This week: Baking, baking, and more baking; recipes; EYBD Previews and more

September 16, 2022 by
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It must be the promise of autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere and the fact that The Great British Bake Off is back, because my mind has been on all things baking. Billionaire’s tart from Jane’s Patisserie I came across this article that features the best 100 baking blogs and websites to follow which also includes links to vegan, eggless, paleo, pie… read more

This week: Cookie season is nearly upon us; recipes; EYBD Previews; giveaways and more

September 9, 2022 by
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Brian Hart Hoffman recently shared his schedule at Williams-Sonoma for this autumn which we have added to our Calendar. He has planned a number of special guests with loads of baked goodness planned. We have also added book tours for the following authors: Deb Perelman for Smitten Kitchen Keepers; Michael Twitty for KosherSoul; and Laurel Kratochvila for New European Baking… read more

The last two weeks: GBBO start date; Dorie’s new free baking group; Cedric Grolet; EYBD previews and more

September 2, 2022 by
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The Great British Bake Off is scheduled to be back on UK screens on September 13th! Netflix has also confirmed that season 13 (labeled as collection 10) will be airing in North America on the Friday after each new UK episode as they have done the last two years. Credit: Channel 4 Speaking of baking, Rick Rodgers has announced his… read more

This week: GBBO news; free app with lifestyle programming to launch soon; recipes; previews and more

August 19, 2022 by
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Great American Media will be launching a new free app, Great American Community, on September 26th, 2022. The app will introduce viewers to 15 original short-form series, each headlined by well-known lifestyle experts and TV stars. The 15 exclusive shows will feature “fresh advice and inspirational stories from each host,” including fan-favorite actors Danica McKellar, Cameron Mathison, Trevor Donovan, Jill… read more

This week: Bake from Scratch on demand classes; James Beard broadcast; EYBD Previews; recipes and more

August 12, 2022 by
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We are entering the busiest time of the year with all the fall/autumn cookbooks on the roster to be indexed and reviewed - see links to Previews below; I have already started working on the 2023 preview listing of cookbooks; we are adding new magazines to our Library for our members - Waitrose Weekend and just starting The Pioneer Woman… read more

The last two weeks: Part II of fall/autumn preview; recipes; giveaways and more

August 5, 2022 by
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This week will be a short and sweet roundup as it contains two weeks worth of articles, blog posts and recently indexed cookbooks. Our team has been knocking out older and new cookbooks weekly. Below we feature just a few of those newly indexed titles. If you wish to see what other books have recently been indexed click on this… read more

This week: Looking before we leap; EYBD cookbook previews; recipes and more

July 22, 2022 by
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I had another topic planned for this week's roundup but after coming across a video I have flipped the script. Amanda Rettke author of Homestead Recipes (April 2020) and Surprise-Inside Cakes (March 2014) and the voice behind the popular blog I am Baker and other spin-offs, posted a tearful video which I viewed on Wednesday. In late June, Amanda shared… read more

This week: Pastry obsession; fall/autumn preview (baking titles); EYBD Previews; giveaways and more

July 15, 2022 by
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This week I prepared Part I of the fall/autumn cookbook preview: baking titles and will have Part II ready in the next few weeks. All the baking and pastry cookbooks have me super excited to find some time to get back to baking. I have been a fan of Ukrainian pastry chef Dinara Kasko for some time. She studied to… read more

The last two weeks: Looking forward to new releases, author events, EYBD cookbook previews, giveaways, recipes and more

July 8, 2022 by
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I am still working on my Fall/Autumn preview - more pdfs are arriving daily and I promise to have it ready for you next week. For a sneak peek: Claudia Fleming's Delectable: Sweet & Savory Baking is everything and more that one would expect from the author of the iconic The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern; Claire Saffitz'… read more

This week: When good cookbooks do bad things; EYBD Previews of upcoming releases; recipes; and more

June 24, 2022 by
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I have been buried - figuratively and almost literally - in managing the indexing of books and magazines along with my regular duties. I am loving the new work. I tell you this to explain a little about why things got so bad. Read on. For this roundup, instead of some well-thought-out words on a particular recipe or cuisine -… read more

This week: Sainsbury’s Magazine and Fork Over Knives; recipes; cookbook previews and giveaways

June 17, 2022 by
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We are on the cusp of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere - which usually means a bit of a slow down on cookbook releases. But work has not slowed down for us at Eat Your Books. Gathering fall/autumn books to begin indexing; working on indexing two more magazines for our Members - the first one Sainsbury's Magazine and the… read more

This week: James Beard Awards weekend in Chicago; recipes; EYBD Previews and more

June 10, 2022 by
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As you are reading this week's roundup, Jane, Darcie and I are headed to Chicago for the James Beard Media Awards ceremony on Saturday night at Columbia College Chicago. We are looking forward to some great food, seeing familiar and new faces, and lots of cookbook love. We'll be tweeting results live and doing our usual awards post. (Update: Friday… read more

The last two weeks: New Feature: Adding a book; identifying eBooks on EYB; cookbook previews and giveaways

