The Immigrant Cookbook
The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes That Make America Great is a beautiful book collected and edited by Leyla Moushabeck. Immigrant chefs contributed their stories and recipes to create this treasured volume. It made my…
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Tips for online cookbook clubs
The Cookbook Junkies is a group for cookbook lovers that I started around 2004 as a way to connect with other cookbook lovers after the birth of my son. When CBJ was small, there were no specific rules. As we grew,…
Two cookbook awards nominee lists announced
Cookbook awards season seems to creep up earlier and earlier each year. No sooner than we finish compiling our "best of" lists here at EYB, than announcements for various awards start popping up in our news feeds. Today…
The Complete Plate by Lauren Klukas
The Complete Plate: 120 Recipes · 30 Meals · A Stronger, Healthier, Happier You by Lauren Klukas features meal plans for 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 caloric diets to demonstrate that weight maintenance, and weight loss, can…
Sara Moulton shares her 'me too' moment
The food industry is going through some soul-searching following accusations of sexual harassment that have come to light in the past few months. These reports have prompted high-profile chefs like John Besh, Mario…
Chili hater's chili and snacks for the big Game
When your team doesn't make it to the big game, the most important thing becomes the food. Let's be honest, even if your team is in the game - it's still about the food. I enjoy the game and especially the commercials…
Making something from almost nothing
Those of us who live in cold climates have days where we just do not want to leave the house because the weather is downright punishing. People in more temperate climes may also feel like staying in for other reasons.…
Portland Cooks by Danielle Centoni
Portland Cooks: Recipes from the City's Best Restaurants and Bars by Danielle Centoni shares 80 recipes from 40 of Stumptown's (Portland, Oregon) most popular restaurants and bars. I am a huge fan of Figure 1…
Celebrity chefs among those who purchased fake Twitter followers
In today's world, having a large social media following can provide leverage to land you a job or provide a steady income. If you are looking to write a cookbook, for example, publishers will want to see that you have…
Three women bringing their adventures back to our kitchen
People who love to create and explore are often incredible writers. They need to be, they rely on their ability to convey what they are experiencing to us in mere words. They weave their magical web to draw us into the…
Featured Cookbooks & Recipes
Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest…
Fistfights break out in France over a sale on Nutella
It's not a secret that Nutella - the chocolate and hazlenut spread - is adored the world over. But is it good enough to get in a fight over it? The answer, it would seem, is yes. The BBC is reporting that Nutella…