Get to know nigella seeds
Have you ever purchased a spice for a recipe, then wonder what to do with the remainder of the package? That has happened to me on more than one occasion, most recently with nigella seeds that I purchased for a dish…
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You know how useful you find Eat Your Books? How about sharing that benefit with all your friends and family who love to cook? Gift certificates are available for one, two and three year memberships. And every gift…
Author Profile - Monica Bhide
Monica Bhide is an award winning, bestselling fiction and internationally renowned cookbook author. She is known for sharing food, culture, mystery, and love in her writing. Having roots and experience in many places,…
Eating her way through history
If you've ever leafed through historic cookbooks, you probably imagined what some of the more obscure recipes and ingredients tasted like. Sarah Lohman doesn't only imagine it, she creates the historical dishes. As a…
Smashed Mashed Boiled and Baked and Fried, Too! - Raghavan Iyer
Potatoes are so versatile and can take on many flavors and textures. About a year ago, when Raghavan Iyer began posting photographs of the most incredible looking dishes all featuring the humble potato, I turned…
Cookbook Giveaway - Smashed Mashed Boiled and Baked and Fried, Too!
Smashed Mashed Boiled and Baked and Fried, Too! by Raghaven Iyer is indeed a Celebration of Potatoes in 75 Irresistible Recipes. Award-winning cookbook author, Raghavan Iyer, pays tribute to his favorite ingredient (and…
Tips for cell phone food photography
Many of you have taken advantage of the new feature that allows you to add your own photos to recipes in the EYB Library. It's easy to upload a photo from your cell phone directly into the Library since the website now…
November 2016 Cookbook Roundup
Each month I happily wade through hundreds of cookbooks, selecting and reviewing all the best new releases of U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand cookbooks. This month we have one title from France…
The cookbook as comic book trend
The earliest cookery books were simple instruction manuals. A few line drawings might accompany the text, but lavish design was just not part of the equation. This was partly to do with cost; few books had color pages.…
Tips for using your steamer
If you have a bamboo or other steamer lurking in the back of your kitchen cabinets, you may want to pull it out and give it a good cleaning. That's because Heidi Swanson, of indexed blog 101 Cookbooks, is going to give…
Cookbooks of November - Part 4
There is just enough time left for one final article highlighting the new releases this month. There are still many more books that were published in November that will be featured in my Cookbook Roundup next week. My…
Planning for the leftovers
Cooks in the U.S. are in the midst of Thanksgiving meal preparations, and we are happy to offer Rick Rodgers' expert advice to help your meal be the best ever. While you are planning your menu, you may also want to give…