October 2025 New Cookbook Review

October 26, 2025 by
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Our 2026 Cookbook Preview Post has been published and will be updated with additions and revisions as the months go by - and go by quickly they do. A link to the 2025 post is available in this new preview as well, so you will be able to follow November and December books. Don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Dessert Week 8 – 2025

October 25, 2025 by
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Week 8 is dessert week and the quarter final. As Jasmine said in the last episode, the margin for error is so small with only five bakers remaining. Signature challenge: Highly decorated Basque cheesecake The bakers were tasked with making a burnt Basque cheesecake with decorative elements - they needed to have something to do while the cheesecake baked and… read more

Food banks brace for increased demand

October 23, 2025 by
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Demand for food bank services has been increasing in the past several months while contributions have decreased, putting a strain on organizations across the United States. Food insecurity affects nearly 1 in 7 US households and 1 in 5 US children. With grocery prices high and continuing to rise, prospects for a decline in those numbers is not likely. Making… read more

When homemade isn’t good enough

October 22, 2025 by
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There are so many things I can make at home that are better than even a top-shelf brand - mayonnaise, chicken stock, sandwich bread, salad dressing, all sorts of cakes, cookies, and desserts. Yet there remains a white whale that I seemed doomed to chase for eternity, never finding a way to make it better at home: pistachio spread. Homemade… read more

Recipes ‘to die for’

October 21, 2025 by
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Cherished family recipes are often handed down from one generation to the next. Occasionally someone takes a recipe to the grave with them, but others do the opposite - quite literally. There is a phenomenon of people remembering their loved ones through their special or favorite recipes by inscribing the same on their gravestones. Rosie Grant, the creator behind @GhostlyArchive,… read more

October 2025 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

October 20, 2025 by
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Each month we allow posting in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club from any cookbook, magazine or blog and we also offer one featured cookbook -most months. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members discover new cookbooks and recipes to try. Also please see our November 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary which is now organized by location and includes… read more

Rice – 80 Easy Rice Recipes, Cookbook Giveaway, Quick Bites with Makiko Sano

October 20, 2025 by
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Enter our US/UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Rice - 80 Easy Rice Recipes, from Mochi to Miso and Sushi to Sake by Makiko Sano. Makiko Sano is the author of several cookbooks on Japanese cooking including her most recent book: Rice - 80 Easy Rice Recipes, from Mochi to Miso and Sushi to Sake. Please note:… read more

Food news antipasto

October 19, 2025 by
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This week's edition of food news is heavy on culinary giants and kitchen appliances with a bonus at the end. We begin with a podcast from BBC Food featuring the always charming Diana Henry (episode available only to subscribers to the Good Food app). Talking with Samuel Goldsmith, Diana discusses her new book Around the Table - 52 Essays on… read more

November 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

October 18, 2025 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around world and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  I will update this post as clubs make their additional choices. Something that has… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Meringue Week 7 – 2025

October 18, 2025 by
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Another week in the tent - and another brand new theme: meringue. I have been setting up the posts and link to the technical recipe but Darcie has been working hard on completing the details the last few weeks as I have been buried in the 2026 Preview Post. Thank you Darcie! Signature challenge: 12 meringue pies The bakers were… read more

The top 25 cocktails of the past 25 years

October 16, 2025 by
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You can find well-crafted cocktails in nearly every corner of the world these days, but the state of cocktails prior to their renaissance at the beginning of the century was fairly dismal. Sickly sweet concoctions meant for getting you drunk were the norm; finely crafted drinks that offered layers of flavor were rare. Things changed starting in the 2000s, with… read more

2026 Cookbook Preview Post

October 16, 2025 by
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Here we go again…another year and a slew of cookbooks already in the pre-order stage. A few authors have mentioned that the amount of pre-orders weigh into how much money the publishing companies put into publicity for a particular cookbook, so preorder your favorites. Using our Buy Book button earns EYB an affiliate commission but also please remember your local bookshops. There… read more

How do you clean mushrooms?

