Cookbook giveaway - Oysters

February 9, 2016·Darcie

Oysters cookbook Oyster lovers, rejoice! The new cookbook by Cynthia Nims, Oysters: Recipes That Bring Home a Taste of the Sea is brimming with recipes, shucking instructions, and the local farming success story of the many delicious oysters from the Pacific Coast. In addition, the book is filled with gorgeous photographs of the beautiful areas where oysters are harvested. You can learn more about the book and its subject in our informative author interview with Cynthia. And check out Cynthia's book tour dates.

We're delighted to offer two copies of Oysters to EYB Members. The contest is limited to Members in the USA and Canada only. One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post:

What is your favorite way to eat oysters?

Please note that you must be signed into the Rafflecopter contest before posting the comment or your entry won't be counted. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends March 8, 2016.

32 comments

sgumpFebruary 9, 2016

Rowan Jacobsen has an out-of-this world recipe in his <em>A Geography of Oysters</em>. (Can we do HTML markup in these comments? If so, his book is <a href="http://www.eatyourbooks.com/library/2310/a-geography-of-oysters-the">here</a>.) The recipe is chestnut and oyster soup: a pureed chestnut base with shallots, chicken stock, and heavy cream--into which fresh oysters and their liquor are slipped until heated through. With a glass of champagne, this soup would definitely be the starter for my Last Meal (provided it's the right season). Utterly divine!

ladibyrdFebruary 14, 2016

raw or baked with some parmesan and garlic

catmommy9February 13, 2016

Usually just raw on the half-shell.

megganFebruary 11, 2016

Naked, of course!

kgmomFebruary 9, 2016

With my hubby! He loves them ;)

babyforkFebruary 10, 2016

I love to eat them raw. Sitting at a beautiful bar with an excellent cocktail and some delicious raw oysters is the best. Bonus points for being in New Orleans while I eat them.

BeckiemasFebruary 9, 2016

I'm new to eating oysters - have been vegetarian for a long time but starting to enjoy oysters and mussels for the iron and vitamin b12 content - plus they're fairly sustainable options and as far as 'we' can tell, they don't suffer pain as much as other animals.

Anyway, I have loved eating them fresh with a sprinkling of fingerlime. The fresh sea flavour and piquant citrus is just beautiful.

hillsboroksFebruary 10, 2016

Nothing beats freshly gathered oysters placed over the coals at the beachside campsite. Just a bit of butter and lemon when they open their shells.

matagFebruary 10, 2016

Char broiled

mflFebruary 14, 2016

with a spoon of a good mignonette or with a dash of hot sauce

SiegalFebruary 15, 2016

I like mine raw!!

sillyvyFebruary 17, 2016

Raw all the way! Maybe deep fried too!

sewintenseFebruary 24, 2016

My favorite is a simple soup with oysters, their liquor, milk, butter, salt and pepper. My mother called it oyster stew and it reminds me of childhood.

ravensfanFebruary 19, 2016

Fried, and in a po'boy.

lmurphyFebruary 19, 2016

Freshly shucked on the half shell!

DJ0309February 20, 2016

I love oysters with hot sauce.

ballenFebruary 19, 2016

deep fried and dipped in cocktail sauce

pgarciaFebruary 24, 2016

Raw!

wishuponadishFebruary 19, 2016

New to oysters. Always thought I was a clam person until we went to the NW for 3 weeks and ate our weight in oysters. Would LOVE to win a copy!

RichBeaudetFebruary 20, 2016

On the half shell, raw

kateFebruary 19, 2016

On the half shell, with mignonette sauce. though I wouldn't say no to oyster stew.

GeekGirlFebruary 21, 2016

On the half shell, with mignonette sauce is the best. However I wouldn't say no to oysters Rockefeller or to buttermilk fried oysters on salad or in a Po Boy. And no Thanksgiving dinnerwould be complete without oyster dressing.

jrhmdtraumFebruary 25, 2016

raw

LarrupinFebruary 25, 2016

Raw:)

MichelinemmMarch 5, 2016

My. Fav is rockefeller or in club sandwich new Orléans style

contest718March 8, 2016

Raw with lemon and hot sauce! or Po Boy sandwich..

kbennallFebruary 27, 2016

I've rarely (never?) met an oyster preparation I didn't like, but really I just like them raw with a squeeze of lemon. No hot sauce, no mignonette (although I loooove mignonette), no horseradish. Just lemon and oyster brine.

Marcia1206February 25, 2016

My favorite way is raw

leannanFebruary 25, 2016

Raw, out of Tomales Bay.

cambridgecookFebruary 25, 2016

Chowder

djoh437938February 25, 2016

cold and raw with hoarshradish

SoapFebruary 25, 2016

Oysters Rockefeller, of course!