The foods of Día de Muertos
On the heels of Halloween is the Mexican celebration Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead, celebrated November 1-2 each year. Day of the Dead celebrations date back to the ancient Aztecs, who felt that instead of mourning…
2014
A new bible from dessert diva Rose Levy Beranbaum
Rose Levy Beranbaum has inspired the endeavors of countless bakers, and her new cookbook, The Baking Bible, hits bookstores tomorrow. (Enter our contest for your chance to win a copy.) More than just a retread of The…
Cookbook giveaway - The Baking Bible
Rose Levy Beranbaum has been inspiring bakers for over 25 years, and her much-anticipated cookbook, The Baking Bible, hits bookstores tomorrow. (Read more about Rose and the book on the EYB blog.) The Baking Bible is a…
Featured Cookbooks & Recipes
Finding the best recipes amongst the millions online is not easy - but you don't have to! The team here at Eat Your Books, searches for excerpts from indexed books and magazines and every week we bring you our latest…
Cocktails and tea together
It will likely not come as a surprise to learn that recipes for drinks with alcohol outnumber non-alcoholic beverages in the EYB Library by nearly 3 to 2. Now a growing movement meshes the non-alcoholic beverage world…
October 2014 Cookbook Roundup
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
Dorie's "behind the kitchen door" desserts
Dorie Greenspan, part-time Parisian and patron saint of American home bakers, is out with her 11th cookbook, Baking Chez Moi (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), in stores now. (You can enter our contest for your chance to win…
Cookbook giveaway - Baking Chez Moi
In Baking Chez Moi, Dorie Greenspan's eleventh cookbook, she shares simple yet sophisticated French desserts from her Paris kitchen. You can read her charming EYB interview to learn more about the cookbook and the…
Meat, meat, meat, meat!
Is cooking meat the first great hurdle of any omnivorous cook? I think it's between that and baking. I think my progression was pretty typical: first boneless chicken breast, then ground beef, then pork chops, then…
Happy birthday, Reuben!
As with any iconic food, the origins of the reuben sandwich are a bit fuzzy. Legend has it that the combination of Irish corned beef, Jewish rye, German sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing was created in 1914…
The top pumpkin recipes, just in time for Halloween
With Halloween just a few days away, we wouldn't be surprised if you had pumpkin on your mind. Whether you're carving one or roasting it, there are many inspiring examples to choose from during the fall season. As a…
Culinary trends for 2015
Colorado-based Sterling Rice Group, a consulting and advertising firm, has issued its predictions for culinary trends in 2015, reports Elaine Watson of Food Navigator USA. The trends range from new foods to twists on…