October 15, 2025 by
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One of the most persistent kitchen myths is that if you wash mushrooms, they will absorb liquid and get soggy. Food scientists tell us that isn't true, but many people still clean mushrooms only through dry methods like brushing or using a clean kitchen cloth. The Guardian recently put the question of how to clean mushrooms to a panel of… read more

Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies — But no cookie recipes

October 15, 2025 by
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As many were, I was excited to learn that Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies was set for publication. I shared the news on several roundups - "it is coming!" I declared. I pre-ordered the book directly from Levain Bakery which offered copies that were autographed and provided a page of stickers for the pre-order (they threw… read more

Move over bananas, there’s a new sheriff in town

October 14, 2025 by
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For decades, bananas were the most popular fruit in the United States. It makes sense because they are easy to transport, store relatively well, and most kids like them. However, a new fruit now reigns supreme - at least in Google searches. A new report by Gourmet Gift Baskets ranks mangos as the number one searched-for fruit in the US.… read more

Lebanese Baking – Quick Bites and Cookbook Giveaway

October 13, 2025 by
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Enter our US/Canada giveaway to win one of two copies of Lebanese Baking: More Than 100 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Baked Goods by Maureen Abood. The author has events planned and those can be found on our Calendar. Maureen Abood’s gorgeous and authoritative cookbook celebrates the delicious baked goods of Lebanon with traditional recipes and Lebanese American innovations. Learn… read more

Food news antipasto

October 12, 2025 by
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Carla Hall fans who were dismayed when she was taken off the Holiday Baking program on Food Network now have a reason to celebrate: the chef and television host will be appearing in Gordon Ramsay's baking competition show, Next Level Baker. Hall joins Ramsay and Candace Nelson in the series, which airs on Fox beginning December 4. In other Gordon… read more

Is this Le Creuset diss merely clickbait?

October 11, 2025 by
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Writing for Grub Street, Tammie Teclamarian has declared that Le Creuset has gone from being useful to tacky and is, in a word, "cheugy". First things first - a definition: Cheugy is an American neologism coined in 2013 as a pejorative description of lifestyle trends associated with the early 2010s. This aesthetic has been described as "the opposite of trendy" or… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Pastry Week 6 – 2025

October 10, 2025 by
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Pastry week is here! Find out how the bakers did below. Note: I have updated this post: Which Great British Bake Off Contestants have written books Signature challenge: A savoury plait with flaky pastry in 2.5 hours. The judges were impressed with Aaron's flavors, with Paul cutting off a huge piece and telling Aaron to save it for his lunch.… read more

2,200 EYBD Previews, tips for using EYB, author events, recipes and more

October 10, 2025 by
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This week we uploaded our 2,204th EYBDigital Preview. The previews feature a selection of full sample pages including recipes. You may learn more about EYBDigital Previews at the link provided. All Preview recipes are indexed, whether the full book is indexed or not and any Preview recipe can be added to your Bookshelf. A selection of recent EYBD Preview Recipes A reminder… read more

Nigella Lawson celebrates 25 years of ‘How to Be a Domestic Goddess’

October 9, 2025 by
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Although it is difficult to comprehend, Nigella Lawson's cookbook How to Be a Domestic Goddess was released a quarter century ago. Nigella celebrated the anniversary with a series of throwback images on Instagram including one of her younger self next to a classic pudding. Alluding to the photos and the number of years since her book was published, Nigella noted… read more

Party people, this is your time

October 7, 2025 by
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In 1982, Martha Stewart released a book that taught a generation how to host a party, the simply-titled Entertaining. Forty three years later, the book is back with a new, updated edition being released later this month. In 2025, however, it is far from the only game in town. Jaya Saxena explains why we are in a party planning golden… read more

Sour Cherries and Toast Giveaway and Quick Bites

October 7, 2025 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a copy of Sour Cherries and Toast: Culinary Wonderings and a Handful of Romanian Dishes by Diana Iovescu Tatucu. Step into a world of vibrant flavors and heartfelt reflections with this debut cookbook from Diana Ionescu Tatucu, where food and stories come together to create a timeless celebration of connection and belonging. More than… read more

Food news antipasto

October 5, 2025 by
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It has been a few years since we wrote about the Internet Archive's extensive cookbook collection, and a recent article reminded me about this amazing (and free) resource. Many of the older works have been scanned and are available for download in several formats including Kindle and PDF. The books aren’t limited to U.S. or English language publications. The archive also… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Chocolate Week 5 – 2025

October 4, 2025 by
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It is messy chocolate week in the tent. The dread cursed week. This was the first year in several where hot weather was not an issue. Signature challenge: Six high decorative edible cups of chocolate mousse which must also include a baked element in 2 1/2 hours. Toby's chocolate and orange cups cracked, but the judges loved his flavors (Prue… read more
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