Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

May 2, 2020 by
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Like St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday celebrated by people far outside the borders of its original nation. It’s likely that many people who celebrate this day may not fully comprehend the history behind it: it is not, as many people believe, Mexico’s Independence Day, which is September 16. Rather, it’s a relatively minor holiday in… read more

Let Them Eat Cake!

May 2, 2020 by
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A short while back I wrote, Were you a pie baker, when pie baking wasn’t cool?. I was excited and overwhelmed by the sheer number of pie cookbooks slated for publication this year. Move over pie cookbooks, cake cookbooks are heading into Dodge. Personally, I am a cake over pie dessert person and this year's crop of cookbooks covering cakes… read more

Hershey’s Lodge Chocolate Chip Cookie

May 2, 2020 by
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A central Pennsylvania lodge is joining restaurants across the country in generously sharing the most sought after recipes. The Hershey Lodge's famous chocolate chip cookies recipe joins the ranks as one of the chocolate chip cookie recipes I have tried: Doubletree, Levain copycat, Allison Roman's chocolate chunk shortbread, amongst many others. One of our weekly roundups covered all things chocolate… read more

This week: The best scone recipes, free downloadable cookbook, EYBD previews and giveaways

May 2, 2020 by
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This year Mother's Day will undoubtedly be different from most. Since many will not be able to celebrate traditionally with a meal out, how about baking something up for mom? A basket of scones, mom's favorite tea, and a baking cookbook (recommendations below) can be dropped off while maintaining the social distancing rules. Scones can be a baker's nemesis. Over… read more

When inspiration eludes, turn to comfort

May 2, 2020 by
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Every day I scour the internet to find stories I think will interest EYB Members. Some days there are so many interesting articles that I have a hard time choosing just one. Other days I flit from website to website looking for inspiration but nothing seems fitting. Today was one of those days, not only with regard to finding an… read more

Aran – Flora Shedden – Cookbook Giveaway

May 1, 2020 by
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Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Aran: Recipes and Stories from a Bakery in the Heart of Scotland by Flora Shedden. We all remember Flora Shedden, the youngest semi-finalist in the Great British Bake Off, Season 6 (2015). Five years later and the bake-off star has written two cookbooks Gatherings: Recipes for Feasts Great and… read more

Community cookbooks make a comeback

April 30, 2020 by
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Even if most people do not own a large cookbook collection, chances are good that they have a slim volume of local recipes published by area churches, clubs, or school groups. The Junior League books of the American South may be the most recognized of these collection of community recipes. In my own cookbook collection I have volumes from hometown… read more

Paul Hollywood’s new show

April 29, 2020 by
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Paul Hollywood's steely blue eyes and signature handshake have been fixtures of the GBBO since its inception. Now the baker turned TV host has a new show being broadcast in the UK. Produced by Channel 4, the program is called Paul Hollywood Eats Japan. The going got a little rough for Hollywood in this production, as he made several cultural… read more

100 Techniques – Cookbook Giveaway

April 29, 2020 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of three copies of 100 Techniques: Master a Lifetime of Cooking Skills, from Basic to Bucket List by America's Test Kitchen Editors This is America's Test Kitchen's first book devoted to technique and features 100 innovative techniques, paired with more than 200 innovative recipes that put the techniques into home-kitchen applications. Now is… read more

Isolation Baking by Jamie Schler

April 29, 2020 by
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Jamie Schler, the author of Orange Appeal: Savory & Sweet (review), owns the Hôtel Diderot in France where she churns out delicious dishes for her family and guests. As with many in the travel and other non-essential businesses, things have been rough during this time but that hasn't stopped her from cooking and baking and sharing those dishes on her social media… read more

Yesteryear’s recipes viewed with a new perspective

April 28, 2020 by
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Entire websites and social media streams are dedicated to poking fun at recipes from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. It can be difficult not to chuckle when you see Spaghetti-Os and hot dogs molded with gelatin to form a ring. Many people have opined on why neon-hued gelatin salads and recipes such as casseroles featuring canned and boxed goods became… read more

Barnes & Noble to quit selling magazines

April 27, 2020 by
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Barnes & Noble, the last standing brick-and-mortar large chain bookstore, recently closed over 500 of its 600 retail stores. Now they have announced that they won't be buying any new magazines and will stop carrying them altogether. This move will undoubtedly hit small publishers and niche publications the hardest. Retailers like Target and Walmart that have been allowed to stay… read more

