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Holidays & Celebrations

Easter's most essential egg?

April 16, 2025 · Darcie

While the price of eggs has people scrambling to find alternative items to dye for Easter, those eggs are not really the most iconic ovoid harbingers of the holiday. That honor belongs to the Cadbury Creme Egg, that…

Food Online

May 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

April 15, 2025 · Jenny

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…

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Food news antipasto

April 13, 2025 · Darcie

If you like to cook, it is inevitable that you will end up with small amounts of ingredients left over from a recipe. Over time, these small amounts pile up and clutter your cupboards. The Telegraph's Amanda James is…

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Do you need a kitchen lamp?

April 12, 2025 · Darcie

Kitchen lighting is one of the most important considerations when planning a kitchen. Finding the right combination of task and general lighting is a challenge that usually involves several different types of lights:…

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Recall roundup

April 11, 2025 · Darcie

If we posted about every food recall there would probably not be space for anything else, but the two most recent ones I saw sounded worthy of attention since they covered a large swath of the US. There is another…

Book News

Cookbooks that embrace cultural messiness

April 9, 2025 · Darcie

One of the great debates over cuisine is the idea of authenticity: does a cookbook or recipe truly represent the culture of a place or people. This debate gets messy because culture is never static and is ever evolving.…

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Is a 'snacking recession' happening?

April 8, 2025 · Darcie

With 401(k) balances sinking like the Titanic and the threat of huge price increases due to tariffs, Americans are becoming budget conscious in a hurry. This is affecting consumer spending, and one area feeling the…