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'Tis the season for change

September 17, 2016 · Darcie

Eating seasonally didn't used to be a conscious decision - the food on one's plate was almost all local, so one naturally followed the seasons when preparing meals. In the era of supermarket produce flown in from all…

Recipes

Featured Cookbooks & Recipes

September 16, 2016 · Christine

Did you know adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to build your personal recipe collection? You can now do this even if you have a free membership! Try it out now and see how easy it is.…

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When vicarious eating becomes real

September 16, 2016 · Darcie

In many different posts over the past three years I have mentioned traveling vicariously through cooking. Cookbooks and recipe blogs allows us to experience foods - or at least their approximation - of places we'll…

Cookbook Giveaways

Cookbook Giveaway - Big Bad Breakfast

September 16, 2016 · Jenny

From the James Beard Award winner, Top Chef Masters contestant, and acclaimed author comes Big Bad Breakfast - an ode to the joys and rituals of the Southern breakfast, with 75 recipes inspired by the author's popular…

Book News

Palestine on a Plate

September 15, 2016 · Jenny

Palestine on a Plate is a beautiful cookbook written by Joudie Kalla, an accomplished Palestinian chef. In this vibrant book, she showcases food from her mother's kitchen with ingredients that were used by generations…

Culinary News

Trouble ahead for the GBBO?

September 14, 2016 · Darcie

Two recent announcements have shaken the foundations of Britain's most popular television program. The first announcement was that the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) was moving from the public-service BBC to commercial…

Cookbook Giveaways

Cookbook Giveaway - Soup Swap

September 14, 2016 · Jenny

Fall is upon us and there's no better way to welcome it than with heartwarming bowls of homemade soup. In Kathy Gunst's new title, Soup Swap, soup lovers will find 60 recipes, featuring such classics as creamy Tomato…