Most Googled recipes of 2021
Although we try to make sure everyone knows that the best place to find great recipes is by searching the EYB Library, people still use Google to search for things to cook. Since Google keeps statistics on everything,…
2021
My Cookbook Passion - Worldwide Giveaway
Enter our worldwide giveaway to win an autographed copy of My Cookbook Passion: Culinary History and Adventure in Exploring My Collection by Pamela Kure Grogan. My Cookbook Passion: Culinary History and Adventure in…
Jenny's Best Cookbooks of 2021 & Worldwide Giveaway
It is that time of year again for best lists. Jane is working on tabulating the best lists from around the world and we'll have more on that soon. Today, I am going to provide a brief listing of the books (I find myself…
Whip it good
When a problem comes along / You must whip itBefore the cream sits out too long / You must whip itWhen something's going wrong / You must whip itDevo - Whip It (1980) The lyrics from the post-punk band Devo always make…
Nigella Lawson - Complete Blog Index
This month we completed the indexing of Nigella Lawson's blog: Nigella.com. As of this writing there are 836 recipes indexed; be sure to add Nigella.com to your Bookshelf for quick access to all those recipes. We have…
Food news antipasto
Having GBBO withdrawals? Head over to The Guardian to read an interview with Jürgen Krauss, who was eliminated in the semi-finals. He has made peace with not making it through to the end, and he offers insight into what…
Quick Bites: Kat Lieu: Modern Asian Baking at Home
Kat Lieu's Modern Asian Baking at Home: Essential Sweet and Savory Recipes for Milk Bread, Mooncakes, Mochi, and More; Inspired by the Subtle Asian Baking Community is available for pre-order! The book is slated for a…
Spice support: tarragon
When I was a fledgling cook, one of the first "gourmet" recipes I tried was a chicken dish that featured a tarragon cream sauce. For someone who grew up in a household where herbs and spices came as ground items in a…
The last two weeks: Cookies - to spritz or not to spritz, baking recipes, cookbook previews and more
Spritz cookies are a type of German Christmas cookie made of flour, butter, sugar and eggs called Spritzgeback. The word spritz originated from the German word, “spritzen,” which means “to squirt” in English. This…
Cook Once Dinner Fix Prize Package Giveaway with a Circulon frying pan
Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Cook Once Dinner Fix: Quick and Exciting Ways to Transform Tonight's Dinner into Tomorrow's Feast by Cassy Joy Garcia along with a meal planning tear sheet (lasts about a year), an…
Best recipes of 2021
In a second year of lots of folks doing more home cooking than ever before, finding new recipes to break out of the cooking doldrums was essential. Judging by the end of year "best recipe" lists on my social media feed,…
Can you really own a recipe?
In October we reported on the alleged cookbook plagiarism by Elizabeth Haigh that resulted in the publisher pulling Haigh's book from distribution. (We also shared how to support Sharon Wee, one of the authors whose…