Better than butter?
During the 1980s when fats were considered the worst dietary evil, the oil-based spread "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" made its debut. The product is still around, even though its flavor is not fooling anyone. Fast…
2025
March 2025 New Cookbook Review
We have arrived in one of the busiest periods of the year for cookbook releases. March and April are packed with many great books - and then things will slow down until August. Our 2025 Cookbook Preview Post is…
Lessons from a lifetime of cooking
When I was a fresh-faced college graduate 30 years ago, I was far from an accomplished cook. In fact, I was terrible. This was a shortcoming I was determined to overcome, because I really liked eating and did not have…
Sweet Farm by Molly Yeh - Giveaway
Enter our US/CA giveaway to win one of two copies of Sweet Farm!: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads, and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm by Molly Yeh. Molly Yeh's newest cookbook, Sweet Farm!:…
Food news antipasto
Plate has published its biannual list of top cookbooks. Food writer and cookbook author Kate Leahy compiled 17 chef-driven titles that take a deep dive into a place, capture a movement, or break the rules. Leahy notes…
March 2025 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we previously offered at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This summer we cooked our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option and had a huge increase in…
Mellow yellow
One color is dominating the trends in 2025, showing up on everything from KitchenAid mixers to clothing: butter yellow. Although Pantone chose a dark, brooding color for its 2025 Color of the Year (Mocha, which people…
Monsoon by Asma Khan - Giveaway
Enter our US/UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Every Season by Asma Khan. Please note Asma's events that we have shared on our Calendar. “The soul of my cooking…
Don't try this at home
Since the advent of the internet, the amount of useful information available at one's fingertips has grown astronomically. It's easy to forget how much more effort you had to expend to find out the answers to questions…
2025 Cookbooks, Hay Festival in UK, recipes and more
Of special interest to our UK Members, the Hay Festival is scheduled from May 22nd to June 1st in Wales. The Hay Festival provides global events where stories, ideas, and new possibilities are in abundance. I have added…
Culinary icon Lynne Rossetto Kasper to auction prized collection
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, founder and original host of American Public Media's acclaimed "The Splendid Table" radio show, is downsizing and offering her treasured culinary collection to the highest bidder. Throughout her…
Celebrating Persian New Year
On the spring equinox every year, the festival of the traditional Persian New Year festival celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, and the Kurdish regions of Iraq, Turkey and Syria, throughout Central Asia, and by members of…