Skimping on shrimp
Shrimp prices have soared worldwide due to a shortage caused by a disease that's wreaking havoc on the crustacean's population. Bloomberg reports that shrimp prices increased 61 percent in March over last year, mostly…
2014
Uses for leftover Easter eggs that aren't all devilish
The Easter egg hunt is over, the kids are in a sugar coma from the chocolate bunnies, and now you're left with a bunch of hard-boiled eggs. Now what? Naturally, deviled eggs come to mind. The EYB library is full of…
Coconut and spring
News feeds have recently been buzzing with coconut desserts for both Easter and Passover, but the reason for coconut's popularity during these springtime religious holidays remains an enigma. There certainly isn't a…
The power of positive thinking
It happens to all of us. We read the nutrition label on a tub of ice cream and silently think, "This is really fattening. I shouldn't eat it." The siren song of the mint chocolate chip is irresistable, however, so we…
Featured Cookbooks & Recipes
These weekly round-ups mostly highlight cookbook recipes, but we also like to share great recipes from magazines and blogs like the Rhubarb-Raspberry Cheesecake Squares from Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Did you know…
The sultry language of online food reviews
Anyone who has read online restaurant reviews has probably noticed that the language used to describe the food can be downright sensual. Words like "orgasmic" and "seductive" appear frequently. A new study co-authored…
Bringing home take out
Even though EYB members love cooking at home, we occasionally (or perhaps more than occasionally) crave take out. Frequently that means Chinese food, and in particular, the kind of crispy, sweet, and spicy dishes…
Spring resolutions...and the books to go with them
I finally got into the garden this weekend - anybody else? It wasn't much of a start, but I put in arugula and spinach, favas and peas. It's the start of the growing season, when there's nary a weed or a pest (except…
What to do when life doesn't hand you limes
The U.S. relies on Mexico to supply 95% of its limes, but severe weather late last year knocked blossoms off lime trees and reduced the current crop by two-thirds. As a result, lime prices have soared by 200%. One…
Cookbook giveaway - Egg
Michael Ruhlman is back with a cookbook featuring a food that has been popular around the world for centuries. Egg is an homage to an ingredient vital to many dishes that also fares well on its own in many different…
Michael Ruhlman extolls the virtues of the egg
Michael Ruhlman is an award winning writer whose cookbooks cover numerous subjects ranging from charcuterie to the importance of ratios. While the chicken (more precisely the chicken fat) may have come before the egg in…
Who buys cookbooks and why?
It's a pretty safe bet to say that people who use this site like to buy cookbooks. But what drives people to buy cookbooks and who, besides EYB members, are buying them? Those are questions answered by a Nielsen survey…