Food news antipasto

April 27, 2020 by
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There is hardly a news article that doesn't mention the coronavirus pandemic, even in the world of food. Most are informational, some are alarming, and a few are uplifting. We'll start this week's review with one of the uplifting stories. An elderly woman with Alzheimer's was saddened because she couldn't go grocery shopping, one of her favorite activities. So her… read more

April 2020 New Cookbook Review

April 26, 2020 by
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Just a short month ago, the pandemic was around-the-clock news and today it remains the same. COVID-19 has stopped the presses, literally. Typically, April is the third-largest month for cookbook releases. Many titles that would be in our review below were shelved until September or October mainly in the effort to allow the authors to tour to promote those titles.… read more

Striking the balance

April 25, 2020 by
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For those of us who worked outside the home, lockdown has completely changed the dynamics of eating. My husband and I normally ate the evening meal together, but lunch was a different story, as we were separated by nearly 50 miles during weekdays. While we share some tastes, there are many dishes that I like which he doesn't care to… read more

Restaurants face an uncertain future

April 24, 2020 by
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Restaurants remain shuttered in most of the world, and many have already announced that they will not reopen. Some are riding out the closure by making meals for first responders and medical personnel, many have switched to takeout, and others are feeding the needy with the help of nonprofits. However, most remain in limbo, with owners wondering how they will… read more

This week: Crumbles, crisps, cobblers, Brown Betty and buckles, recipes, Ottolenghi virtual event 4/26, cookbook previews and giveaways

April 24, 2020 by
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This week's Spring Baking Championship (Food Network) episode covered crumbles, crisps, cobblers, Brown Bettys, and buckles oh my! I may think I'm savvy enough to know the difference between these desserts but I'd be wrong. Thinking our members might be in the same denial about what makes a crisp a crisp or a buckle a buckle, I did some research.… read more

April 2020 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

April 23, 2020 by
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We have a helpful community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. This month we’ve been cooking from the following titles: Main Selection: Greenfeast: Spring, Summer or Greenfeast: Autumn, Winter by Nigel SlaterBaking Selection: Midwest Made: Big, Bold Baking from the Heartland by Shauna SeverOnline… read more

Wacky cake makes a comeback

April 23, 2020 by
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Page through any church cookbook from the 1930s onward and you will likely find a baked good called "wacky cake" or "Depression cake". This treat was born out of the need to make something special for dessert that didn't use eggs or butter, items that were difficult to obtain both during the Depression and World War II. Now that we… read more

The Irish Cookbook

April 23, 2020 by
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Enter to win one of two copies of The Irish Cookbook by Jp McMahon. Open to US/UK/AU/CA members. Ireland's remarkably rich food heritage dates back to 8000 BC and, in The Irish Cookbook, acclaimed chef Jp McMahon captures its unique culinary origins and varied influences. Irish food is the summation of what the land and sea give; the book's 500… read more

Online grocery shopping can be…interesting

April 23, 2020 by
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Even before the pandemic hit, grocery stores were implementing online ordering and delivery services. These features became essential almost overnight, but the process is not always seamless. Substitutions can sometimes leave customers scratching their heads in puzzlement, it is a guessing game as to which items will be in stock, and online pickup often comes with a few hiccups. Determining… read more

Can’t find it? DIY it

April 21, 2020 by
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While store shelves are slowly getting back to normal, there are still issues with supply lines, meaning empty spaces for many products. Stay at home orders as well as voluntary social distancing also means you can't pop out for that missing ingredient for a recipe. If you are passing over recipes because you can't find an ingredient, there is a… read more

Cooking burnout: have you hit the wall?

April 20, 2020 by
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Many of my like-minded food loving friends have recently confessed that they have become tired of cooking. Some say they don't want to have to think about what recipe to try next, others are worn down by the physical act of cooking three meals a day for a large family, and a few are tired of doing so.many.dishes. Judging from… read more

Food news antipasto

April 19, 2020 by
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A few months ago we reported on a new Julia Child documentary from the group that brought us the RBG biopic. We've learned that the film now has a distributor, and is set to be released in 2021. Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary produced by Betsy West, Julie Cohen and Imagine Documentaries’ Justin Wilkes and… read more

Family Meal – Digital Cookbook to Benefit Restaurant Workers

April 19, 2020 by
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On May 5, Penguin Random House will publish Family Meal: Recipes from Our Community, a digital-only collection featuring more than 40 recipes from our roster of chefs and home cooks. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Restaurant Workers’ Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund, which supports on-the-ground efforts in the restaurant community during this challenging time. From Ligurian Focaccia to Shrimp… read more
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