Power couples
Some food combinations just seem to go together: peanut butter and jelly, tomato soup and grilled cheese, milk and cookies. Sometimes food combinations do more than just taste good together; they can also promote…
Antipasto
What does the world's oldest person eat?
Last week the world got a new oldest person when the previous record holder, Jeralean Talley, passed away at the age of 116. Susannah Mushatt Jones, age 113, then became the world's oldest living person. You might think…
The "someday" list
People who love to cook are always on the hunt for new recipes. We pore through cookbooks, read dozens of websites, follow chefs on Twitter, and make bookmarks everywhere for dishes that we'd like to try. Some of us…
A rare glimpse into the making of Le Creuset
If you peek into the cabinets of EYB Members, you will probably find plenty of enameled cast iron, and much of that bearing the Le Creuset brand. The fabled casseroles, dutch ovens, and other pans are a touchstone for…
Guide to substitutions
Don't you hate it when you start a baking project or recipe only to find you are missing one of the ingredients? You can sometimes make substitutions that will allow you to continue, but you have to spend time searching…
Turning disaster into delight
It happens to the best of us. We leave a pan of vegetables in the oven too long, or we forget about the beans boiling in the saucepan, and suddenly we have blackened or mushy vegetables. But you don't have to throw away…
Thousands of cookbooks - and a controversial past
Dalia Carmel's New York City apartment might be a cookbook lover's dream: you can find cookbooks from floor to ceiling in nearly every room of the home. What's even more impressive is that the thousands of books in the…
The history of the hamburger
If you're a fan of burgers, you need to visit Grub Street to read the story of the hamburger. It's actually more than just one story, as Grub Street interweaves several short articles into a longer narrative discussing…
Memories influence your choice of food
Scientists are continually on a quest to understand how our minds work. Recent research delved into determining how our memories can influence the food we choose, and was reported in the scientific journal Neuron.…
How good are lower sugar baking recipes?
Alternative sweeteners and lower-sugar desserts are all the rage, as evidenced by two popular new cookbooks - Baking with Less Sugar by Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery fame and Real Sweet by blogger Shauna Sever. Each aims…
100 is the magic number
Browse the EYB Library long enough and you're certain to stumble across the number 100 in a cookbook title. There are over 3,000 centuplicate cookbooks in the Library, and this year there are a few big names who are…
Shandies are dandy
When the mercury starts to rise, people begin their quest for a refreshing beverage to sip after participating in their favorite summertime activity. A shandy is the perfect drink to quench a heat-fueled thirst, but…