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It is amazing how 2023 has flown by, and now it's that time of year to make our lists and check them twice. If you have been nice, you might want to check out the kitchen equipment year in review for 2023 at Epicurious.…
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What are your favorite make-ahead recipes?
After three years of not hosting, my spouse and I are back in the hot seat and will have a group of about eight people at our house for Thanksgiving dinner. I have been tinkering with the menu for a few days and have…
December 2023 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary
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…
The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 7 – Desserts – Recap
We are down to six bakers already! This week was all about desserts and I again I was not thrilled with this week at all - to me the signature and technical challenges were too similar and nothing stood out as a wow to…
Say hello in Brooklyn
I'm attending a panel on 'The Future of Cookbooks' on Saturday at the Cherry Bombe Cooks & Books event at the ACE Hotel in Brooklyn, New York. If any EYB member is planning to attend, please do say hello. I will be…
2,500,000 recipes indexed
When we launched Eat Your Books in 2009 I couldn't have imagined we would grow the site into what it is today. We launched with 550 cookbooks indexed (about 92,000 recipes) and in the years since we have added almost…
The German Baking Book Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of The German Baking Book: Cakes, Tarts, Breads, and More from the Black Forest and Beyond by Jürgen Krauss. From Jürgen Krauss, a semi-finalist in 2021's Great…
Recipes to celebrate Diwali
Diwali, a five-day festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains across the world, celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is…
Does everything need to be zhushed?
Does anyone remember the commercial for Rice Krispie treats that aired in the late 1980s? The commercial opens with a woman reading a romance novel while her child (in another room) asks if the treats are done yet.…
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Maman & Me Cookbook Giveaway & Quick Bites
Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of three copies of Maman & Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family by Roya Shariat and Gita Sadeh. Maman & Me is a gorgeous cookbook filled with over 80 delicious cook-at-home…
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The Seattle restaurant scene lost one of its legends this week as acclaimed chef Thierry Rautureau died at the age of 64. Widely known as the 'Chef in the Hat,' the French-born restaurateur helped Seattle cement its…
The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 6 – Botanical – Recap
Last week saw a double elimination with both Nicky and Rowan going home. This week the theme was botanicals: bakes with spice, herbs, and floral hints. Signature: 12 spice buns in 2 hours and 45 minutes Swedish cardamom…