CookShelfWe all have hard days and during those trying times we look for comfort. Comfort can come in many forms - a call to a friend, a good book/cookbook, a favorite show, but most times comfort comes in the form of food. My…
Chef Barbara Lynch has long been the darling of the Boston restaurant scene. Her rags-to-riches story was chronicled in a 2017 memoir that recounts her rise from a hard-knocks South Boston childhood to culinary stardom.…
As any baker knows, sometimes things do not go to plan. There are myriad ways that cake baking can go sideways: parts of them stick in the pan, they bake unevenly, the center collapses, and so on. But just because…
Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Pieminister: Live & Eat Pie!: Ethical & Sustainable Pie-Making by Tristan Hogg and Jon Simon. Pieminister Time for A Pie: 100 Ethical, Sustainable Sweet & Savoury…
This is not a drill! Le Creuset has just unveiled its latest color, Shallot. On the Le Creuset website the company explains that the color is "named after the allium fundamental to French cuisine," describing the shade…
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…
Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life's Big and Small Moments by Jocelyn Delk Adams. Jocelyn Delk Adams is the founder, author, national television…
Somehow the news got past us that the Guinness World Record cookbook collection changed in 2019. Lisa Ekus of Hatfield, Massachusetts (of cookbook literary agency fame) now holds the certified world record at 4,239…
There are many ways to have your fortune read, the most popular methods being crystal balls, Tarot cards, and tea leaves. According to one woman in the UK, we can add another method to the list: asparagus spears. Jemima…
March and April are extremely busy months for cookbook publishing only second to Cookbooktober - September through November. Add the hectic days to a chronic health issue and there are days that I just do not want to…
In the US, the term Tupperware is shorthand for any plastic reusable storage container, whether made by Tupperware or not. Most women (and probably many men) over the age of 40 have been to a Tupperware party, and few…
Enter our US/CA/UK giveaway to win one of four copies of Dark Rye & Honeycake: Festival Baking from Belgium, the Heart of the Low Countries by Regula Ysewijn. Dark Rye & Honeycake by Regula Ysewijn is an inspiring book…
