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2022

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The 40 rules all GBBO contestants must follow

October 19, 2022 · Darcie

I admit that I am a GBBO junkie - I follow contestants on Instagram, watch the program religiously, and often bake recipes published when the shows air. So when I saw a link that talked about the 40 rules that all GBBO…

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October 16, 2022 · Darcie

If it feels like your grocery budget is on a never-ending upward climb, you are far from alone. Inflation on food products is near or has passed double digits year over year in many places, and people are looking for…

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Observer Food Monthly 2022 Award winners

October 14, 2022 · Darcie

At a gala event on October 13, Observer Food Monthly magazine announced the winners of its 2022 awards. The bulk of the honors were given to restaurants and bars, but cookbooks and food writers were also fêted at the…

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Butter boards spawn new trends

October 13, 2022 · Darcie

A few weeks ago I wrote about the TikTok trend of butter boards. As often happens with viral trends, this has produced plenty of copycats. Apparently concept of smearing a tasty dip onto a serving platter and…

Cookbook Lovers

An ode to baking books

October 12, 2022 · Darcie

Ever since I was a young girl, baking has been an important part of my life - I inherited the baking gene from my mother, who abhors cooking but will gladly whip up a batch of cookies, cream puffs, or bars at the drop…

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November Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

October 12, 2022 · Jenny

As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might…

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Deviled eggs go upscale

October 10, 2022 · Darcie

One of the biggest restaurant food trends this year involves an ever-popular potluck and party staple, the humble deviled egg. Of course restaurants aren't going to serve just a plain deviled egg, as good as it may be.…