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Cooking Tips

Tips on choosing the right flour

March 21, 2018 · Darcie

If you aren't already a dedicated baker, you may only have one or two types of flour in your pantry. When you do decide to dip your toe into the waters of breads, cakes, and pastries, the numbers of different flours can…

Book News

Work begins on Modernist Pizza

March 20, 2018 · Darcie

It took six years for Nathan Myhrvold to follow up his groundbreaking world Modernist Cuisine with Modernist Bread, which was published last year. You might expect Myhrvold to rest for a bit, but he's already at work on…

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Who gets to tell the story?

March 19, 2018 · Darcie

I've written many times about virtually traveling by means of cookbooks and food. If one cannot visit a land, what better way to get a taste of it than to, well, get a taste of it. While I still believe in this concept,…

Food Online

A can and a plan

March 18, 2018 · Darcie

While cooks eschew most canned vegetables and fruits, there is one canned item that should always have space in your pantry. Canned beans (aka pulses) like chickpeas, butterbeans, and pintos are versatile items that can…

Author Articles Food Biz People

A cook and a book

March 17, 2018 · Darcie

Members of cookbook clubs like the EYB Cookbook Club are used to working their way through cookbooks, asking others for advice, and offering their own. It's a great place learn how to decipher what a cookbook author…

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A better way to temper your eggs

March 16, 2018 · Darcie

Many dishes both savory and sweet, ranging from silky custards to soothing soups, call for tempering egg yolks. The process can strike fear in the hearts of cooks because one misstep can lead to a clumpy, curdled…

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Cookware everywhere you turn

March 15, 2018 · Darcie

Scrolling through my social media feeds today, I admit I felt a bit overwhelmed with the volume of cookware-related tweets. Michael Symon was announcing his new line of branded pots and pans, Food52 was featuring a…

Holidays & Celebrations

Celebrate Pi(e) Day

March 13, 2018 · Darcie

March 14 (3.14 if you use the month-first convention found in the US) is the perfect day for bakers to celebrate both pi (the mathematical constant) and pie (the tasty food with endless variants both savory and sweet)…

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The man behind the Meyer lemon

March 10, 2018 · Darcie

When citrus season hits the US, one item you will find at supermarkets in most major cities (and even plenty of smaller ones) is the Meyer lemon. Sweeter than the common Eureka lemon, the Meyer lemon also contains a…