teatime at Grosvenor Square Cookbook Giveaway

July 19, 2021 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Teatime at Grosvenor Square: An Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Bridgerton - 75 Sinfully Delectable Recipes by Dahlia Clearwater. Teatime at Grosvenor Square brings you 75 recipes inspired by the opulent food of the Bridgerton series from macaron towers to fruit-topped trifles. Now you can create a spread of… read more

Food news antipasto

July 18, 2021 by
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The Anthony Bourdain documentary titled 'Roadrunner' was released in theaters on July 15 and is getting mixed reviews from critics. Helen Rosner likes it (but is disquieted by the artificial intelligence used to fabricate Bourdain's voice), while Sean Burns says it is more of a petty tell-all than a true portrait of the revered chef. The film explores Bourdain's life,… read more

Who invented the ice cream cone?

July 17, 2021 by
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite frozen treats was a sundae cone. The combination of crisp waffle cone, cold ice cream, and a tiny chocolate nub at the bottom, was nirvana. To this day, if I am offered one I will not pass it up, despite knowing its calorie, fat, and sugar counts (yowza). The origin story… read more

Lioroooosh: Baking from my Tel Aviv Kitchen

July 17, 2021 by
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Sometimes Amazon's "you might be interested in" choices are the equivalent of getting a lump of coal in your stocking at Christmas. But then every once in a while those same algorithms hand you a diamond of a recommendation. Lioroooosh: Baking from my Tel Aviv Kitchen by Lior Mashiach was the diamond this week and one look at the cover… read more

This week: A sneak peek at cookbooks from Pati Jinich, Edd Kimber and Hisham Assaad, recently indexed books, recipes, giveaways and EYBD Previews

July 16, 2021 by
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My fall/autumn cookbook preview is being drafted but I am awaiting more pdfs in order to try to give our members the most information on each title from around the world. Before the end of the month, I will have that published for you along with many EYBD Previews. This week's roundup will give you a look inside Treasures of… read more

The cookbook that helped save a language

July 15, 2021 by
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Cookbooks are amazing things: they tell stories, share culinary touchstones for cultures, and provide us with instructions on how to make the most fabulous foods. One cookbook goes above and beyond, however. Gastro Obscura shares the story of Valentin Vodnik's 1799 volume, simply called The Cookbook, which helped to save an entire language. Vodnik was a priest on a mission… read more

August 2021 The Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup

July 15, 2021 by
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As our members know, each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  We want to get this information out to you so you… read more

Nigella Lawson announces book mini-tour

July 14, 2021 by
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Nigella Lawson's Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories was the perfect tome to bring us through lockdown and beyond. When the book came out last fall, an author tour was out of the question, but things have changed since then. Yesterday Nigella announced some exciting news: she will be doing a mini-tour this autumn, and tickets went on sale… read more

To Asia, With Love – Cookbook Giveaway

July 13, 2021 by
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Enter our US/CA/UK/ giveaway to win one of two copies of To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart by Hetty McKinnon; with one additional copy available to members in AU/NZ. Hetty McKinnon has written four cookbooks that are wildly popular with our members - and myself! Her latest is edging up to be my favorite… read more

Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall Cookbook Giveaway

July 13, 2021 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall by Emily Scott. "Think of a place where the sky meets the sea. Where the coastline is rugged; hidden coves nestle among white cliff faces and surf breaks on gloriously sandy beaches. The home of Poldark, Daphne du… read more

Making the most of mango season

July 12, 2021 by
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Seeing a huge display of mangoes at the grocery store always puts a smile on my face. The tropical fruit gets a workout at my house, finding its way into everything from creamy lassi to piquant salsa. If you are fortunate enough to live in an area that a large selection mango varieties, head over to Saveur to find out… read more

Food news antipasto

July 11, 2021 by
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Reduce, reuse, recycle, eat? Scientists have recently developed a novel solution for disposing of waste plastic. They invented a process to convert discarded plastic bottles into vanilla flavoring using bio-engineered bacteria. The research was published in the journal Green Chemistry, and the scientists claim that the process generated no hazardous waste. My mornings always begin with a steaming cup of coffee. If… read more

2021 has been great for cookbooks

July 9, 2021 by
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Each year I wonder how cookbook authors could top the fantastic books they have already written, yet I keep being pleasantly surprised at the quality of cookbooks that are released. Not every volume is a home run, but it is amazing that authors continue to innovate and find fresh takes on a variety of subjects. I own dozens of baking… read more

The last two weeks: Recipes for the grill and dessert with a global flair, a new podcast, newly indexed books, cookbook giveaways, EYBD Previews and more

July 9, 2021 by
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Our last weekly roundup featured chilly desserts and beverages. To continue on that track, earlier this week I shared promotions for Honey & Co: Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant and New-School Sweets: Old-School Pastries with an Insanely Delicious Twist - both of which shared some gorgeous looking recipes - photo below of New-School Sweets - to try… read more

Celebrate World Chocolate Day

July 7, 2021 by
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Today is World Chocolate Day, and we’re going to help you celebrate by providing you with several beloved chocolate recipes from the EYB Library. The day celebrates the anniversary of chocolate's arrival to Europe when (as the story goes) Conquistador Hernandez Cortes brought it to Spain on 7 July 1550. Whether that is the exact date or not, chocolate quickly became… read more

Chasing Smoke – Cookbook Giveaway

July 7, 2021 by
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Enter our US and UK giveaway to win one of four copies of Honey & Co: Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant by Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich. The husband and wife team of Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich could write a book about boiling water and I’d be in line to buy it. Their work is nothing… read more

New-School Sweets – Cookbook Giveaway

July 6, 2021 by
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Enter our US (3 copies) and worldwide (1 copy) giveaway for New-School Sweets: Old-School Pastries with an Insanely Delicious Twist by Vinesh Johny and Andrés Lara. Vinesh Johny and Andrés Lara's (check out their impressive author bios) new cookbook New-School Sweets: Old-School Pastries with an Insanely Delicious Twist is a refreshing standout in this year's batch of baking cookbooks. Antonio… read more

It might be time to clean out your condiment shelf

July 5, 2021 by
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Last year most of us eschewed large gatherings, which meant fewer occasions to use that tub of mayonnaise, jar of mustard, or bottle of ketchup. We might have these condiments and more left over from pre-pandemic times (I am among the guilty). Now that picnics, cookouts, and other celebrations are happening again, it's time to give your condiment shelf a… read more
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