April 2025 New Cookbook Review
April showers have delivered a collection of great titles this month. From celebrity books to baking titles and tons more - there is something here for everyone. We have several books on sesame/tahini, roti and French…
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Salad for Days - Cookbook Review and Quick Bites
Enter our US/UK/AU giveaway to win one of two copies of Salad for Days - Breezy Ways with Veg, All Year Long by Alice Zaslavsky. This book was released in the UK and Australia last year and has been published in the US…
Food news antipasto
One of our Members, Kerry Faber (Kfaber on EYB), was interviewed recently about her cookbook collection of over 530 books. Kerry works as a recipe tester for media outlets and recipe developers and has a Substack called…
TikTok craze leads to worldwide pistachio shortage
The Dubai chocolate craze, which started at the end of 2023, shows little sign of abating, with chocolatiers and home cooks alike serving up their version of this delicious treat. The original contained crisp kataifi…
A good time to stock up the spice drawer
There's an elephant in the room that home cooks in the US cannot ignore: the effect that tariffs might have on their grocery bills. Most of the herbs and spices used in American kitchens come from outside of the US, so…
April 2025 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we previously offered at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This summer we cooked our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option and had a huge increase in…
Rejoice, rhubarb season has arrived!
One of my favorite moments each spring is when my rhubarb plants poke through last year's leaves with their tightly furled, ruffled leaves. I am a sucker for tart and sour flavors, so not only is the rhubarb a sign that…
What publishers look for in a cookbook proposal
If you have ever thought about writing a cookbook (or if friends have encouraged you to do so), you probably have a lot of questions about what it takes to get published in today's social-media drenched world. Eater's…
Food news antipasto
To go along with the Cadbury creme egg article from earlier this week, we have a rundown of 9 surprising facts about this famous confection. In addition to a brief history of the creme egg, the article reveals the…
Salt Sugar MSG Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Salt Sugar MSG: Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home by Calvin Eng. Chef Calvin Eng's groundbreaking Brooklyn restaurant Bonnie's has captivated diners and…
Bonding over Le Creuset
In September 2023, I attended the Le Creuset Factory-to-Table (FTT) sale in Minneapolis and provided a report on the experience. Le Creuset's sales move around to different cities every year, but the tradition…
Are 'the munchies' real?
There is a food holiday of sorts coming up on Sunday that isn't Easter or associated with any spring festivals. Cannabis aficionados will be celebrating 4/20 (here's why this date is associated with marijuana) and of…