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Vent some steam with catharsis cookbooks

June 24, 2021 · Darcie

Anyone who has ever pounded a chicken breast with a mallet or who has kneaded a loaf of dough knows that cooking can be a conduit for releasing negative emotions. Some cookbooks capitalize on this catharsis including…

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June 2021 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

June 23, 2021 · Jenny

Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month was a throw back month. We have been repeating any of our favorite books and online options from 2020 and 2021. Those…

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Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2021

June 23, 2021 · Darcie

The Guild of Food Writers named the winners of its prestigious annual awards. We earlier reported on the list of finalists where you can see everyone who made the shortlist. So, let's get to it - following are…

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Food fests anchor recovery efforts

June 21, 2021 · Darcie

Just as the restaurant industry was walloped during lockdowns, so too did the travel industry suffer. In regions where travel makes up a significant percentage of the local economy, the effects were nothing short of…

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Crave - Cookbook Giveaway

June 21, 2021 · Jenny

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite by Ed Smith. Ed Smith is the author of On the Side: A Sourcebook of Inspiring Side Dishes…

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June 20, 2021 · Darcie

Delia Smith is Britain's bestselling cookery writer, whose books have sold over 21 million copies worldwide. Delia's first job as a cookery writer was for the Daily Mirror in 1969 - numerous phenomenal best sellers and…

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When you can't let go

June 19, 2021 · Darcie

With over 300 cookbooks at my fingertips, plus hundreds of magazines and the internet mere seconds away with its potential for millions of recipes, you might think that the three-ring binder I've been lugging around…

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Why I quit being a gadget pusher

June 17, 2021 · Darcie

"You don't have an Instant Pot?" my friend asked me, incredulous. She assumed that because I love to cook I had all of the latest and greatest gadgets. "You have to get one," she implored, explaining all of the…