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2020

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Extreme makeover: cast iron edition

February 5, 2020 · Darcie

There are few household items durable enough to hand down from generation to generation, and among these tough goods cast iron cookware may be the most useful and appreciated hand-me-down. A well-seasoned pan is a thing…

Cooking Tips

First pancake problems

February 4, 2020 · Darcie

Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite meals, and if I'm making it then chances are good that pancakes will appear on the menu. Both decadent and comforting, pancakes make any day feel like a special occasion. I…

Cookbook Giveaways Recipes

Jubilee - Cookbook Giveaway

February 4, 2020 · Jenny

Enter our giveaway open to US/CA to win a copy of Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin from the publisher. EYB is providing one copy outside US/CA worldwide. Jubilee:…

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Something fishy going on

February 3, 2020 · Darcie

You may have read an article or two of late that discusses fish fraud - it seems that a frighteningly large percentage of the fish you see on display in supermarkets is mislabeled. This makes cooking with fish a dicey…

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February 2, 2020 · Darcie

The Unicode Consortium, the group that approves all new emojis, has announced eight new food emojis set for release in March in Unicode Version 13.0. The new symbols are blueberries, an olive, a green bell pepper,…

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Over 8,000 video recipes in the EYB Library

February 1, 2020 · Darcie

Video recipes are a growing trend in food media. Some people use them as a tutorial while others watch for entertainment. The videos can take the form of a mini-episode of a cooking show or focus on specific techniques…

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Valentine's Day treats

January 31, 2020 · Darcie

Every Valentine's Day, I get a box of chocolates from my sweetie, and I make him a special treat. It's nothing fancy, in fact, it is quite the opposite. Since I love to cook and bake, we eat a variety of foods from…

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Changes for The Piglet cookbook competition

January 29, 2020 · Darcie

After ten years of running The Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks, Food52's sometimes controversial cookbook competition, the site announced yesterday that they were making changes to the contest's format. In past years,…

Cookbook Giveaways Recipes

Sour - Cookbook Giveaway

January 28, 2020 · Jenny

Enter our giveaway (open to US/UK/AU/NZ) to win a copy of Sour: More Than Mere Taste: The Magical Element That Transforms Your Cooking by Mark Diacono. Mark Diacono is the author of several titles including the…