Food news antipasto
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…
Eat Your Books blog archive
Cookbooks continue to be bright spot for publishers
After Amazon and other online merchants pulled the rug out from under brick-and-mortar booksellers both by selling physical books more cheaply and by introducing e-books, pundits claimed that the end of print books was…
Christmas dessert ideas
Haven't decided on what to make for your holiday dessert table? We recently updated our Christmas Sweets & Treats Pinterest Board, which is filled with hundreds of vibrant, adorable, and delicious recipes perfect for…
Best cooking hacks of 2021
I must admit that I'm a sucker for cooking hacks, and if they seem remotely plausible I am game to give them a whirl. They do not always live up to their hype, but I find enough new shortcuts and improved methods to…
Best cookbooks of 2021 by the experts
Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts. They read the…
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…
December 2021 New Cookbook Review
Well, we made it through 2021 (and 2020) and I'm proud of us! Now let us hope next year will finally give us a break from all the madness. At least we know we'll be blessed with great cookbook titles as evidenced by my…
December 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we have been cooking from: Main option: That Sounds So Good: 100 Real-Life Recipes for Every Day of the Week by Carla…
Food news antipasto
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…
This week: Linzer cookie recipes; Bookmarklet tips, giveaways and cookbook previews
Do you know about the Bookmarklet feature here at EYB? Whenever you see a recipe on a food website that you like the look of, you can add it to your Bookshelf using the EYB Bookmarklet. Go to your Home Page. Drag the…
January 2022 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary
As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might…
Who is changing Christmas dinner?
The traditional Christmas dinner in the UK seems to be evolving, at least according to the latest polls and Tesco Christmas Report. Young people - especially those in Generation Z - are changing what they eat for the…