CookShelfThe Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman’s persecution in ancient Persia. In my social media feed earlier this week, friends celebrating Purim shared tempting photographs of…
Michel Roux, the famed French chef who along with his brother Albert revitalized fine dining in the UK, has died at the age of 79. The Roux brothers restaurants, Le Gavroche and The Waterside Inn, attracted Britain’s…
I think we are all in need of some good news and something to look forward to, which is why I was excited to see a blurb about the Great British Bake Off in my news feed. In January we reported that GBBO host Sandi…
Today the James Beard Foundation announced the recipient of its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowing that honor on Jessica B. Harris. The award is given to those "whose body of work has had a positive and…
Enter our giveaway to win one of three copies of Simple Fruit: Seasonal Recipes for Baking, Poaching, Sautéing, and Roasting by Laurie Pfalzer in the US with EYB providing one additional copy worldwide. I don't know…
Plenty of recipe writers will tell you to make sure you don't heat an oil past its smoke point, or dire consequences will occur. This raises the dual questions of what kind of consequences and how bad are they? The…
Enter our giveaway (US/UK/AU/NZ) below to win a copy of Vegan JapanEasy by Tim Anderson. Tim Anderson has authored four titles on Japanese cuisine. His latest Vegan JapanEasy: Classic and Modern Japanese Recipes to Cook…
Our first news nugget for this week falls under the 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' department: Anna Sanders, a reporter for the New York Daily News has an unusual and interesting food-related hobby. She likes to…
Our food-loving community at Eat Your Books shares notes, tips, and reviews on recipes in our library as well as on our active member forum. Another place where we share our love of cooking is in our Eat Your Books…
One evening several years ago, I was walking along Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis and passed by the Dakota Jazz Club. There were a lot of people standing outside, and when I looked at the marquee, I understood why.…
Ideas for quick, satisfying weeknight dinners are always welcome. When you've logged in a hard day at the office, in the field, or in the house, the last thing you want to do is tackle a recipe with a laundry list of…
Corned beef, you either love it or hate it. I fall in the latter category but my husband loves it. Every March 17th, you will find me boiling a corned beef (or salt beef in the UK) and sauteing cabbage as any good Irish…
