Food news antipasto
It's been a while since I shared a post from Vittles, which is hosting some of the best short- and medium-form food writing around. This week a post caught my eye about the intersection of autism and cooking. Charlie…
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Making bread the star of dessert
Using stale bread in desserts is nothing new; bread pudding is centuries old. Different cultures have put their own spins on it, from France's pain perdu to India's shahi tukra. Today, pastry chefs are finding creative…
Finding joy in the dishes
There are two types of people in the world: those who hate doing the dishes and those who are happy to take on the task. I am the former, and often decide what to make for dinner based on how many items will need to be…
Who invented pizza bagels?
I recently stumbled across a fun blog called Snack Stack, which touts itself as "an agreeably nerdy newsletter about the cultural history of snacks and other foods around the world." Snack Stack is a one-man operation,…
160-year-old cookbook gets a brand new edition
Back in 2019, we wrote about the work of Juli McLoonen and Jan Longone, the University of Michigan Special Collections Curator and Adjunct Curator, to boost interest in the oldest known cookbook authored by a black…
February 2025 New Cookbook Review
February is the calm before the storm of Spring cookbook releases as typically March and April are packed with loads of new titles. Our 2025 Cookbook Preview Post is continually updated. Don’t forget that you can create…
Food news antipasto
We'll start off this week's edition with some relatable news (at least I was able to relate to it): an opossum ended up at an animal rescue facility after it devoured an entire Costco chocolate cake. Luckily, the…
February 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…
How to fix a broken emulsion
Time may mend a broken heart, but it's not going to fix a broken emulsion. However, there are other ways to bring your sauce back together if it separates, as Chowhound's Nikita Ephanov explains. If it's been a while…
How cookbooks can help build resilience
I am an eternal optimist: no matter how bleak things look I always look for the silver lining or imagine a way the situation can turn out for the better. With all of the negative news out these days, this philosophy is…
Danube Cookbook Review and Giveaway
Enter our US and UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Danube - Recipes and Stories from Eastern Europe by Irina Georgescu. Irina Georgescu holds a treasured place in my culinary library. Her previous works,…
What foods do you look forward to the most for each season?
Since the advent of refrigeration and air transport of foods across the globe, you can pretty much get any fruit or vegetable you desire any time of the year here in the US. However, there is a vast difference between…