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We will start out the new year with several cooking tips in case your New Year's resolution was to learn more about or level up your cooking. First up is King Arthur Baking Company, which provides a beginner's guide to…
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Comfort foods for the new year
Since the world is still in various stages of angst over the Covid-19 pandemic, wildfires and other natural disasters, and in some cases political upheaval, it is no wonder people turn to comfort food to, well, provide…
New Year's food resolutions
Looking back at the post I wrote in 2019 about New Year's food-related resolutions, I am amazed at how positive it sounded. Just a few months later the world would be turned upside down by the coronavirus and lockdowns.…
Kitchen tool countdown
You can never have too much storage space in a kitchen, because the more space you have the more kitchen stuff you can buy. However, not all kitchen tools are created equal - there are many single-purpose items that…
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All of us at EYB hope our Members enjoyed a delicious holiday meal this weekend. If you made a large feast, you might be eyeing a lot of leftovers - there is a ham bone in my refrigerator getting ready for a long bath…
Best recipes of 2021, part deux
Earlier in the month I posted about several 'best of 2021' or 'most popular' recipe lists from various websites and magazines. Since then I have spied a few more countdowns to share with you, because you can never have…
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A Texas woman's viral obituary recently made people chuckle, but it was a Washington Post article about the number of obituaries that mention casseroles caught my attention this week. In the past two years, the number…
How to give a cookbook
During the holidays, some of us cookbook lovers evangelize our hobby by giving cookbooks as gifts. Unlike similarly-priced tchotchke that litter stores this time of year, cookbooks are practical, beautiful, and…
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How much do you love gnocchi - enough to steal an entire truck full of the pasta? In Australia last week, some thieves stole a delivery truck from Brisbane's Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers while its precious cargo was being…
Which comes first: the equipment or the recipe?
Usually when I discover a new-to-me recipe it comes from a cookbook, magazine, or website and only after reading the recipe do I search for any equipment I need to make it. Today, however, the process worked in reverse.…
Most Googled recipes of 2021
Although we try to make sure everyone knows that the best place to find great recipes is by searching the EYB Library, people still use Google to search for things to cook. Since Google keeps statistics on everything,…
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Having GBBO withdrawals? Head over to The Guardian to read an interview with Jürgen Krauss, who was eliminated in the semi-finals. He has made peace with not making it through to the end, and he offers insight into what…