Picky eaters are born, not bred
J J Goode has co-written several books in the EYB Library, including Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand (with Andy Ricker) and A Girl and Her Greens: Hearty Meals…
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This week at EYB - The best pie crust recipe, new EYBD previews, giveaways and more.
National Pie Day is a celebration of pies that occurs annually in the United States on January 23. Being reminded of this had me pondering all things pie. If there is one thing that most pie lovers can agree upon it is…
Taste of Home feature on our own Jane
In the new Feb/Mar issue of Taste of Home magazine the "Why I Cook" feature is on our own co-founder, Jane. She explains how her cookbook collection started, why she loves to cook and bake, and what British foods she…
Celebrate National Pie Day
Well, I missed it - again. Today was National Pie Day, celebrated in several countries, and I forgot about it. That is because I believe the logical choice for the day is March 14, a dual pi(e) celebration. (Nerds…
Keeping it Simple - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our giveaway (open to US/UK/AU/NZ) to win a copy of Keeping It Simple: Easy Weeknight One-Pot Recipes by Yasmin Fahr who will be in Boston for a few events next month. Keeping It Simple by Yasmin Fahr is inspired…
The breath of the wok
Wok cooking aficionados extol the virtues of the versatile cookware with a fervor matched only by perhaps the most dedicated cast iron enthusiasts. The wok's unique shape holds the key to how it can perform so well on…
The best selling cookbooks of 2019
Last month our friends at cookbook stores around the world gave us their picks for their favorite books of 2019 which we then included in our Best of the Best of 2019. Now we asked them for their top sellers. In past…
January 2020 - New Cookbook Review
Here we are in a new decade! I am busy updating our post looking forward to cookbooks in 2020 and working on judging cookbooks again this year for James Beard. I kept thinking after the holidays that things would slow…
Which country has the best food?
In a world that lives for lists, it is inevitable that the question of which country has the best food will be asked. It's certain to be a point of national pride for some, and there are arguments to be made for any…
EYB Cookbook Club January 2020 Summary
We have a helpful community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club and Sweet Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, places where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from…
Where 'a la mode' originated
French terminology has fallen by the wayside in all but a handful of restaurants in the US, with the exception of one term: à la mode, meaning served with ice cream. While it is ubiquitous now, the term used to mean…
Proclamation Goods Cookware - Giveaway
Are you familiar with those Facebook sponsored ads that everyone complains about? I don't mind them so much. I ignore most of them but often take a look at those related to cookware and cooking. It was one of those…