The Year in Review - 2017
The sun is fading outside my window as the minutes tick away what is left of 2017. Our friends on the other side of the world have already welcomed 2018, while we are making plans to celebrate New Years Eve. To be…
2017
New Year's food traditions around the world
New Year's celebrations are happening around the world. In addition to the parties and festivities, many people are ringing in the new year by eating foods that are part of their culture. CNN reports on ten such…
Eat Your Books Cookbook Club December Roundup - Part II
Today, I am sharing Part II of the December roundup for the Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, our online cooking group, and our second group that is working through Sweet (please see our errata sheet for the Americanized…
The golden rules of mixology
2018 is almost here - only half a day left for our members in Australia, and just over a day for us in the U.S. - and many of us will be ringing in the new year with a cocktail. Getting mixed drinks right can be a…
Featured Cookbooks & Recipes
At Eat Your Books we want to bring you the best recipes - our dedicated team searches out and finds online recipes excerpted from newly indexed cookbooks and magazines. New recipes from the best blogs are indexed daily…
Tasty Naughty Healthy Nice - Susan Jane White
Susan Jane White is pure fun. How can I make that statement when I've never met the woman? If you take into consideration the names of her cookbooks (The Virtuous Tart: Sinful but Saintly Recipes for Sweets, Treats, and…
'Family meal' with four iconic chefs
In the 1980s, a culinary revolution occurred in New York City. While the movement was larger than just a few people, there are a handful of chefs that greatly influenced the course of fine dining - and by extension, all…
Looking forward to 2018
I loathe being the one that is putting up the Valentine's Day displays a few days after the December holidays, yet I've spent the last few days filtering through 2018 releases from around the world. Even though bindings…
Why aren't more spices grown locally?
In our regular #SpiceSupport articles we dive into all aspects of spices, including where they originate and where they are now grown. As you may have noticed, a great of the spices are grown in countries other than the…
Get ready for New Year's Eve
2017 is ready for the history books (and what a year it's been). There's one holiday left before we turn over the calendar page, and it's one that is suited for both the quiet, introspective types who will reflect on…
Super Tuscan by Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar
Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar's second cookbook, Super Tuscan: Heritage Recipes from Our Italian-American Kitchen, is as delightful as their best-selling debut book, Extra Virgin. Here, the dynamic duo return with…
Tips for cleaning silicone baking mats
Silicone baking mats and other silicone tools are indispensable to chefs and home cooks alike. They allow you to roll out dough using less flour and to bake gooey items without fear of sticking. The downside to these…