June 3, 2022 by
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It has been a busy week at EYB! Jane announced our latest new feature: Adding a book to the EYB Library (our post shares details and instructions.) So far things have been going great, but a few notes/reminders: Please follow our format for Title and Subtitle using caps e.g Noodle Worship: Easy Recipes for All the Dishes You Crave from… read more

This week: Mochi makes everything better, recipes, EYBD Previews and more

May 20, 2022 by
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Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. This treat dates back to ancient China with the sweet paste making its way to Japan at the end of the Jōmon period (c. 14,000–300 BCE). In February, I came across the Mochinut donut and wrote about… read more

This week: EYB Features, The Art of Eating prize, Fortnum & Mason Food Awards; recipes, giveaways and EYBD Previews

May 13, 2022 by
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Last week, Jane announced that the search of your own Notes feature was live. Be sure to visit this post to learn more: Search your own Notes. This week we want to remind our members about our Bookmarklet feature. Whenever you see a recipe on a food website that you like the look of, you can add it to your… read more

The last two weeks: Adding books to your Bookshelf, Food Season is back at The British Library and more

May 6, 2022 by
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For our new members, we want to review adding books to your Bookshelf. A member asked recently why the US edition of a UK book was not listed in the Library. It was but was linked to the edition we indexed. Here's an example of how it works: Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel is the US… read more

This week: The Bake Fest; giveaways update; tips for organizing your cookbook collection, and more

April 22, 2022 by
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A member sent us information regarding The Bake Fest (Sat, May 21, 2022 8:30 AM - Sun, May 22, 2022 8:00 PM CDT) an event where you will be able to network with over 2,000 bakers from around the world as well as favorite brands through virtual networking lounges and live interactive sessions. Highlights of the event: 25+ Hours of… read more

This week: 1,300 EYBD Previews; special virtual Diaspora cooking class; giveaway updates; recipes and more

April 15, 2022 by
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In last week's roundup, we shared that we had just uploaded our 1,296th EYBD Previews. Somehow, number 1,300 sneaked up on us and now we are at 1,306 total Previews! All of our EYB numbers continue to rise: As of this writing we have 2,228,024 indexed Recipes (370,844 of those Online); 11,334 indexed Books; (with over 608 indexing now); 80… read more

The last two weeks: Kitchen Arts & Letters clean out sale, Bonnie Slotnick used books, recipes, previews and more

April 8, 2022 by
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If you are in Manhattan from April 23rd through the 28th, Kitchen Arts & Letters is having a "clean out sale". Due to recent donations of books from some of NYC's leading chefs and culinary publishing professionals, their bookstore is overflowing with used books. They will combine these donated books with their own assortment of damaged and shelfworn stock to… read more

This week: New cookbooks from Ina Garten and Yotam Ottolenghi; other must have 2022 titles; recipes; previews and giveaways

March 25, 2022 by
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The prolific Ina Garten has a new cookbook slated for an Oct 25th release. In Go-To Dinners Ina shares her strategies for making satisfying and uncomplicated dinners. These recipes include those you can make ahead and throw in the oven right before dinner; light dinners that can be prepped ahead and assembled at the last minute; go-to family meals that… read more

This week: Espécies de São Jorge cookies, EYBD Previews, giveaways and more

March 18, 2022 by
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Espécies de São Jorge is a regional sweet from the island of São Jorge, an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of Portugal. This "spiced cookie" is ring-shaped and the dough is cut across the top, leaving a beautiful design of the brownish filling. When I first came across this recipe on The Five Marias'… read more

This week: BUDMO! preorder for Ukraine relief; James Beard Awards weekend; recipes; cookbook previews and giveaways

March 11, 2022 by
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Rizzoli New York (publisher) and the Rizzoli Bookstore (separate companies, but under the same family umbrella) rolled out this week an effort to help with the refugee situation in Ukraine. They are offering an exclusive pre-sale of BUDMO!: Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen by Anna Voloshyna, a Ukrainian-born, California-based chef, blogger, and culinary instructor. (Pub date Sep 6th, 2022). For every… read more

The last two weeks: Cookbooks that celebrate the cuisine and people of Ukraine #CookForUkraine; EYBD cookbook previews; giveaways and more

March 4, 2022 by
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Our hearts are with the people of Ukraine during this unfathomable time. Besides donating to great causes (see a few below), in an effort to do something I am pulling out my cookbooks to cook and show my support for this country. In that vein, today I've covered cookbooks devoted to Ukrainian cuisine that bring beauty and inspiration into my… read more

This week: Mochi donuts, recipe comments, 2022 cookbook news, previews, giveaways and more

February 18, 2022 by
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In my social media feed this week, I came across this satire post poking fun at the sometimes funny, often annoying comments that are written on recipe content. In particular, the author created a treasure trove of comments that mimic similar comments left on New York Times recipes for Homestyle Spaghetti Carbonara. Note: there are several recipes for carbonara on… read more

This week: Club Masala and Diaspora Co. discount code, EYB features, cookbook previews and more

February 11, 2022 by
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A member recently asked if there was a way to determine the percentage of recipes she had cooked from a book. While the member will have to do the actual math, there is a way to tabulate this information: utilizing your Bookmark functions, "I've cooked this" and a few easy steps. (Darcie briefly covered this feature and others in this… read more
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