
Food Biz People
February 29, 2024 · Darcie
Dave Myers, one half of TV cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66, two years after revealing he had been diagnosed with cancer. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers joined the BBC as a make-up…

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February 29, 2024 · Jenny
Last night I placed seasoned and very lightly breaded chicken drumsticks in the oven to bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes along with a side dish of loaded mashed potatoes (think cheesy mashed). At 45 minutes, I went to…

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February 28, 2024 · Darcie
The easy access to AI image generators have made it almost absurdly easy to get lifelike renditions of scenes that have not and will not ever exist. I've seen dreamy "libraries" and even entire "houses" rendered by AI…

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February 28, 2024 · Jane
Last May we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of more than 800 great cookbooks, the…

Holidays & Celebrations
February 27, 2024 · Darcie
We have an extra day this month, courtesy of the Gregorian calendar that doesn't quite keep up with the Earth's orbit. Whether you enjoy having another day in the year or wish February would be over sooner, you can take…

Cookbook Giveaways · Recipes
February 27, 2024 · Jenny
Enter our giveaway for a chance to win one of two copies provided by Flatiron Books open to US only and one additional copy provided by EYB open worldwide for 5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food by Jamie…

Food Online
February 26, 2024 · Jenny
Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we cooked from our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option: Cooking: 5 Ingredients…

New Cookbooks
February 26, 2024 · Jenny
We need to pump the brakes on how fast the months keep flying by. One minute I'm working on the preview post for the year and the next thing I know the year is whirling past me at wicked speed. Are we ready for 2025?…

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February 25, 2024 · Darcie
When Ina Garten announced in 2019 that she was working on a memoir, she said that the book would be published by Celadon Books, a subsidiary of Macmillan, which was no doubt excited to be the home of a surefire…

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February 24, 2024 · Darcie
If our US Members feel like they are seeing far more food recall notices than they have seen before, that's because the number of recalls has mushroomed in the last few years. Since 2018, the amount of food recalls…

Cooking Tips
February 22, 2024 · Darcie
When cooking dried pasta, the standard practice is to bring a large amount of water to a rolling boil before adding the pasta. This can take considerable time, especially if your stove is not powerful. However, by using…

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February 21, 2024 · Darcie
Growing up in a landlocked state in the middle of the continent (smack dab in the middle; the geographic center of North America is just north of my hometown), I did not encounter much seafood other than the occasional…